{"product_id":"god-the-unknown","title":"God the Unknown","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Victor White, O.P.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Verily thou art a hidden God”: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGod the Unknown \u003c\/i\u003emakes these words from the Prophet Isaiah its lynchpin. Let one suppose, either consciously or unconsciously, that he has grasped God, and still must God elude him: God is always beyond the furthest advance one can make in knowledge about him. And yet the theologian’s task and the believer’s life retain their purpose. For the point of it all, as St. Thomas Aquinas attests, is that in the search for knowledge about God man finds the truth about himself, his purpose and destiny, and upon this depends his whole salvation. From this rationale proceed the thirteen essays contained in \u003ci\u003eGod the Unknown\u003c\/i\u003e. Five address theology in general, its subjects and its methods, with special attention to the thought of St. Thomas. Another five address particular theological questions regarding the Incarnation, the Atonement, and grace and nature. The final trio, with both candor and geniality, addresses issues with ecumenical implications: the Church Unity Octave, membership in the Church, and papal infallibility.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“God made me to know him, to love him and to serve him in this world and to be happy with him forever in the next.” In essence, \u003ci\u003eGod the Unknown \u003c\/i\u003eis a meditation on this primary lesson of the Catechism, showing how the power of the mind to reason is purified by faith and perfected by grace, such that man can fulfill his created purpose to know God truly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003eO Lord, I do not dare to search into thy depths, for my understanding \u003cbr\u003eis in no wise equal thereto. Yet I do yearn to understand \u003cbr\u003esomething of thy truth which my heart believes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e(Saint Anselm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictor White, O.P. \u003c\/b\u003e(1902–1960) was an English Dominican friar, Reader in Theology at Blackfriars, Oxford, foundation member and lecturer at the Jung Institute of Analytical Psychology, and editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eDominican Studies\u003c\/i\u003e. His writings, in addition to \u003ci\u003eGod the Unknown\u003c\/i\u003e, include \u003ci\u003eGod and the Unconscious \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSoul and Psyche\u003c\/i\u003e—both available from Cluny—as well as many articles on matters both theological and psychological.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 234pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e978-1685954284\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42861703725150,"sku":"978-1685954284","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0652\/2929\/1614\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--1362.jpg?v=1780986721","url":"https:\/\/nez-emporium.com\/products\/god-the-unknown","provider":"Nez Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}