tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24800874.post2071149537778524913..comments2024-03-26T01:56:02.444-04:00Comments on Law at the End of the Day: Ruminations 43: Dominus Illuminatio MeaLarry Catá Backerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545101367530775497noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24800874.post-45077845542436871752012-11-22T22:14:14.457-05:002012-11-22T22:14:14.457-05:00Interesting! I have no doubt that many intellectu...Interesting! I have no doubt that many intellectuals subscribe (some more honestly than others) to the idea that illumination is "d"ivine, Divine, and self-created. I suppose this might be where the idea of revelation is so critically invoked. That there is perhaps a distinction between illumination and revelation. The little Karl Barth I've read seems to drive this point home. And developing the method by which the two are distinguished is the task of systemic and personal theology. Faith seeking understanding. A great mystery indeed. <br /><br />The second portion of the first verse of the 27th Psalm may have been intentionally omitted from this common Latin motto. It would be fitting in some ways as an enlightenment snub, shrouded in an expedient yet relevant cultural reference. Or perhaps it is a fitting unintended reminder that salvation can only be Divinely revealed - even when we (including the lamp"ish" institutions) do a great job of muddying truth. I had to smile when I read recently that one of the scientists who discovered Higgs Boson immediately corrected herself when she uttered "Oh my God" upon a critical point in the process of discovery. Funny that yet barely understanding Higgs Boson, she assumes to understands its author. The problem is that we are too often limited by our own little boxes.<br /><br />Great observations. I am interested to see you writing in this area - fully appreciating that your purposes might (perhaps) be different than what you think they are. Smiling.<br /><br />Hope to see you soon friend. <br /><br />Ryan Ryan M. Barnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13136407162215478579noreply@blogger.com