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The only comprehensive critical anthology of theological and
historical aspects related to Florovsky's thought by an
international group of leading academics and church personalities.
It is the only book in English translation of Florovsky's key study
in French - "The Body of the Living Christ: An Orthodox
Interpretation of the Church". The contributors tackle a broad
range of subjects that comprise the theological legacy of one of
the most influential theologians of the twentieth century. The
essays examine the life and work of Florovsky, his theology and
theological methodology, as well as ecclesiology and ecumenism. A
must-have volume for those who study Florovsky and his legacy.
Based on a constructive reading of Scripture, the apostolic and
patristic traditions and deeply rooted in the sacramental
experience and spiritual ethos of the Orthodox Church, John
Zizioulas offers a timely anthropological and cosmological
perspective of human beings as "priests of creation" in addressing
the current ecological crisis. Given the critical and urgent
character of the global crisis and by adopting a clear line of
argumentation, Zizioulas describes a vision based on a
compassionate and incarnational conception of the human beings as
liturgical beings, offering creation to God for the life of the
world. He encourages the need for deeper interaction with modern
science, from which theology stands to gain an appreciation of the
interconnection of every aspect of materiality and life with
humankind. The result is an articulate and promising vision that
inspires a new ethos, or way of life, to overcome our alienation
from the rest of creation.
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The Sophiology of Death
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Sergius Bulgakov; Translated by Roberto J de la Noval; Foreword by David Bentley Hart
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Rarely are we privileged to see the making of a saint, but it is
just what this book gives us for John of Kronstadt (1829-1908), a
major figure in the religious life of Late Imperial Russia. So
popular was Father John during his years of ministry that Kronstadt
became a pilgrimage site replete with peddlers selling souvenir
photographs, postcards, and commemorative mugs.
A Prodigal Saint follows Father John's development from activist
priest to venerated spiritual leader and, after his death, to his
elevation to sainthood in 1990. We see both the inner life of an
aspiring saint and the symbiotic relationship between a living icon
and his followers.
Father John represented a fundamentally new type of religious
behavior and a new standard of sanctity in Late Imperial Russia. He
ministered to the poor of Kronstadt, creating shelters and
employment programs and participating in the temperance movement.
In the process he acquired a reputation for prayerful intercession
that soon spread beyond Kronstadt. When he was asked to minister to
the dying Alexander III in 1894, his fame became international as
he attracted correspondents from the United States and Europe. In
his later years he allied himself increasingly with the radical
right, which has had momentous implications for the Russian
Orthodox Church in the twentieth century.
Kizenko draws upon rich and virtually unknown documents from the
Russian archives, including Father John's diaries, thousands of
letters he received from his followers, and the police reports on
the sect that formed around him. John's diaries are a truly unique
source, for they document the making of a modern saint: his
struggles with doubt, his ascetic practices, and his growing
realization that others saw him as a saint. Kizenko explores the
extent to which Father John collaborated in the formation of his
own cult and how he himself was influenced by the expectations and
desires of his audience. In the final chapter she follows Father
John's posthumous reputation (and the struggles over how to use
that reputation) in Russia, the Soviet Union, and throughout the
world. A Prodigal Saint is published in collaboration with the
Harriman Institute at Columbia University as part of its Studies of
the Harriman Institute series. It is a pioneering study that
contributes to our understanding of lived religion, saints' cults,
and modern Russian history.
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