СИМБОЛИЧКО И ЛИРСКО У РЕЦЕПЦИЈИ ДЕЛА СВЕТОГ ЈУСТИНА ПОПОВИЋА
SYMBOLICAL AND LYRICAL IN THE RECEPTION OF ST JUSTIN’S WORK

Author(s): Sunčica Denić
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, Eastern Orthodoxy, Theory of Literature
Published by: Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju
Keywords: Saint Justin Popović; lyrical work; metaphorical-symbolic image; reception; transformation
Summary/Abstract: The literary or, better, lyrical, metaphorical-symbolic image of “canonized” language is visible and highlighted in the work of Saint Justin Popović (Abba Justin), especially in his shorter forms. The reception transmits the complete image of God, regardless whether Saint Justin is dealing with Liturgy, philosophical understanding of God, or Divine substance. No less, Justin reveals God in small descriptions of plants (flowers) or animals (roe deer), in a letter to a dying friend (Nušić) or in his address to other close beings. His apostolic tone and his reflections always reveal the harmony of a “higher order”. Everything in his work translates into a lyric synthesis of transformation and illumination, which characterize those who keep an unbreakable connection and love to God and have a direct experience of the Holy Fathers.

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