Theology Open to Philosophy: The First Orthodox Theologian, Myrrha Lot-Borodine, and the Limits of Orthodoxy Cover Image

Teologia otwarta na filozofię. Pierwsza prawosławna teolog, Myrrha Lot-Borodine, i granice ortodoksji
Theology Open to Philosophy: The First Orthodox Theologian, Myrrha Lot-Borodine, and the Limits of Orthodoxy

Author(s): Marta Lechowska
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, Eastern Orthodoxy, History of Religion
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: Christian anthropology; theosis; Orthodox theology; Myrrha Lot-Borodine; Semyon Frank

Summary/Abstract: The topic of the paper is Myrrha Lot-Borodine, the first Orthodox female theologian, and her attitude to unorthodox ideas. The first part of the article shows the efforts of Lot-Borodine to define the Eastern Christian doctrine and radically distinguish it from the Western branches of Christianity, and the second presents an unprecedented intellectual-spiritual rapport, mutual recognition and intimacy between the Russian theologian and the unorthodox philosopher Semyon Frank, who not only declared his extra-confessionality, but also fundamental freedom in the face of the theological doctrines established. The paper therefore juxtaposes two aspects of the creative personality of the first Orthodox female theologian – theological and philosophical or – the orthodox and the unorthodox.

  • Issue Year: 72/2024
  • Issue No: 7
  • Page Range: 37-52
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish
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