ON THE VERY IDEA OF AN ONTOLOGY OF COMMUNION: BEING, RELATION AND FREEDOM IN ZIZIOULAS AND LEVINAS

The present article examines the theology of John Zizioulas with a view to understanding its coherence and viability for ecclesiology. Instead of treating his trinitarian theology, or his historical claims, I focus upon the basic themes of his personalistic ontology, especially the relationship betw...

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Main Author: Ables, Travis E. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2011
In: Heythrop journal
Year: 2011, Volume: 52, Issue: 4, Pages: 672-683
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