Illuminative Way

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• Illuminative way —  Путь просветления …   Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов

• State or Way (Purgative, Illuminative, Unitive) —     State or Way (Purgative, Illuminative, Unitive)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► State or Way (Purgative, Illuminative, Unitive)     The word state is used in various senses by theologians and spiritual writers. It may be taken to signify a… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• State or Way — • Stages in the spiritual life Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. State or Way     State or Way (Purgative, Illuminative, Unitive)      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Unitive way — In Catholic theology, the soul has three states, or stages, of perfection; the Purgative, Illuminative and Unitive way. [ [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14254a.htm State or Way] Catholic Encyclopedia article] The unitive way is the way of those …   Wikipedia

• State (theology) — The term state is used in various senses by Catholic theologians and spiritual writers. It may be taken to signify a profession or calling in life, as where St. Paul says, in I Corinthians 7:20: Let every man abide in the same calling in which he …   Wikipedia

• Ascetical theology — is the organized study or presentation of spiritual teachings found in Christian Scripture and the Church Fathers that help the faithful to more perfectly follow Christ and attain to Christian perfection . The word ascetic is from the Greek word… …   Wikipedia

• Ascetical Theology — • Briefly defined as the scientific exposition of Christian asceticism Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ascetical Theology     Ascetical Theology      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• State of perfection — In Catholic theology, the soul has three states, or stages, of perfection.These do not refer to the profession or state of life of a Christian, but a classification of the degrees or stages of Christian perfection, or the advancement of souls in… …   Wikipedia

• Divinization (Christian) — In Christian theology, divinization, deification, making divine or theosis is the transforming effect of divine grace.[1] This concept of salvation is historical and fundamental for Christian understanding that is prominent in the Eastern… …   Wikipedia

• Richard Rolle de Hampole —     Richard Rolle de Hampole     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Richard Rolle de Hampole     Solitary and writer, b. at Thornton, Yorkshire, about 1300; d. at Hampole, 29 Sept., 1349. The date 1290, sometimes assigned for his birth year, is too early …   Catholic encyclopedia