Abstract
Abstract The divine ideas tradition is introduced, not primarily in terms of its philosophical characteristics, but as a theological concept widely employed for most of the history of Christian thought as a way of understanding the communion among creatures and between creatures and God. Contemporary denials and distortions of truth are contrasted with the reverence for truth at the heart of the divine ideas tradition, especially with the tradition’s acknowledgment of the sovereign majesty of beauty, goodness, and truth as created expressions of the divine meaning. The material claims of the divine ideas teaching are explored in terms of the polarity of stances among divine ideas exponents, both with regard to the metaphysical and noetic significance of the ideas. As well, the divine ideas tradition is shown to provide a mode of contemplative understanding that opens doctrine to the mystery to which doctrine directs believers.
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