Thank you Andrew, that's very kind! You're being very modest though in not mentioning your own important contributions on Boehme - a few of which I'll link to here, in case readers unfamililar with your work find them of interest:
As for Kuhlmann, as you rightly say, he is of great interest and does indeed feature in my book on the chapter dealing with Jane Lead, the Philadelphians and their precursors. I didn't mentiong him here because I didn't want overload my text with too names. But on reflection, you're right and I should look to weave him into the discussion.
Ariel- A fantastically detailed, not to mention nuanced piece on Boehme. I particularly liked your observation here: "Although several prominent scholars have suggested that the Digger leader Gerrard Winstanley (1609–1676) was influenced to some degree by Boehme it nonetheless seems certain, to my mind, that Winstanley did not consult any of Boehme’s works while writing his own. And while it is impossible to state definitively that a person never read, heard or discussed a particular text, it appears very probable that Winstanley was not influenced by Boehme’s teachings directly, or indeed that he engaged with or reacted against them. The disparities between them are far too great." A great eye. Thanks for the insights. Hope you're well this week? Cheers, -Thalia
Thank you Andrew, that's very kind! You're being very modest though in not mentioning your own important contributions on Boehme - a few of which I'll link to here, in case readers unfamililar with your work find them of interest:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Boehme-Intellectual-Biography-Seventeenth-Century-Philosopher/dp/0791405974
https://brill.com/display/title/21322?language=en
https://brill.com/display/title/38742?language=en
As for Kuhlmann, as you rightly say, he is of great interest and does indeed feature in my book on the chapter dealing with Jane Lead, the Philadelphians and their precursors. I didn't mentiong him here because I didn't want overload my text with too names. But on reflection, you're right and I should look to weave him into the discussion.
Ariel- A fantastically detailed, not to mention nuanced piece on Boehme. I particularly liked your observation here: "Although several prominent scholars have suggested that the Digger leader Gerrard Winstanley (1609–1676) was influenced to some degree by Boehme it nonetheless seems certain, to my mind, that Winstanley did not consult any of Boehme’s works while writing his own. And while it is impossible to state definitively that a person never read, heard or discussed a particular text, it appears very probable that Winstanley was not influenced by Boehme’s teachings directly, or indeed that he engaged with or reacted against them. The disparities between them are far too great." A great eye. Thanks for the insights. Hope you're well this week? Cheers, -Thalia
Thanks so much Thalia; really glad you liked it!
Actually a really packed week, but with some fun teaching; hope yours went well Thalia.