Myths were the common symbolic language of the members of ancient communities. They were not merely tales, but served ancient men as tools by which they interpreted the order they perceived in the cosmos and their lives. The myths were imitations of archetypes or paradigms of reality that over-arched…

The Incarnation is not an event in History; it’s an event in the Metaxy. This statement lies at the core of the problem between Voegelin and many Christian students of his work. Had Voegelin been more aware of and appreciative of (Eastern) Orthodox theology he would have been able…

I have placed “finality” in quotation marks, since I am not sure it is part of Voegelin’s lexicon. Still I believe it is roughly equivalent to the word “climactic,” for example, which he does use with respect to the “revelation in Christ.” This is found in his relatively later…

Being, Becoming, and Metaphysics The reader will have noticed that we have used the language of “being” throughout this entire book.  The book’s commitment to history and historical consciousness also indicates a commitment to becoming.  Eric Voegelin’s attractive notion of the community of being within the context of humanity’s…

History and Place, Historiogenesis and Geogenesis  We have seen how our contemporary cross-cultural, global horizon has introduced some new challenges to Christian faith, some of which are not resolvable, but matters to be left to the mystic’s ability to humbly live with paradox.  We have attempted to bring forth…

I have been asked to comment on Maben Poirier’s, “Eric Voegelin’s Immanentism: A Man At Odds With The Transcendent?“, and I welcome the opportunity to do so, because the questions Poirier raises are interesting and important ones. My own approach to them will be rather different from his, but…

The Sea of Faith Was once, too, at the full, and round earth’s shore Lay like the folds of a bright girdle furl’d. But now I only hear Its melancholy, long, withdrawing roar, Retreating, to the breath Of the night-wind, down the vast edges drear And naked shingles of…

In preparation for our annual List of Christmas Holiday Readings and Books of the Year for 2018, please email your suggestions to John von Heyking at [email protected] When submitting your suggestions, please do the following: 1. List author first and then title of book, with the book title italicized,…

Thanks to Sara MacDonald for organizing this past week’s symposium, “On Human Freedom and Religion,” in VoegelinView! The features of the symposium are below for your readings! Gary Throne’s “Augustine: Memory as Sacrament” Barry Craig’s “Freedom in the Novels of David Adams Richard” Paulette Kidder’s review of Sara MacDonald’s…