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Talk with Franciscans (1965)
Volume 27. Argo, 1996.
2 Cassettes [Transcript: 36 pages]
…hospitality is a spiritual act. It is a disarmament conference, because it means that you do not use terms that estrange you from that what happens to you, from the foreigner who comes in. ...There is no end to this liberty of the the human soul, by naming, to create foreigners and brothers, you see. The brotherhood of man is not a fact; it’s an act of faith. ...Society begins with this spiritual unity, you see, that everybody is glad that the other fellow also has something to eat.
December 1965
In speaking with the Franciscan monks, Rosenstock-Huessy begins with reminding them of their philosophy, to live intensely each day, to maintain the ability "...to look into the chalice of a flower as though you saw it for the first time." But then he goes on to put this attitude in context by comparing it with that of the Dominicans, who eulogize the big picture and long time spans, and seek to generalize from experience. Of course, we need both attitudes and he gives vivid examples as to why. Generalizations represent order; at the same time, the revelations of each day, while unpredictable, are the source of creativity. Two 1-hour lectures.
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