This is an in-depth analysis of the malaise of contemporary Western
civilization, based upon its modern and post modern ideological and
philosophical underpinnings. And, from that grounding, it is a
study that proceeds to offer a cogent diagnosis of an (if not the)
intellectual problem lying at its epicenter.The author identifies
that challenge as the demise of a concern for ontology amid a
preoccupation with epistemology which, as he demonstrates,
characterizes the philosophical consensus dominating that
civilization, particularly since the Enlightenment. The author sets
forth as a valuable resource for remedying that dilemma an Eastern
ascetic theologian, who is shown to provide resource for rethinking
a theology of mission for the present day, viewed within the
parameters of the theology of John Wesley. Bellini's work addresses
all of the above, and does so within the framework of recovering
the apostolic concept of participation in Christ, from the
standpoint of what he calls a Radical Orthodoxy perspective. In
short, this is a study that does not stop with a cogent cultural
evaluation and critique, but also offers a prescriptive response.
He finds in Maximus the Confessor a "participatory view of
ontology, in continuity with a Christological ontology of
participation," which has special relevance for the global
Christianity of the twenty first century. Following Maximus, as
well as Wesley's prevenient grace, Bellini champions a worldview
that discerns within every culture some "point of similarity" or
contact, "however vague, wounded or fallen," with the universal
witness of the Holy Spirit.
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