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The third tab lists the many courses that Father T’Jampens, throughout his life, typed together in an ‘artisanal’ manner on his old typewriter or even wrote down by hand. It was still the time of the alcohol duplicator, later of the ‘stencils’, and even later of the copying machine familiar to us all.
He always compiled his courses with exceptional conscientiousness. They bear witness to his immense erudition, insight, and wisdom. But above all, they demonstrate a metaphysics that, through Ancient Greek thought, Patristics, Scholasticism, and Neoscholasticism, constantly pays attention to everything that is higher and that transcends us humans—of a “philosophia perennis,” an eternal philosophy. They are imbued with ethical and religious values that sometimes stand in stark contrast to the overly materialistic mentality of our time. Moreover, he was intimately familiar with the world of anthropology and magic and possessed almost prophetic insights.
He supplemented the body of thought of world-famous authors such as M. Eliade, N. Söderblom, and W. Kristensen, among others, and even revised their texts regarding hiero-analysis. “They ‘see’ only the profane, not the sacred side,” he would say on occasion and with some concern, “and it is time that people start viewing these things from an ‘internalist’ standpoint as well.”
In that respect, the courses on ‘Hiero-analysis’ (3.5 and 4.2), as well as the ‘Introduction to New Age’ (8.4), the ‘Elements of Philosophy of Religion’ (8.3), and the ‘Biblical Themes’ (9.2) seem to us exceptionally fascinating and valuable.
Finally, we would like to mention that all translations from Dutch were performed using Google Translate. To the extent possible, these texts were reviewed and corrected. The webmaster apologizes for any errors that were overlooked during translation.
The courses, an overview
Courses from 1975 to 1978
These are not in my possession.