Cambridge Companion to Orthodox Christian Theology (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Cunningham, Mary B.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Orthodox Christian theology is often presented as the direct inheritor of the doctrine and tradition of the early Church. But continuity with the past is only part of the truth; it would be false to conclude that the eastern section of the Christian Church is in any way static. Orthodoxy, building on its patristic foundations, has blossomed in the modern period. This volume focuses on the way Orthodox theological tradition is understood and lived today. It explores the Orthodox understanding of what theology is: an expression of the Church's life of prayer, both corporate and personal, from which it can never be separated. Besides discussing aspects of doctrine, the book portrays the main figures, themes and developments that have shaped Orthodox thought. There is particular focus on the Russian and Greek traditions, as well as the dynamic but less well-known Antiochian tradition and the Orthodox presence in the West.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Dezember 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781139801409
• Artikelnr.: 52940218

Autorenporträt

Elizabeth Theokritoff is an independent scholar and translator, with particular interests in liturgical theology and theology of creation. She has lectured and led workshops widely and published numerous articles.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Doctrine and Tradition: 1. Who are the Orthodox Christians? A
historical introduction Mary Cunningham and Elizabeth Theokritoff; 2.
Scripture and tradition in the Church Theodore G. Stylianopoulos; 3.
Biblical interpretation in worship Archimandrite Ephrem Lash; 4. God in
Trinity Boris Bobrinskoy; 5. Creator and creation Elizabeth Theokritoff; 6.
Christ and salvation Peter Bouteneff; 7. Eschatology Bishop Hilarion
Alfeyev; 8. The Church Matthew Steenberg; 9. Theology of the icon Mariamna
Fortounatto and Mary Cunningham; 10. The human person as image and likeness
of God Nonna Verna Harrison; 11. The spiritual way John Chryssavgis; Part
II. Contemporary Orthodox Theology: Its Formation and Character: 12. Church
Fathers and the shaping of orthodox theology Augustine Casiday; 13. The
patristic revival and its protagonists Andrew Louth; 14. The Russian
religious revival and its theological legacy Michael Plekon; 15. Some key
themes and figures in Greek theological thought Athanasios N.
Papathanasiou; 16. Personhood and its exponents in twentieth-century
orthodox theology Aristotle Papanikolaou; 17. The witness of the church in
a pluralistic world: theological renaissance in the Church of Antioch
Nicolas Abou Mrad; 18. Russian theology after totalitarianism Leonid
Kishkovsky; 19. Orthodox Christianity in the West: the ecumenical challenge
John Jillions.