Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Johannes Scotus Erigena
Johannes Scotus Erigena article was very difficult to read. I had to reread it multiple times before understanding the basic gist of it. In almost every sentence, he contradicted himself with explanations for each sentence. For example, he wrote, "...the creator of all things created in all things, and the maker of all things made in all things; and eternal he begins to be, and immobile he moves into all things and becomes all things in all things." Johannes may believe that God and creation are the same thing instead of two separate events. "The creator of all things created in all things" may indicate that God created himself within all the things he created (humans, animals, etc...). God could be a more than just a spiritual and religious presence to all lives; Johannes believes that God is within every single one of us.
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