Selected essays. Volume II, Studies in theology /
"Volume II consists of articles, some concerning modern theologians, such as Hans Urs von Balthasar, Sergii Bulgakov, Karl Barth, Vladimir Lossky, arranged chronologically. Several articles are thematic: concerned with questions of hermeneutics; the Philokalia of 1782, and the related Slav Dobr...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Volume II consists of articles, some concerning modern theologians, such as Hans Urs von Balthasar, Sergii Bulgakov, Karl Barth, Vladimir Lossky, arranged chronologically. Several articles are thematic: concerned with questions of hermeneutics; the Philokalia of 1782, and the related Slav Dobrotolyubie, the role of the Jesus Prayer, and the doctrine of deification; the nature of theology and the role of the theologian, as well as related questions concerning the authority of the Fathers, and the development of doctrine; the place of the Liturgy in Christian reflection and its cosmic entailments, also important for understanding the liturgical calendar; iconography; understanding of the role of the Mother of God and her bearing on questions of ecclesiology; sophiology; and finally an ambitious attempt to clarify Byzantine Trinitarian theology (with implications for modern Orthodox theology). The insights of the Fathers are interwoven with and inform reflection on problems belonging to the contemporary world"--Publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (496 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780192882912 0192882910 9780192882929 0192882929 9780191976926 019197692X |