The outstanding Russian religious philosopher Semyon Ludvigovich Frank (1877-1950), who remarkably consistently develops the basic paradigm of Russian religious philosophy – the paradigm of All-Unity, in the works published in this edition appears in an uncharacteristic role for himself – goes beyond the boundaries of pure, so to speak, philosophy and creates a fruitful model of the conjugation of the latter with theology. In this book, Frank expounds the foundations of Christianity and proves that all the essential content of Christianity is based on religious experience, on "the meeting of the human heart with God," on living "communion with God." Distinguishing between two concepts of faith, faith as trust, and faith as reliable knowledge, Frank shows that trust in authority presupposes such experiences that testify to the fact that authority really expresses the truth about God. Consequently, even faith in religious authority is based on faith as knowledge based on religious experience. In the same way, he proves the connection between our trust in "positive revelation" and our immediate religious experiences. The philosopher analyzes in detail the concept of suffering within the framework of religious concept and historical and cultural development, which is generally characteristic of most Russian philosophers of the 19th and early 20th centuries. 

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God Is With Us

Three Reflections

Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel, which means God with us.

Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:28

That we abide in Him, and He in us, we know from what He has given us from His Spirit.

1 John 4:13In the midst of the vanity of chance,In the muddy stream of life's anxietiesThou hast possessed the all-joyous mysteryEvil is powerless. We are eternal. God is with us. Solovyov (From the poem "Emmanu-El")

To the two women who taught me what love is: