Orthodox Dogmatic TheologyThe long-awaited second of six planned volumes in translation of this, the greatest masterpiece of modern Orthodox theology. Staniloae develops a theology of creation, humanity, the unseen world of angels and demons, the fall of humanity, providence and the deification of the world. |
Contents
THE VISIBLE WORLD | 1 |
THE WORLD AS GIFT AND WORD | 21 |
THE CREATION OF MAN | 65 |
ANGELS AND HUMAN LIFE | 113 |
ENEMIES OF THE GOOD | 147 |
THE FALL | 163 |
PROVIDENCE AND THE DEIFICATION OF THE WORLD | 191 |
Common terms and phrases
according aeon Ambigua angels Basil beauty become beginning belongs breath bring Christ comes commun communion conscious continually created things creation creative creator death deification dialogue Dionysius the Areopagite divine grace divine Spirit ence eternity evil existence experience fact fathers fellow human gift given God's grace Gregory of Nazianzus Gregory of Nyssa Gregory Palamas Hence Hesychasts higher Holy Homilies human nature human person human spirit human subject hypostasis inasmuch incarnate spirit infinite infinity inner principles John Chrysostom John of Damascus knowl knowledge living Logos Lossky manifested material form Maximus the Confessor meaning Michael Psellos mind Moreover mystery Nicetas Stethatos NPNF object participation passions perfect possibility rationality of nature relation relationship remain responsibility revealed sake sense sensible world Sinkewicz soul speak Staniloae Staniloae's supreme Personal reality tion transcends transfiguration transparent tree ture understanding Vladimir Lossky whole words