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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809093003321

Autore

Zizioulas Jean <1931->

Titolo

Communion and otherness : further studies in personhood and the church / / John D. Zizioulas ; edited by Paul McPartlan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : T & T Clark, 2006

ISBN

1-282-70974-7

9786612709746

0-567-36014-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (330 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

McPartlanPaul

Disciplina

264.36

Soggetti

Theological anthropology - Christianity

Church

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction: Communion and Otherness; Chapter 1 ON BEING OTHER: Towards an Ontology of Otherness; Chapter 2 ON BEING A PERSON: Towards an Ontology of Personhood; Chapter 3 THE FATHER AS CAUSE: Personhood Generating Otherness; Chapter 4 THE TRINITY AND PERSONHOOD: Appreciating the Cappadocian Contribution; Appendix: Person and Individual - a 'Misreading' of the Cappadocians?; Chapter 5 PNEUMATOLOGY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PERSON: A Commentary on the Second Ecumenical Council; Chapter 6 HUMAN CAPACITY AND HUMAN INCAPACITY: A Theological Exploration of Personhood

Chapter 7 'CREATED' AND 'UNCREATED': The Existential Significance of Chalcedonian ChristologyAppendix: A Dialogue with Philip Sherrard; Chapter 8 THE CHURCH AS THE 'MYSTICAL' BODY OF CHRIST: Towards an Ecclesial Mysticism; List of Sources; Index of Names

Sommario/riassunto

'Communion and otherness: how can these be reconciled?' In this wide-ranging study, the distinguished Orthodox theologian, Metropolitan John (Zizioulas) of Pergamon, seeks to answer that question. In his celebrated