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ly transcendent revealed through revelation incarnation and sacrament 22 at the same time mystical theology and sacramental theology preserved a sense of divine presence operating within the world particularly through the eucharist and the holy spirit the christianization of the concept also reshaped language the greek term theiotēs used in earlier texts for divine quality was absorbed into christian scripture and doctrine as in romans 1 20 where it refers to god s eternal power and divinity 23 the latin divinitas likewise narrowed in scope now primarily describing the being of god and derivatively that of christ and the spirit in sum early christianity both inherited and redefined classical ideas of divinity recasting them within a monotheistic and doctrinal framework that would shape theological discourse for centuries mystical and medieval views edit hildegard von bingen receives a divine inspiration and passes it on to her scribe in both christian and non christian traditions divinity has often been understood not only as a theological proposition but as a reality encountered through mysticism vision or ecstatic experience these encounters are frequently described as praeternatural beyond ordinary nature but not necessarily supernatural in a transcendent or theistic sense 24 in christian mysticism figures such as hildegard of bingen mechthild of magdeburg meister eckhart and julian of norwich described divine presence in terms that transcend rational theology as an ineffable union a luminous darkness a radiant harmony 25 or what eckhart called the ground of the soul a silent depth where divinity and the self are one 26 hildegard articulated her visionary theology through music and illuminations describing the divine as living light and the world as shot through with divine vitality 27 the first page of cloud of unknowing in the 15th century manuscript harley ms 2373 another voice was that of the book of the 24 philosophers a 12th century anonymous text offering cryptic metaphysical definitions of divinity such as god is an infinite sphere whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere 28 these definitions were meditated upon throughout the middle ages and renaissance influencing hermeticists and christian humanists alike these currents of mystical theology culminate in texts like the 14th century the cloud of unknowing which urges the contemplative to abandon all concepts and dwell in a cloud of forgetting and unknowing through which love alone may reach god 29 such writings reflect a broader medieval tradition of apophatic theology or the via negativa where the divine is approached not through assertions but through negation paradox and silence 30 meanwhile more systematic theological reflections were offered by scholastic thinkers such as thomas aquinas who defined god as ipsum esse subsistens the very act of being itself for aquinas god is both radically transcendent and immanently present knowable through natural reason yet exceeding all conceptual grasp aquinas s synthesis of aristotelian metaphysics and christian doctrine represented a high point of medieval intellectual theology 31 umberto eco observed that medieval thought did not regard god as merely the conclusion of a logical system but as the principle of harmony proportion and illumination that permeated all levels of reality from grammar and rhetoric to cosmology 32 for medieval thinkers the divine was not just a theological abstraction but the very pattern by which the world was ordered and intelligible modern and secular use edit in modern philosophy and secular discourse the concept of divinity has been reinterpreted challenged and in some contexts retained in metaphorical or symbolic form age of enlightenment critiques of theism and revelation prompted many thinkers to redefine or discard traditional notions of divine agency at the same time the idea of the divine persisted as a way to speak about ultimate concerns transcendence or the horizon of meaning 33 some modern philosophers such as immanuel kant relegated knowledge of the divine to the realm of practical reason arguing that moral obligation points toward the postulation of god though god cannot be known through speculative reason others like friedrich schleiermacher emphasized religious feeling as a sense of the infinite shifting the ground of divinity from doctrine to experience 34 in depth psychology particularly in the work of carl gustav jung divinity is approached not as an external being but as a central archetype within the collective unconscious jung interpreted the divine as a symbol of the self the totality of the psyche which often appears in dreams and visions as luminous numinous figures his model emphasized the psychological necessity of religious imagery arguing that symbolic representations of divinity serve to mediate the integration of unconscious contents into consciousness 35 this approach reframed traditional theological questions in terms of inner experience and individuation influencing fields ranging from theology to comparative religion in the twentieth century theologians such as paul tillich described god as the ground of being rather than a being among others influencing post theistic and existential theology 36 philosophers such as charles taylor and mark johnston have explored how secular modernity continues to be shaped by religious categories even as explicit belief declines in this view divinity may refer less to a supernatural entity than to what commands awe love or ethical seriousness in a disenchanted world 37 in sum modern and secular philosophies have neither wholly abandoned nor wholly retained ancient conceptions of divinity instead they have recast the divine in terms of value depth and existential orientation often preserving its affective and symbolic power while detaching it from metaphysical or doctrinal claims contemporary usage edit in contemporary usage the term divinity continues to serve multiple roles across religious philosophical and cultural contexts in mainstream christianity islam and judaism divinity is most often associated with the singular transcendent being of god understood as omnipotent omniscient and morally perfect in theology it refers to god s essential nature or substance especially in discussions of trinitarianism or divine attributes 38 beyond formal religion the term is often used more broadly to describe a quality of sacredness inspiration or ultimate significance in many forms of spirituality particularly within the new age and ecospirituality movements divinity may be conceived as immanent in the cosmos nature or the self the phrase the divine can refer to a felt presence a source of inner transformation or a principle of harmony and connection 39 modern pagan and wiccan views of divinity are often expressed through duotheism a theological structure that emphasizes a divine feminine the goddess and a divine masculine the horned god representing complementary cosmic forces scholars such as ronald hutton and margot adler have noted that wiccan theology often blends polytheism pantheism and animism emphasizing direct religious experience and reverence for nature 40 in academic contexts divinity remains a key term in disciplines such as philosophy of religion comparative religion and theological studies it is frequently examined in light of global religious diversity cross cultural mysticism and changing understandings of transcendence universities and seminaries often use the term in institutional titles e g school of divinity to denote programs of study in theology ministry or sacred texts 41 popular usage of divine or divinity also extends into literature art and everyday speech where it can signal aesthetic admiration moral approval or emotional intensity though sometimes metaphorical such uses often retain a sense of elevated or awe inspiring significance 34 comparative and cross cultural perspectives edit across world religions the concept of divinity encompasses a wide range of meanings from personal gods to impersonal forces from transcendent creators to immanent presences in many traditions outside the abrahamic lineage divinity is not confined to a singular all powerful being but is encountered as multiple interrelated aspects of reality in hinduism divinity can be personal as in the worship of vishnu or shiva or impersonal as in the identification of the divine with brahman the ultimate formless ground of being tantric traditions emphasize ritual embodiment and visualization as means of accessing divine power often conceived in nondual terms 42 in buddhism although the tradition is non theistic in its mainstream forms certain schools particularly in vajrayana and east asian traditions describe states of enlightenment using language of divine radiance luminosity or purity the dharmakaya or truth body of a buddha is sometimes compared to an all pervasive divine principle although without implying a creator god 43 in sufism the mystical expression of islam divinity is often approached through the language of love beauty and yearning the divine names and attributes are experienced as veils of the one and the spiritual path involves remembrance dhikr and annihilation of the self fana in the divine 44 many indigenous religions and animist traditions understand divinity as an immanent presence within the natural world rivers trees animals ancestors each bearing a spark of sacred power rather than separating the divine from the mundane such traditions often treat the cosmos itself as alive and communicative 45 although theologies differ widely a common thread across many traditions is the experience of the divine as something that both transcends and pervades reality often described in symbolic or paradoxical language nondualism the view that divinity and reality are ultimately not two is a recurring theme in both eastern and western mysticism offering a shared framework for interpreting the sacred across cultural boundaries 44 see also edit augoeides hermetic starfire body pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets classical education divine comedy italian narrative poem by dante alighieri divine countenance face of god divine grace theological term divine illumination human thought aided by divine grace divine intervention god like deity aiding from above divine judgment judgment of supreme beings within a religion divine light aspect of divine presence divine madness behavior linked to spiritual pursuits divine mercy attribute of god divine mercy catholic devotion catholic devotion divine presence concept in religion spirituality and theology divine proportion number approximately 1 618 pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets divine providence god s intervention in the universe divine retribution supernatural punishment by a deity divine right of kings religious doctrine on the authority of monarchs divine simplicity view of god without parts or features divine spark theological concept about the portion of god that resides within each human being divine vision something seen in a dream trance or religious ecstasy pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets divinization transforming effect of divine grace ground primordial state in tibetan buddhism monas hieroglyphica 1564 book by john dee about an esoteric symbol theophany appearance of a deity in an observable way references edit bauer 2010 audi 2015 1 2 dodds 1951 burkert 1985 beard north price 1998 ando 2008 1 2 sedley 2007 1 2 long 1986 1 2 beard north price 1998 versnel 2011 lane fox 1987 ando 2008 burkert 1985 plato apology 31d 32a cf dodds 1951 dodds 1951 versnel 2011 johnston 2011 shaw milbank 2014 versnel 2011 marmodoro viltanioti 2017 jonas 1992 davies 2012 rudolph 2001 1 2 shaw milbank 2014 deconick shaw turner 2013 armstrong 2004 1 2 wright 2003 young 2013 johnston 2011 hart 2013 williams 2002 young 2013 young 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