Attitude to the legacy of Thomas Aquinas in byzantine theology during the initial period of hesychastic discussions [PDF]
This article studies the fi rst episode in the encounter of Eastern theologians with theology of Thomas Aquinas (as it was presented by papal legates) which took place in the 1330s. It shows that of the two Orthodox authors, Barlaam and St.
Elga Kanaeva
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THE DOCTRINES OF MATTER IN LEONTIUS OF BYZANTIUM, THEOPHANES OF NICAEA, AND IN THE MIDDLE BYZANTINE PERIOD: THE PROBLEM OF INFLUENCES [PDF]
In the present article a case is made that Theophanes of Nicaea’s both early and later doctrine on matter, as well as his soteriology, was liable to Aristotelian and Leontian influences.
Dmitry I. Makarov
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Reception by P. A. Florensky of V. S. Soloviev’s heritage: from philosophy to teology of pan-unity [PDF]
The article deals with the fi rst stage of the philosophical and theological work of priest Pavel Florensky. At this stage, Florensky turns to the heritage of V.S. Solovyov and makes an attempt to give a theological interpretation of his main concepts, i.
Nikolai Pavliuchenkov
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Personalism in the theological anthropology of E. Brunner and in the sophiology of revd. Sergei Bulgakov [PDF]
The article is devoted to a comparative analysis of the personalist interpretation of the Christian kerygma in the dialectical theology of Protestantism (by E. Brunner) and in the Orthodox sophiological theology of the late S. Bulgakov.
Maxim Pylaev
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“It is exactly the same to know God and to be a seer of God”: Barlaam the Calabrian on the method in theology [PDF]
This article examines the views of Barlaam the Calabrian on the methodology of theology and draws on his theological texts, namely the three consequent versions of the “Treatise against the Latins”, correspondence with St.
Elga Kanaeva
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Concerns about Lycan's commonsensism
Abstract Despite wholeheartedly endorsing Lycan's commonsensism on display in On Evidence in Philosophy, this paper raises concerns about three views Lycan defends in that book. The first view is compatibilism about free will and determinism.
Michael Bergmann
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CAN SINNERS REALLY CHANGE? UNDERSTANDING PERSONAL SALVATION IN THE BLOCK UNIVERSE
Abstract This article brings time and theology together constructively in response to a pressing problem for the doctrine of personal salvation. The problem arises within the physics and metaphysics of time, as these support a so‐called temporal B‐theory in which time does not pass and reality is comprised of a block universe.
Emily Qureshi‐Hurst
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Ascetic Practices in Interfaith Dialogue
Abstract This article explores the fundamental theological and philosophical propositions on which ascetic teachings and mystical experiences within Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Jainism are based. In particular, it examines spirituality, purification, and psychophysical techniques, including bodily postures, breath control, and inner exploration ...
Nataliia Pavlyk
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Sergii Bulgakov’s Linguistic Trinity*
Abstract As the work of Sergii Bulgakov has become more widely available in English, his Trinitarian theology has become a subject of particular interest. This article analyses his less well‐known works on the Trinity from the 1920s, arguing that the understanding of Trinitarian doctrine developed there is inseparable from Bulgakov’s analyses of ...
Joshua Heath
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Name and Energy: Between the Substance and the Hypostasis (On Some Topics of the Present-Day Criticism of Imiaslavie) [PDF]
This article deals with problems of Orthodox understanding of the category “energy” in the context of the formula of Imiaslavie “The name of God is the energy of God”. Based on works by S.S. Khoruzhii and P.Yu.
Kryuchkov Timofei
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