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Masterfully written. And a good intro into the writings of Dionysius the Aeropagite.

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Thank you for reading it and commenting so kindly. It is the text of a paper I gave at a recent inter-religious conference at Otani University, Kyoto, on the theme of wisdom. It will be published next year in a collection with the other speakers’ papers, so do watch this space for more details.

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A good semester’s work in this essay! Need to reread, more than once :)

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A very nice piece! “Bad etymology can yield good theology” is a particularly interesting point.

What do you think of Russian Sophiology?

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I'm too early in my reading on the subject to make any kind of pronouncement, to be honest. Solovyov is waiting on my shelf unread, and while I have read some of Bulgakov's thoughts on the matter, for the most part I have only read about Russian Sophiology in secondary sources, most of them polemical or at best muted in their appreciation. I do look forward to reading more, though. What are your thoughts?

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I’ve read a few of Bulgakov’s essays but I can’t really say I understand his Sophiology well

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