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Purification of Memory: A Study of Modern Orthodox Theologians from a Catholic Perspective

Purification of Memory: A Study of Modern Orthodox Theologians from a Catholic Perspective

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General Christianity

ISBN10: 0227175131
ISBN13: 9780227175132
Publisher: James Clarke Company
Published: Jun 25 2015
Pages: 232
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.61 Width: 6.11 Depth: 9.11
Language: English
An ecumenical investigation of Eastern Orthodox theology through its most distinguished modern contributors, revealing commonalities with the Western church.

Although its various bodies boast a combined total of at least 300 million members, the Eastern Orthodox Church is widely perceived among members of other denominations to be an exotic branch of the faith, often shrouded in mysticism and misunderstanding that has been exacerbated by the longstanding Eastern-Western split. In 'Purification of Memory', Ambrose Mong casts light on the true nature of Orthodox theology, illuminating the thinking of eight distinguished modern Orthodox theologians who have made important contributions on topics as ecclesiology, ecumenism, Christology, and Mariology. Approaching the work of John Meyendorff, Nicholas Afanasiev, John Zizioulas, Georges Florovsky, Sergius Bulgakov, Vladimir Lossky, Nicolas Berdyaev, and Jaroslav Pelikan from an ecumenical standpoint, Mong deftly draws comparisons with the theology of their Roman Catholic counterparts to reveal points on which the two traditions have much more in common than either side will always admit.

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