University of Berne
Faculty of Theology
My investigation considers a certain passage from Augustine’s Confessions (10.27.38) as exegetical key allowing the revisiting of the topic of spiritual senses or senses of the heart. It aims to prove that the experience of taste can be... more
The purpose of this research is to examine whether and in what sense one could identify an apophatic approach of the human being in Augustine’s writings. It also explores the relationship between the negative theology and the negative... more
In my communication I examine the significations of the term πεῖρα, which can be encountered 20 times in the One Hundred Gnostic Chapters, being the key-notion in the closing considerations of four chapters (23, 24, 31, 32). The inherent... more
Plotinus chooses to unveil the transcendent character of his principle and must find to this purpose an appropriate manner of speech. The Enneads contain various descriptions of this search; they both practice and justify the constant use... more
Comment le coeur se présente-t-il comme le lieu d'un secret qui déclenche la crise du sujet ? Est-il possible de remonter, au fil de cette crise, vers le sens originel du coeur ? Finalement, le coeur est-il plus qu'une métaphore ?... more
One theological model that attempts to explain the unity without confusion of the three persons of the Trinity is Perichoresis, which can be understood both as mutual indwelling and as interpenetration. The first part of this article... more
This article investigates two fundamental dimensions of André Scrima’s anthropology: his emphasis on the incomprehensibility of the human being, and his interest for the mystical life in spiritual experience. The author intertwines these... more
In the recently discovered Sermon 23B (Dolbeau 6, Mainz 13), dated to the winter of 403-404 and probably preached in Carthage, we find interesting considerations on the deification of the human being. Commenting on Ps. 81(82):1: ‘God has... more
Starting from pictorial language in the poetry of Gregory of Nazianzus and looking back at the density of his anthropological account in the Orationes, I investigate the notion of image of God which defines the human being, as well as its... more
The poems of Gregory of Nazianzus are meant to bring together the desire for beauty emerging from contemplation (θεωρία) and the progress towards the good. They express the pedagogical intention to lead young people to more useful... more
Plutarch’s reception in the Church Fathers is a field inviting thorough investigation and reflection. This paper proposes, firstly, a brief mapping of the methodological questions and current findings achieved in this field. Secondly, it... more
Was bedeutet es, unverhüllt und ohne Maske, das eigene Antlitz im Licht Gottes strahlen zu lassen? Was ist hier mit «Maske» gemeint? Ist das wahre Gesicht im inneren Menschen zu suchen? Oder im Antlitz Christi?