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Currently a freelance commissioned writer working on topics at the convergence of philosophy, theology, literature, cultural criticism, political science, history, and aesthetics.
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St. Austin Review, 2020
The complex and subtle anthropology of St. Catherine of Siena's 'Dialogo' is often overlooked in ... more The complex and subtle anthropology of St. Catherine of Siena's 'Dialogo' is often overlooked in favor of its dazzling and intricate images, which dominate the kaleidoscopic quality of her work. This paper explores one of Catherine's subtler images, namely, the tree of charity, to demonstrate how Catherine offers through it a richly detailed and penetrating theological anthropology and theology of the virtues, wherein suffering plays an indispensable role in the cultivation of spiritual mastery, which culminates in perfect love. As a result, Catherine provides through her allegorical imagery a compelling treatment of the redeemed function and very necessity of suffering in the human condition as we inhabit it.
St. Austin Review, 2020
The complex and subtle anthropology of St. Catherine of Siena's 'Dialogo' is often overlooked in ... more The complex and subtle anthropology of St. Catherine of Siena's 'Dialogo' is often overlooked in favor of its dazzling and intricate images, which dominate the kaleidoscopic quality of her work. This paper explores one of Catherine's subtler images, namely, the tree of charity, to demonstrate how Catherine offers through it a richly detailed and penetrating theological anthropology and theology of the virtues, wherein suffering plays an indispensable role in the cultivation of spiritual mastery, which culminates in perfect love. As a result, Catherine provides through her allegorical imagery a compelling treatment of the redeemed function and very necessity of suffering in the human condition as we inhabit it.