User:Altem101

Altem101
Personal Information
Sex	Male
Alignment(s)	Aesthetics   Cosmology   Epistemology  Ethics  Metaphysics  Ontology Theology
Philosophy	Absolute Creationism Apophatic Theology Athanasianism Augustinianism Christian Mysticism Church Fathers Classical Theism Cosmic Christology Counter-Enlightenment Divine Illumination Divine Nature Theory Extreme Realism German Mysticism Irenaeanism Logos Lutheranism Maximusism Mystical Theology Neoplatonism Neopythagoreanism Nondualism Philoism Platonism
Nationality	Kingdom of Sweden
Languages	Swedish English Spanish (a little)
Religion	Confessional Lutheranism
MBTI	INTJ-T (“Architect”)
Interests
Likes	God Lutheran Mysticism Christian Neoplatonism
Dislikes	The Enlightenment Individualism Godlessness
Interests	Philosophy Theology Politics

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Influences

Note

• Jesus Christ (Eternity, 6-4 BC – 30-33 AD, Eternity), Roman Empire
• Moses (1391 – 1271 BC), Ancient Israel
• King David (11th – 10th century BC), Ancient Israel
• King Solomon (970 – 931 BC), Ancient Israel
• Pythagoras (570 – 495 BC), Ancient Greece
• Heraclitus of Ephesus (535 – 475 BC), Ancient Greece
• Philolaus (470 – 385 BC), Ancient Greece
• Plato (424/423 – 348/347 BC), Ancient Greece
• Parmenides (5th century BC), Ancient Greece
• Zeno of Citium (334 – 262 BC), Ancient Greece
• Euclid (4th century BC), Ancient Greece
• Philo of Alexandria (20 BC – 50 AD), Roman Empire
• St Peter (1 – 99 AD), Roman Empire
• St Paul (5 – 64/65 AD), Roman Empire
• St John (11 – 99 AD), Roman Empire
• Plutarch (46 – 119 AD), Roman Empire
• Nicomachus of Geras (60 – 120 AD), Ancient Greece
• Justin Martyr (100 – 165 AD), Roman Empire
• Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180 AD) Roman Empire
• Clement of Alexandria (150 – 215 AD), Roman Empire
• Iranaeus of Lyon (335 – 394 AD), Roman Empire
• Origen of Alexandria (185 – 253 AD), Roman Empire
• Numenius of Apamea (2nd century AD) Roman Empire
• Plotinus (204 – 270 AD), Roman Empire
• Porphyry (234 – 305 AD), Roman Empire
• Iamblichus (245 – 325 AD), Roman Empire
• Athanasius of Alexandria (296/298 – 373 AD), Roman Empire
• Gregory of Nyssa (335 – 394 AD), Roman Empire
• John Chrysostom (347 – 407 AD), Roman Empire
• Augustine of Hippo (354 – 430 AD) Roman Empire
• Cyril of Alexandria (376 – 444 AD), Byzantine Empire
• Proclus Lycius (412 – 485 AD), Byzantine Empire
• Damascius (462 – 538 AD), Byzantine Empire
• Boethius (480 – 524 AD) Roman Empire
• Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite (5th – 6th century AD), Byzantine Empire
• Aeneas of Gaza (? – 518 AD), Byzantine Empire
• Maximus the Confessor (580 – 662 AD), Byzantine Empire
• John of Damascus (675/676 – 749 AD), Umayyad Caliphate
• John Scotus Eriugena (800 – 877 AD), Ireland
• Symeon the New Theologian (949 – 1022 AD), Byzantine Empire
• Solomon Ibn Gabirol (1021/1022 – 1070 AD), Spain
• Bernard of Clairvaux (1090 – 1153 AD), France
• Hildegard of Bingen (1098 – 1179 AD), Holy Roman Empire
• Henry of Ghent (1217 – 1293 AD) Belgium
• Bonaventure (1221 – 1274 AD) Italy
• Thomas Aquinas (1225 – 1274 AD) Italy
• Meister Eckhart (1260 – 1328 AD), Holy Roman Empire
• Henry Suso (1295 – 1366 AD), Holy Roman Empire
• Gregory Palamas (1296 – 1359 AD), Byzantine Empire
• Johannes Tauler, (1300 – 1361 AD) Holy Roman Empire
• Martin Luther, (1483 – 1546 AD) Holy Roman Empire
• Philipp Melanchthon (1497 – 1560 AD), Holy Roman Empire
• Martin Chemnitz (1522 – 1586 AD), Holy Roman Empire
• John of the Cross (1542 – 1591 AD), Spain
• Johann Arndt (1555 – 1621 AD), Holy Roman Empire
• Johann Gerhard (1582 – 1637 AD), Holy Roman Empire
• Franz Pieper (1852 – 1931 AD), USA
• Carl Gustav Jung (1875 – 1961 AD), Switzerland
• Gunnar Rosendal (1894 – 1988 AD), Sweden
• Owen Barfield (1898 – 1997 AD), England
• Dumitru Stăniloae (1903 – 1993 AD), Romania
• Tuomo Mannermaa (1937-2015), Finland
• Jonathan Pageau (? – AD), Canada

Philosophy

The Truth

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."

– Gospel of John 3:16

I am a firm believer in Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour. The Christian faith is what informes and permeates evrything that I believe in. God is the centre of all and all of our doctrines must always start with who God is. I hold to all the central Christian beliefs such as the Trinity, Jesus' death and resurrection, the Nicene creed, the Athanasian creed, Chalcedonian Christology, the infallibility of the Holy Scripture etc. I'm also a member of the Lutheran tradition, specifically a more Confessional form of Lutheranism. Although, my faith isn't just "intellectual" as that wouldn't be real faith, faith must be based in Christ and be one's entire life.

God beyond God

"“But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live.”"

– Exodus 33:20

Referent and Reference

"‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’"

– Acts 17:28

Liturgical Metaphysics

Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy.

- Psalm 98:8

Mount of the Soul

"No, we declare God’s wisdom, a mystery that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began."

– 1 Corinthians 2:7

Primacy of the Incarnation

"Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made."

– Gospel of John 1:3

The Cosmic Fall

For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it.

– Romans 8:20

Opinions

S	Augustinianism Probably one of the greatest theologians ever. Christian Mysticism Mysticism should and must be a big part of the Christian life and thinking. Theosis is based. Classical Theism The correct view of God. Neoplatonism The best non-Christian philosophy out there. Perfect when combined with THE true religion.
A	Lutheranism My tradition! It's too bad that you had some n*minalist tendencies. Mystical Theology "The Mystical Theology" is probably one of most beautiful descriptions of God that I've ever read. Just be sure to not forget Jesus. Platonism Imagine being a gentile who's never heard of Christ and still be so right, impressive.
B	Orthodoxy As a Luteran I'm kind of skeptical of a lot of your theology. Still, theosis, your focus on mysteries, and your views on metaphysics & ontology are good.
C	Aristotelianism Plato is much better. At least you're still a realist. Thomism I can't deny that you've done a lot for our theological thinking. I just think that your overemphasis on human reason and love of Aristotle are a bit much.
D	Heraclitianism The duality of the ever changing world and the unchanging Logos is somewhat valid. Scotism Not as bad as the later nominalist scholastics, but your thought marked the beginning of the decline.
E	Calvinism The reason why I don't use the label "protestant" to refer to myself.
F	Nietzscheanism Pretty much my opposite. The only reason why I'm not putting you in F- is your love of vitality. Although, vitality must be combined with a Godfearing discipline. Occamism I can see some merit in that you went against the scholastics who had been filled with human pride. However, your philosophy and theology is awful. Everything from your nominalism to your voluntarism, awful.
F-	Cartesianism The man who destroyed philosophy and, subsequently, the West. Enlightenment Philosophy Actual garbage. Human pride taken to its maximum. Individualism One of the most evil forces which is currently poisoning the West. Nominalism The philosophy which started it all...