Deification and Modern Orthodox Theology

Introduction to Contemporary Debates
Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-90-04-54709-4
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, 130 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 242 g

Reihe: Brill Research Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences / Brill Research Perspectives in Theology

Modern Orthodox identity is deeply interwoven with the notion of deification or union with God. For some theologians, deification represents the lens through which most, if not all, theological questions should be engaged. In this volume, Petre Maican undertakes the task of critically examining the extent to which deification informs the main debates inside Orthodox theology, focusing on four essential loci: anthropology, the Trinity, epistemology, and ecclesiology. Maican argues that while deification remains central to anthropology and the Orthodox understanding of the Trinity, it seems less relevant in the areas of ecclesiology and complexifies the Orthodox approach to Scripture and Tradition.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Maican, Petre

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Östliche & Orientalische Orthodoxe Kirchen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Abstract

Keywords

1 Introduction

2 Deification as the Pillar of Modern Orthodox Identity

3 Anthropology

4 Tradition and Experience

5 Trinity

6 Ecclesiology

7 Conclusion

Selected Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Petre Maican is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute for Eastern Christian Studies of Radboud University (The Netherlands). He holds a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from the University of Aberdeen and a M.Th. and B.Th. from the University of Bucharest in Romania. Since his graduation, he has worked as Teaching Fellow at the University of Aberdeen, UK, and Postdoctoral Researcher at UCLouvain, Belgium. He has published extensively in the areas of ecumenism, ecclesiology, and disability theology.