John Neary
Biographic Data
| ID | 5703648 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Neary |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Neary |
| SIGNATURE | NEARY J |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
On the Significance of Religion for Global Diplomacy
What could it mean, in terms of strengthening multilateral diplomacy, if the UN, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the European Union, and other regional diplomatic frameworks engaged more creatively with a religious perspective? In this ground-breaking volume it is argued that international organisations, backed by governments, can and should use their convening power to initiate new, multi-layered frameworks of eng…
Shadows and Illuminations
The illuminating spiritual journey to wholeness—to "God"—can be fruitfully described as a journey into darkness. Both Christian and Buddhist writers present visions of a trek down into the valley of cares and concerns, or of a "wisdom of no escape" that gently accepts an "interesting, smelly, rich, fertile mess of stuff" to suggest the value of an encounter with darkness. This is related to Paul Tillich's call for a descent to depth, or to Michae…
Something and Nothingness
John Neary shows that the theological dichotomy of via negativa (which posits the authentic experience of God as absence, darkness, silence) and via affirmativa (which emphasizes presence, images, and the sounds of the earth) is an overlooked key to examining and comparing the works of John Fowles and John Updike. Drawing on his extensive knowledge of both Christian and secular existentialism within the modern theology of Barth and Levinas and th…
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Something and Nothingness
John Neary shows that the theological dichotomy of via negativa (which posits the authentic experience of God as absence, darkness, silence) and via affirmativa (which emphasizes presence, images, and the sounds of the earth) is an overlooked key to examining and comparing the works of John Fowles and John Updike. Drawing on his extensive knowledge of both Christian and secular existentialism within the modern theology of Barth and Levinas and th…
Shadows and Illuminations
The illuminating spiritual journey to wholeness—to "God"—can be fruitfully described as a journey into darkness. Both Christian and Buddhist writers present visions of a trek down into the valley of cares and concerns, or of a "wisdom of no escape" that gently accepts an "interesting, smelly, rich, fertile mess of stuff" to suggest the value of an encounter with darkness. This is related to Paul Tillich's call for a descent to depth, or to Michae…
On the Significance of Religion for Global Diplomacy
What could it mean, in terms of strengthening multilateral diplomacy, if the UN, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the European Union, and other regional diplomatic frameworks engaged more creatively with a religious perspective? In this ground-breaking volume it is argued that international organisations, backed by governments, can and should use their convening power to initiate new, multi-layered frameworks of eng…
Philosophy (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Adventure (1 work) · American Jewish Fiction Analysis (1 work) · Art history (1 work) · Christian Theology and Mission (1 work) · Contemporary Literature and Criticism (1 work) · Diplomacy (1 work)