[percy-l] Re: transcendence and immanence

From: David Alan Beck (dabeck@iupui.edu)
Date: Tue Mar 19 2002 - 11:13:58 EST


I agree with Karey. She wrote:

<The transcendent God is the intangible, abstract God -- the God that is
without us; the immanent God is within us, manifested in the physical
world.I think one of Percy's points is that separately they're not good, they
must be integrated.>

From a Christian perspectve, of course, the integration is found in the
Incarnation--of God becoming man.

David

On Tue, 19 Mar 2002, Karey Perkins wrote:

> The transcendent God is the intangible, abstract God -- the God that is
> without us; the immanent God is within us, manifested in the physical world.
>
> I think one of Percy's points is that separately they're not good, they must
> be integrated. Like in Love in the Ruins, when his lapsometer reads
> angelism-bestialism. I think there's a parallel there. He has that theme
> throughout all his works; as early as the Moviegoer he compares "the
> romantic" stranger he meets on the bus with the salesman he meets on the
> same bus -- I think he's dealing with this issue/theme throughout his works.
>
> My question is: how does his concept of the "romantic" relate to his
> concept "angelism" relate to his concept of "transcendence"? Are they
> equivalent and interchangeable terms or do they shift in meaning?
>
> Another question I've been wanting to ask: What is a "moviegoer"? Is that
> the same thing as a "romantic"?
>
> Also, btw, I found the term "Schaddenfreud" twice in "The Last Gentleman,"
> though the concept is throughout his works. I'm reading Lancelot now, and
> the hurricane is coming!
>
> Karey
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> I was wondering if anyone could elucidate the terms "transcendence" and
> "immanence." I'm writing an undergaduate Honor's thesis on Percy and one of
> my chapters is on Lost in the Cosmos. I know that these two terms are used
> by Catholics to describe our two-fold relationship with God. How does this
> relate to Percy's use of them in Lost in the Cosmos? Percy's use of them
> seems slightly denigrating. If anyone knows of any articles that deal with
> this, I would love to know what they are.
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David Beck

"I would feel more optimistic about a bright
future for man if he spent less time proving that
he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness
and respecting her seniority."
                      - E. B. White
                

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