The World as Sacrament: Insights into an Orthodox Worldview
If there exists today a vision able to transcend or transform national conflicts and confessional tensions, it may well be the appreciation of the world seen as sacrament. The earth that we all share reveals to us glimpses of wholeness and holiness. This paper examines, from the perspective of Ortho...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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1997
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Pacifica
Year: 1997, Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-24 |
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Summary: | If there exists today a vision able to transcend or transform national conflicts and confessional tensions, it may well be the appreciation of the world seen as sacrament. The earth that we all share reveals to us glimpses of wholeness and holiness. This paper examines, from the perspective of Orthodox theology and spirituality, the notions of sacrament and symbol, the concept of creation “out of nothing”, the doctrine of the Incarnation, and the relationship of the transcendent God to the world around us. |
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ISSN: | 1839-2598 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Pacifica
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/1030570X9701000104 |