Identity and Continuity: Sources of Byzantine Philosophy
in Patristic Theology
Identity and Continuity: Sources of Byzantine Philosophy
in Patristic Theology
Author(s): Ioan Dura, Rudian Borcan, Ştefan Lazăr, Petre Pandele, Ion ApostuSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion
Published by: Editura Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi
Keywords: Byzantine philosophy; Patristic theology; Saint John Chrysostom; knowledge;
Summary/Abstract: The analysis of a spirituality, such as the Byzantine one, and the revealing of theaspects that mark the profile of philosophy within this horizon could represent for thepostmodern human being a necessity in understanding the dynamics of EasternChristianity. In a culture dominated by reactions to previous philosophical systems, ofpostmodernist deconstructivism, a rediscovery of what we can call “Byzantinephilosophy”, as a successor of the evangelical message, specified and developed withinthe patristic theology and accessible in the form of a completely spiritual philosophicaldiscourse. This is the main aim of the article: to explore the sources of Byzantinephilosophy in the theology of Saint John Chrysostom.
Journal: Analele Ştiinţifice ale Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi. Teologie Ortodoxă
- Issue Year: 25/2020
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 121-128
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English