“The triumph of the spiritual principle means, not the subordination of man to the universe, but the revelation of the universe in personality”. -Nikolai Berdaiev
Rufus F.
Rufus is a likeable curmudgeon. He has a PhD in History, sang for a decade in a punk band, and recently moved to NYC after nearly two decades in Canada. He wrote the book "The Paris Bureau" from Dio Press (2021).
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To explain a bit, I find the quote interseting because I’ve never heard anyone explain faith (he’s talking about Christianity) in quite that way. Also, Berdiaev is often called a “Christian existentialist”, which makes one wonder what Christian existentialism would look like- I think that quote really helps with that.Report