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Book SynopsisPavel Florensky, a Russian theologian, is recognized as one of Russia's greatest polymaths. Known as the Russian Leonardo da Vinci, he became a Russian Orthodox priest in 1911, while remaining involved with the cultural, artistic, and scientific developments. This book presents the English translation of his defense of Russian Orthodox theology.
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Table of ContentsTranslator's Preface and AcknowledgmentsIntroduction to the TranslationThe Pillar and Ground of the TruthITo the Reader5IILetter One: Two Worlds10IIILetter Two: Doubt14IVLetter Three: Triunity39VLetter Four: The Light of the Truth53VILetter Five: The Comforter80VIILetter Six: Contradiction106VIIILetter Seven: Sin124IXLetter Eight: Gehenna151XLetter Nine: Creation190XILetter Ten: Sophia231XIILetter Eleven: Friendship284XIIILetter Twelve: Jealousy331XIVAfterword344Clarification and Proof of Certain Particulars Assumed in the Text to Be Already ProvedXVCertain Concepts from the Theory of Infinity351XVIA Problem of Lewis Carroll and the Question of Dogma355XVIIIrrationalities in Mathematics and Dogma359XVIIIThe Concept of Identity in Scholastic Philosophy365XIXThe Concept of Identity in Mathematical Logic368XXTime and Fate375XXIThe Heart and Its Significance in the Spiritual Life of Man According to Scripture378XXIIAn Icon of the Annunciation with Cosmic Symbolism381XXIIIOn the Methodology of the Historical Critique384XXIVThe Turquois Environment of Sophia and the Symbolism of Sky-Blue and Dark-Blue390XXVPascal's "Amulet"407XXVIOn the History of the Term "Antinomy"411XXVIIEstheticism and Religion413XXVIIIHomotypy in the Structure of the Human Body415XXIXRemarks on Trinity420XXXThe Basic Symbols and Elementary Formulas of Symbolic Logic (for reference)425Notes and Brief Comments427Notes429Clarification of Certain Symbols and Drawings589Index591
