The Living Tradition of the Church in the Theological Legacy of Nikolay Aksakov [PDF]
This article is an attempt to systematise the views of the prominent Russian ecclesiologist and canonist Nikolay Aksakov on the Tradition of the Church.
Marina Naumova
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Toward a Baptismal Ecclesiology: Faith Content and Ecclesial Context [PDF]
This article focuses on the study of the essence and structure of the church in the context of contemporary Orthodox ecclesiology. A theological definition and dogma on the Church do not yet exist, though XIX and XX century’s theologians have made ...
Archpriest John Erickson
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Ideas about the criteria of the Ecumenical Council in Byzantium in the 1st half of the 15th century and the concept of the Pentarchy [PDF]
This article examines the views of Byzantine theologians and church leaders of the 1st half of the 15th century on the criteria for an Ecumenical Council in connection with the controversy about the Union of Florence.
Petr Paskov
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Churching of Society from Within and Not from Without: Reception of Sergius Bulgakov’s Ideas in Contemporary Political Theology [PDF]
In recent years, there has been a steady increase in interest in the works of Fr. Sergius Bulgakov, both in the Russian-speaking and in the Western academia. As one would expect, this sometimes leads to Bulgakov being approached by theologians who defend
Ilin Ivan Yu.
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The Theological Heritage of Fr. Alexander Schmemann [PDF]
September 2021 marks 100 years since the birth of Fr. Alexander Schmemann. This interview focusses on the main significance of his work for Christian theology in the fields of liturgical revival and Eucharistic Theology. Fr.
Fr. Georgy Kochetkov +4 more
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“The way God expects the Church to go in the third millennium”. Synodality in the Catholic Church today: theological aspects and challenges [PDF]
The article is devoted to the consideration of such a phenomenon in theology and ecclesiology of the modern Catholic Church as synodality. In October 2021, the first phase of the XVI General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops of the Catholic Church ...
Alexey Maksimov
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A Federative Model of the Church in Orthodox Theology [PDF]
The author continues his study of the ways in which the political concept of federation is used to describe church organisation, this time taking as a basis the texts of Orthodox authors. These writers borrowed the idea of a federative structure of early
Pavel Ermilov
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Homoian episcopate of Thrace and Illyricum: doctrinal identity and ecclesiological position in the Arian controversy of the 4th century [PDF]
This article deals with the history of the Homoian church party in Thrace and Illyricum at the turn of the 4th and 5th centuries. The article examines the scientifi c discussion on the meaning of the concept of “Homoianism” and its relationship to the ...
Georgy Zakharov
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Five patriarchs in the "Chronicle" of Theophanes the Confessor [PDF]
The Chronicle of Theophanes Confessor is known for its chronology. Theophanes dates all events in accordance with the years of ministry of the Pope and the four patriarchs.
Olga Izotova
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The view on the reasons for the Great schism and on the possibilities for its overcoming in the speech of st. Marcus Eugenicus at the first session of the council of Ferrara-Florence [PDF]
This article deals with the introductory speech of St. Marcus Eugenicus at the first meeting of Ferrara-Florentine Council (10.08.1438) in the context of the Byzantine tradition of understanding the causes of the Great Schism.
Petr Paskov
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