Sergey Bulgakov and Georges Florovsky: The Task of Relating God and Creation

A Sergey Bulgakov and Georges Florovsky belong to the same Eastern Orthodox tradition and often use the same terminology in their works, they speak two different languages and have vastly different theologies. In this article, I will seek to show that the way these two thinkers responded to the cha...

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Main Author: Vyacheslav LYTVYNENKO
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Language:English
Published: Eastern European Instute of Theology 2014-05-01
Series:Богословські роздуми: Східноєвропейський журнал богословʼя
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Online Access:http://reflections.eeit-edu.info/article/view/70082
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description A Sergey Bulgakov and Georges Florovsky belong to the same Eastern Orthodox tradition and often use the same terminology in their works, they speak two different languages and have vastly different theologies. In this article, I will seek to show that the way these two thinkers responded to the challenges of their time and appropriated their theological and philosophical sources led them to two different conceptions of God and creation. To narrow down my focus, I will concentrate specifically on several sophiological works of Bulgakov and Florovsky’s writings on God and creation. Based on my discussion of these authors, I will conclude with a few suggestions for the Evangelical audience, encouraging us in further reflection on the issues of relating God and creation and appropriating the sources of our theology as we seek to make our message relevant today.
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spelling doaj-art-c2d1c41edbf64472816b8817faea92722025-08-20T03:44:47ZengEastern European Instute of TheologyБогословські роздуми: Східноєвропейський журнал богословʼя2789-15692789-15772014-05-011510.29357/issn.2521-179X.2014.15.209Sergey Bulgakov and Georges Florovsky: The Task of Relating God and CreationVyacheslav LYTVYNENKO0Vyacheslav Lytvynenko taught Historical Theology and Eastern Orthodoxy at Donetsk Christian University from 2003–2010. In 2014 he defended his doctoral dissertation on Greek Patristics at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. A Sergey Bulgakov and Georges Florovsky belong to the same Eastern Orthodox tradition and often use the same terminology in their works, they speak two different languages and have vastly different theologies. In this article, I will seek to show that the way these two thinkers responded to the challenges of their time and appropriated their theological and philosophical sources led them to two different conceptions of God and creation. To narrow down my focus, I will concentrate specifically on several sophiological works of Bulgakov and Florovsky’s writings on God and creation. Based on my discussion of these authors, I will conclude with a few suggestions for the Evangelical audience, encouraging us in further reflection on the issues of relating God and creation and appropriating the sources of our theology as we seek to make our message relevant today. http://reflections.eeit-edu.info/article/view/70082Сергей БулгаковГеоргий ФлоровскийБогословиеБог и творение
spellingShingle Vyacheslav LYTVYNENKO
Sergey Bulgakov and Georges Florovsky: The Task of Relating God and Creation
Богословські роздуми: Східноєвропейський журнал богословʼя
Сергей Булгаков
Георгий Флоровский
Богословие
Бог и творение
title Sergey Bulgakov and Georges Florovsky: The Task of Relating God and Creation
title_full Sergey Bulgakov and Georges Florovsky: The Task of Relating God and Creation
title_fullStr Sergey Bulgakov and Georges Florovsky: The Task of Relating God and Creation
title_full_unstemmed Sergey Bulgakov and Georges Florovsky: The Task of Relating God and Creation
title_short Sergey Bulgakov and Georges Florovsky: The Task of Relating God and Creation
title_sort sergey bulgakov and georges florovsky the task of relating god and creation
topic Сергей Булгаков
Георгий Флоровский
Богословие
Бог и творение
url http://reflections.eeit-edu.info/article/view/70082
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