Orthodoxy and the West
This book tells the story, from a Greek perspective, of the penetration of Orthodoxy by Western theological attitudes, beginning with the first translations of Thomas Aquinas and ending with the tradition of academic theology of the modern Greek universities. From the fourteenth century to the present day, the Greek Church has either willingly adopted Western religious ideas or had them forced upon it by authoritarian Greek governments. This book tells the story, from a Greek perspective, of the penetration of Orthodoxy by Western theological attitudes, beginning with the first translations of Thomas Aquinas and ending with the tradition of academic theology of the modern Greek universities. The unfolding of the story, punctuated by many vivid portraits of the chief personalities of the times, raises searching questions about the nature of Hellenic self-identity.
Contents
Preface to the English Edition |
p. vii |
Translators' Note |
p. xi |
I. The Historical Context |
p. 3 |
II. The Creation of the "West" |
p. 11 |
III. The Ecclesial Framework |
p. 23 |
IV. The Origins of the Rift |
p. 33 |
V. The First Greek Unionists |
p. 45 |
VI. "Aristotelians" or "Scholastics" |
p. 51 |
VII. Western Propaganda |
p. 59 |
VIII. Korydalleus and Korydallism |
p. 63 |
IX. The "Confessors of Faith" |
p. 71 |
X. A Historical Quandry |
p. 85 |
XI. The "Modernists" or "Progressives" |
p. 99 |
XII. Vigilance and Resistance |
p. 111 |
XIII. The Enlightenment |
p. 139 |
XIV. Independence and an Alient State |
p. 157 |
XV. The Autocephaly of the Church of Greece |
p. 169 |
XVI. The Theological Schools |
p. 193 |
XVII. The Extra-Ecclesiastical Organizations |
p. 217 |
XVIII. Papadiamantis and His School |
p. 251 |
XIX. The 1960s |
p. 273 |
Notes |
p. 309 |
Bibliography |
p. 337 |
Index |
p. 363 |
Product Description
Paperback: |
379 Pages |
Publisher: |
Holy Cross Orthodox Press |
ISBN: |
978-1-885652-81-2 |
Product Dimensions: |
6 x 9 x 0.8 inches |
Author: |
Christos Yannaras |
Publication Year: |
2006 |
Translator: |
Norman Russell |