Pavel Florensky
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Description
Russian Orthodox theologian, priest, philosopher, mathematician, physicist, electrical engineer, inventor, polymath, neomartyr and folk saint.
Books
Sobranie sochineniĭ
Salt of the earth, or, A narrative on the life of the Elder of Gethsemane Skete, Hieromonk Abba Isidore
Mnimosti v geometrii
Mit seinen Arbeiten auf so unterschiedlichen Gebieten wie Mathematik, Physik, Philosophie, Theologie, Biologie, Geologie, Ästhetik und Philologie suchte Florenskij sich der Wahrheit zu nähern, die er als antinomisch bestimmte, als "Intuition - Diskursion", als "aktuelle Unendlichkeit".
Iconostasis
Iconostasis is Fr. Pavel's final theological work. Composed in 1922, it explores in highly original terms the significance of the icon: its philosophic depth, its spiritual history, its empirical technique. In doing so, Fr. Pavel also sketches a new history of both Western religious art and the Orthodox icon: a history under the direct operation of the Holy Spirit. The work is original, challenging and profoundly articulate. This translation is the first complete English version.