Prayer as a Way of Ascension into Another Reality

A Philosophical Evaluation

Igor Gudyma (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

104 Seiten

2025 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-0364-5665-8 (ISBN)

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Prayer is the most important element of worship and a cultural phenomenon that has a multi-ethnic substrate; it is a universal means of addressing the object of one's worship. Prayer is a way of overcoming the border in the transition from the immanent to the transcendent, a wing for the implementation of transcensus (transcendence) - the transition to ideal dimensions of pure abstraction, communion with the revelations of unearthly existence in the realm of the Eternal Spirit. After all, the main purpose of prayer should be sought in the very possibility of a person's direct appeal to God the Creator. In Christian teaching, prayer is a unique gift from God, the most acceptable way to express words of respect and gratitude to God. This book presents prayer as a way of ascending into another reality. The main target audience of the book are philosophers, theologians, specialists in the field of religious studies and anyone interested in religious issues.

Igor Gudyma (born August 14, 1967) is a Doctor of Philosophy and Professor. He graduated from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine, and completed postgraduate and doctoral studies in the philosophy of religion at the Grigory Skovoroda Institute of Philosophy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. He is a specialist in the fields of the philosophy of religion, modern Christian theology, and the philosophy of science. He is a member of the Editorial Board of Philosophy International Journal (PhIJ) and the Association of Religious Scholars of Ukraine. He currently works as a professor at the Department of Philosophy and Sociology of Mariupol State University, Ukraine, as well as a leading researcher at the Grigory Skovoroda Institute of Philosophy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. He is the author of several monographs and numerous publications.

Erscheinungsdatum	20.09.2025
Verlagsort	Newcastle upon Tyne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 212 mm
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
ISBN-10	1-0364-5665-X / 103645665X
ISBN-13	978-1-0364-5665-8 / 9781036456658
Zustand	Neuware