Rik Van Nieuwenhove
Biographic Data
| ID | 1695168 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rik Van Nieuwenhove |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rik |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Nieuwenhove |
| SIGNATURE | VAN NIEUWENHOVE R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Durham University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2258-740X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 3 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Oxford Handbook of Apophatic Theology
The Oxford Handbook of Apophatic Theology offers the most comprehensive overview, in any language, of apophatic or negative theology. Apophaticism is not a distinct branch of theology but refers, rather, to an indispensable feature of engaging in any theological discourse or spiritual practice (usually involving a transformation of the self) that remains sensitive to the radical otherness and unknowability of God. The first part of the Handbook e…
Thomas Aquinas on Virtue
Providence, Divine Causality, and the Gratuitousness of Love
Broadly drawing on the writings of Thomas Aquinas, this article is a systematic-theological (rather than historical-theological) engagement with the theme of providence and divine causality. It aims to dispel some modern misunderstandings of these topics by highlighting how pre-modern approaches differ from today's perspective. It does so by arguing, firstly, that Thomas, given his teleological focus, construes divine causality not so much as eff…
Divine Nothingness, Ecstasy and Self-transcendence in the Evangelical Pearl
This article considers a key topic from medieval theological anthropology by examining how ecstasy and self-transcendence relate to divine nothingness. It discusses this topic by examining a spiritual classic written by a female author and published in 1538 but largely forgotten, namely, The Evangelical Pearl, which encapsulates central themes from Jan van Ruusbroec and Meister Eckhart and passes them on to the modern age. This contribution argue…
Ruusbroec, Jordaens, and Herp on the Common Life
Towards the end of the second book of Espousals, Ruusbroec reminds his readers that 'enjoyment and activity constitute the blessedness of Christ and all his saints'. This is one of the many places in which he expresses one of the distinguishing features of the medieval spirituality of the Low Countries, namely, the spiritual ideal in which activity and rest are in perfect harmony with one another. Ruusbroec's 'common life' is perhaps the best kno…
The Saving Work of Christ
The article outlines Aquinas's soteriology by examining the many themes that include the saving significance of the passion of Christ, the body of Christ, and the role of the Eucharist. Aquinas could argue that every aspect of Christ's life, death, and resurrection has a sacramental meaning and power. Aquinas pointed out that there are two major differences between punishment and making satisfaction. The first difference is that punishment is inf…
An Introduction to Medieval Theology
Medieval theology, in all its diversity, was radically theo-centric, Trinitarian, Scriptural and sacramental. It also operated with a profound view of human understanding (in terms of intellectus rather than mere ratio). In a post-modern climate, in which the modern views on 'autonomous reason' are increasingly being questioned, it may prove fruitful to re-engage with pre-modern thinkers who, obviously, did not share our modern and post-modern pr…
The Theology of Thomas Aquinas
A Choice Outstanding Academic BookReaders will be grateful for this excellent comprehensive survey of Aquinas' theology. It is a compendium in the best sense of the word, both introduction for beginners and a reliable source of information for advanced scholars. Even experts in Thomist thought will highly appreciate the great number of original and stimulating essays which provide new views and interpretations of seemingly well known texts. --Ulr…
Late Medieval Mysticism of the Low Countries
This book contains translations and introductions to some of the major representatives of the spiritual tradition of the Low Countries from ca. 1350 onward.
The Fransiscan inspiration of Ruusbroec's mystical theology
In this article the A. discussed some of the main doctrinal areas throughout Ruusbroec's writings in which he detected a distinctly Franciscan inspiration. Of course, Ruusbroec was not a scholastic theologian but that does not mean that he was not engaging in theology. The A. argued hat a Franciscan inspiration could be found in his trinitarian theology ; the analysis of the relation between the nothingness out of which we have been created, and …
Ruusbroec
Ruusbroec
The Fransiscan inspiration of Ruusbroec's mystical theology
In this article the A. discussed some of the main doctrinal areas throughout Ruusbroec's writings in which he detected a distinctly Franciscan inspiration. Of course, Ruusbroec was not a scholastic theologian but that does not mean that he was not engaging in theology. The A. argued hat a Franciscan inspiration could be found in his trinitarian theology ; the analysis of the relation between the nothingness out of which we have been created, and …
Late Medieval Mysticism of the Low Countries
This book contains translations and introductions to some of the major representatives of the spiritual tradition of the Low Countries from ca. 1350 onward.
The Theology of Thomas Aquinas
A Choice Outstanding Academic BookReaders will be grateful for this excellent comprehensive survey of Aquinas' theology. It is a compendium in the best sense of the word, both introduction for beginners and a reliable source of information for advanced scholars. Even experts in Thomist thought will highly appreciate the great number of original and stimulating essays which provide new views and interpretations of seemingly well known texts. --Ulr…
The Saving Work of Christ
The article outlines Aquinas's soteriology by examining the many themes that include the saving significance of the passion of Christ, the body of Christ, and the role of the Eucharist. Aquinas could argue that every aspect of Christ's life, death, and resurrection has a sacramental meaning and power. Aquinas pointed out that there are two major differences between punishment and making satisfaction. The first difference is that punishment is inf…
An Introduction to Medieval Theology
Medieval theology, in all its diversity, was radically theo-centric, Trinitarian, Scriptural and sacramental. It also operated with a profound view of human understanding (in terms of intellectus rather than mere ratio). In a post-modern climate, in which the modern views on 'autonomous reason' are increasingly being questioned, it may prove fruitful to re-engage with pre-modern thinkers who, obviously, did not share our modern and post-modern pr…
Ruusbroec, Jordaens, and Herp on the Common Life
Towards the end of the second book of Espousals, Ruusbroec reminds his readers that 'enjoyment and activity constitute the blessedness of Christ and all his saints'. This is one of the many places in which he expresses one of the distinguishing features of the medieval spirituality of the Low Countries, namely, the spiritual ideal in which activity and rest are in perfect harmony with one another. Ruusbroec's 'common life' is perhaps the best kno…
Divine Nothingness, Ecstasy and Self-transcendence in the Evangelical Pearl
This article considers a key topic from medieval theological anthropology by examining how ecstasy and self-transcendence relate to divine nothingness. It discusses this topic by examining a spiritual classic written by a female author and published in 1538 but largely forgotten, namely, The Evangelical Pearl, which encapsulates central themes from Jan van Ruusbroec and Meister Eckhart and passes them on to the modern age. This contribution argue…
Providence, Divine Causality, and the Gratuitousness of Love
Broadly drawing on the writings of Thomas Aquinas, this article is a systematic-theological (rather than historical-theological) engagement with the theme of providence and divine causality. It aims to dispel some modern misunderstandings of these topics by highlighting how pre-modern approaches differ from today's perspective. It does so by arguing, firstly, that Thomas, given his teleological focus, construes divine causality not so much as eff…
The Oxford Handbook of Apophatic Theology
The Oxford Handbook of Apophatic Theology offers the most comprehensive overview, in any language, of apophatic or negative theology. Apophaticism is not a distinct branch of theology but refers, rather, to an indispensable feature of engaging in any theological discourse or spiritual practice (usually involving a transformation of the self) that remains sensitive to the radical otherness and unknowability of God. The first part of the Handbook e…
Thomas Aquinas on Virtue
Philosophy (8 works) · Medieval Philosophy and Theology (7 works) · Epistemology (6 works) · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity (6 works) · Theology (6 works) · Art (5 works) · Mysticism (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Medieval Literature and History (3 works) · Religious studies (3 works)