From Ousia to Sophia: The Patristic and Classical Background to Twentieth-Century Essentialism and Personalism
Both Classical Greek philosophy and the early Christian theology that often drew upon it reflected a tension in their understanding of essence (οὐσία). Was it a concrete thing, something that could assume agency and be related to, or did it refer only to the shared characteristics that reflect thing...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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[2021]
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International journal of systematic theology
Anno: 2021, Volume: 23, Fascicolo: 1, Pagine: 57-67 |
| Notazioni IxTheo: | KAB Cristianesimo delle origini KAH Età moderna KDF Chiesa ortodossa NBF Cristologia TB Antichità classica VA Filosofia |
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| Riepilogo: | Both Classical Greek philosophy and the early Christian theology that often drew upon it reflected a tension in their understanding of essence (οὐσία). Was it a concrete thing, something that could assume agency and be related to, or did it refer only to the shared characteristics that reflect things and persons of a common kind? In this article I first establish that this question pertains, mutatis mutandis, to the Platonic forms, as well as to Christian concepts of essence and nature. I then argue that the Christian theology of the conciliar period sided against the reification of essence/nature, noting that their misplaced concreteness resulted in problematic doctrines. In conclusion I briefly explore how this same dynamic plays out in twentieth-century Orthodox theology, as expressed by Sergius Bulgakov, Vladimir Lossky and John Zizioulas. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-2400 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: International journal of systematic theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/ijst.12457 |
