Флоровский против Тойнби: экуменический контекст критики теории цивилизаций
Florovsky vs Toynbee: The Ecumenical context of Criticism of the theory of civilizations

Summary/Abstract: The subject of this research is very relevant in the context of spiritual and socio-political contradictions of the modern world. The problems of civilization in the context of ecumenical dialogue are still poorly studied. On the basis of the prosopographic method and civilizational approach, the authors study Archpriest George Florovsky’s critical analysis of the historical and cultural concept of Arnold Joseph Toynbee. The authors focus on Father George’s speech at an ecumenical meeting in Greece in 1959, as well as his posthumously published article on major ecumenical thinkers. The authors elaborate on Father George’s main arguments in his criticism of Toynbee’s concept. The main motives and concepts of this critical analysis (“rejudices of the West”, Christian understanding of history, the need for an ecumenical meeting) are highlighted. The authors express their attitude to Father George’s critical considerations. In this regard, they recognize the solidity and significance of the civilizational research of the outstanding English historian of the twentieth century, Arnold Joseph Toynbee.

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