«Waiting for the Barbarians»: Identity and Polemicism in the Neo-patristic Synthesis of Georges Florovsky
Abstract
The article contains the critic of Florovsky’s works and his idea of neopatristic synthesis. The author of article proves that the Florovsky’s concept based on the source of Western Europe’s philosophical and theological ideas. In his opinion, Florovsky opposed Christian Hellenism to the western theology, at the same time he consumed the ideas of German idealists and romantics. The author of article offers to refuse prejudiced polemic approach. He proposes to aspire to «meeting» of the Western and Eastern Christianity.
About the Authors
Brandon Gallaher
Regent's Park College, University of Oxford
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Anatoly Cheryaev
Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Review
For citations:
Gallaher B., Cheryaev A. «Waiting for the Barbarians»: Identity and Polemicism in the Neo-patristic Synthesis of Georges Florovsky. Russian Journal of Philosophical Sciences. 2013;(10):77-92. (In Russ.)
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