Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Erigena

So I read Erigena this week. I thought the reading was a bit confusing after the first exert. He makes some sense to me then but I lost his train of thought after this. I liked what he says about thinking of God and His creation as one more than two separate things. I don’t believe this to the extent that I think he goes to but I do believe that God is revealed in nature and he is undeniable because of His creation. I guess its not so much as the earth is God in a literal way its just that you know there is something more than just earth and animals and people. I thought Erigena made it seem as if God lives vicariously through man and His creation. Maybe that’s a misinterpretation on my part. If this is what he is saying I would to say God uses creation to his advantage He does things certain ways so we see and understand His nature from our own ways I guess that really doesn’t make too much sense but I’m having a hard time wording it. I don’t think God takes all shapes and forms but this concept or idea from Erigena is an interesting one to say the least.

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