A central truth, both in Christian theology and in Platonic thought, is that created beings are not perfect or self-sufficient. Discussing prayer, for example, Iamblichus defends the practice based on the idea “that we are inferior to the gods in power and in purity and all other respects.”
Worship and the paradox of divinity
Worship and the paradox of divinity
Worship and the paradox of divinity
A central truth, both in Christian theology and in Platonic thought, is that created beings are not perfect or self-sufficient. Discussing prayer, for example, Iamblichus defends the practice based on the idea “that we are inferior to the gods in power and in purity and all other respects.”