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        4. The Prodigal's Wandering (Book II)
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        Robert J. O’Connell
        
                                    
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                                            Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- Preface ix
- Preface to the second edition xiii
- Forms of Citation xv
- Introduction 1
- 1. Soul's Odyssey: Fall and Return 23
- 2. The Proëmium (Book I, 1-6) 37
- 3. A Meditation on Infancy (Book I, 7-31) 41
- 4. The Prodigal's Wandering (Book II) 46
- 5. First Conversion: Cicero, the Manichees (Book III) 51
- 6. To Become a "Little One" Again (Books IV and V, 1-2) 55
- 7. Faustus, Ambrose, and the "One Teacher" (Book V) 59
- 8. The Medicine of Faith and Suffering (Book VI) 63
- 9. Paroxysm and Advancing Cure (Book VII, 1-12) 71
- 10. The Decisive Admonition: Libri Platonicorum (Book VII, 13-27) 75
- 11. A Central Difficulty: Emanation and Omnipresence 81
- 12. The Pearl is Purchased (Book VIII) 90
- 13. Contemplation and the Soul's "First-Fruits" (Book IX) 105
- 14. Noverim Te, Noverim Me(Book X) 120
- 15. Eternity and the Fall into Time (Book XI) 135
- 16. The Soul's Eternal Home (Book XII) 145
- 17. The Return of Image to Archetype (Book XIII) 158
- 18. Conclusion 186
- Index 193
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- Preface ix
- Preface to the second edition xiii
- Forms of Citation xv
- Introduction 1
- 1. Soul's Odyssey: Fall and Return 23
- 2. The Proëmium (Book I, 1-6) 37
- 3. A Meditation on Infancy (Book I, 7-31) 41
- 4. The Prodigal's Wandering (Book II) 46
- 5. First Conversion: Cicero, the Manichees (Book III) 51
- 6. To Become a "Little One" Again (Books IV and V, 1-2) 55
- 7. Faustus, Ambrose, and the "One Teacher" (Book V) 59
- 8. The Medicine of Faith and Suffering (Book VI) 63
- 9. Paroxysm and Advancing Cure (Book VII, 1-12) 71
- 10. The Decisive Admonition: Libri Platonicorum (Book VII, 13-27) 75
- 11. A Central Difficulty: Emanation and Omnipresence 81
- 12. The Pearl is Purchased (Book VIII) 90
- 13. Contemplation and the Soul's "First-Fruits" (Book IX) 105
- 14. Noverim Te, Noverim Me(Book X) 120
- 15. Eternity and the Fall into Time (Book XI) 135
- 16. The Soul's Eternal Home (Book XII) 145
- 17. The Return of Image to Archetype (Book XIII) 158
- 18. Conclusion 186
- Index 193