God as love: the concept and spiritual aspects of agapē in modern Russian religious thought

The development and principal characteristics of Russian religious thought in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries -- The theme of love in the manuals of the nineteenth-century Academic theology -- The birth of lay and ecclesial modern theology -- The concept of love with the two founders of Russi...

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Main Author: Oravecz, Johannes Miroslav (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Grand Rapids, Mich. [u.a.] Eerdmans 2014
In:Year: 2014
Reviews:God as Love. The Concept and Spiritual Aspects of Agapé in Modern Russian Religious Thought. Foreword by P. Valliere (2016) (Slenczka, Reinhard, 1931 - 2022)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Russia / Orthodox Church / Theology / Agape / History 1800-2000
Further subjects:B Love Religious aspects Christianity
B Theology, Doctrinal History 19th century Russia
B Orthodox Eastern Church Doctrines History 20th century Biserica Ortodoxă Română / Evanghelia 1800 - 1999
B Agape
B Theology, Doctrinal Russia History
B God (Christianity) Love
B Theology, Doctrinal History 20th century Russia
B Orthodox Eastern Church Doctrines History 19th century
B Thesis
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Summary:The development and principal characteristics of Russian religious thought in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries -- The theme of love in the manuals of the nineteenth-century Academic theology -- The birth of lay and ecclesial modern theology -- The concept of love with the two founders of Russian religious philosophy : N. F. Fedorov and V.S. Solov'ev -- The moralist school of theology -- The mystical-wisdom stream of theology -- To ponder and to pronounce love in exile : between philosophy and poetry -- The theology of love in the perspective of return to the fathers : the neopatristic school of the twentieth century
Nineteenth- and twentieth-century Russian religious intellectuals devoted a great deal of attention to the concept of agapē, or Divine Love, arguing that the Christian church is a reflection of the triune, self-sacrificing God and his love for all of creation. On account of their deliberations, these intellectuals played a key role in mediating between the Orthodox Church and modern society. Their quest for dialogue between the 'mystery of the sacred' and the 'ordinary of everyday life' remains relevant for Western societies today. In God as Love Johannes Oravecz presents a comprehensive summation of twenty-five prominent Russian religious thinkers and their thought on the concept of agape, showing in detail how they broke new ground in their various affirmations of the truth that God is love. No other book in any language treats this topic with such breadth and depth
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0802868932