A Metaphysics of the Christian Mystery: An Introduction to the Work of Jean Borella

--"The English-speaking world owes Bruno Bérard a great debt of gratitude for this masterful overview of Jean Borella's project."--ADRIAN WALKER The Christian mysteries may all too easily seem so well traveled a terrain as to recede into a sort of commonplace backdrop in our lives. How often do we not unreflectingly assume that we already know exactly what lies under every theological rock. And yet, through the eyes of a vibrant, inspired metaphysician, this terrain proves to be still largely uncharted, rich in mysteries as yet undiscovered. Most maps, ancient, old, or even new, soon fade; yet from time to time gifted "cartographers"--alive to the present while also fully trained in the work of their predecessors--appear among us, bringing to light new measures and mysteries from perspectives till now only dimly seen. Such charts from new vantage points were, in their time, drawn by St. Augustine, St. Dionysius the Areopagite, St. Thomas Aquinas, Meister Eckhart, Nicholas of Cusa, and numerous other Christian thinkers. Today we are fortunate that a contemporary Christian thinker, Jean Borella (b. 1930), has followed the mold of such individuals through a series of major Christian metaphysical works. Borella's work, however, is not well known to Anglophone readers--a condition the present volume aims to remedy, with a special emphasis on the needs of a broader audience.