Jonathan Martin Ciraulo

All This, and Heaven Too

Theology

“Caitlin Smith Gilson has much to teach us about heaven, not as a seer or as a prophet of things to come, but as a poet, a philosopher, indeed as a believer, who stays on this side of the veil and longs for all that awaits on the other side. Smith Gilson’s desire for the eschaton, though deeply sensitive to human tragedy, is never world-weary, but superbly guides us to see all those places where the veil is translucent to divine glory.”

To Die of Not Writing

Philosophy

“Although Falque speaks of the spread body (corps épandu), it is his mind that spreads itself out (esprit épandu), prodigiously so. In this fitting tribute to the singular Falque, his family, friends, and students engage in the breadth of his thought and extend it even further, demonstrating its fecundity and catholicity. This rich collection is an expression of gratitude to Falque’s liberality.”

Word and Mystery in Origen

Theology

“Hans Urs von Balthasar began his theological career re-sourcing the Church Fathers of East and West in a flurry of articles, books, translations, and anthologies. Arguably the Church Father who captured his imagination the most was Origen of Alexandria. One cannot understand Balthasar, whom Thomas Merton instinctively called an “Origenist,” without attending to his lifelong engagement with Origen. With an elegant translation, a learned foreword, and expanded footnotes, Samuel Pomeroy brings Balthasar’s contribution into dialogue with contemporary patristic scholarship. If Balthasar was correct, we still have not caught up with Origen.”