The ComforterSergius Bulgakov is widely considered to be the twentieth century's foremost Orthodox theologian, and his book The Comforter is an utterly comprehensive and profound study of the Holy Spirit. Encyclopedic in scope, The Comforter explores all aspects of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit, as they are viewed in the Orthodox tradition and throughout church history. The book has sections on the development of the doctrine of the Spirit in early Christianity and on the development of the doctrine of procession in the patristic and later Byzantine periods. It also touches on the place of the Holy Spirit in the Trinity and explores Old and New Testament notions of the Spirit of God. A concluding chapter deals with the mystical revelation of the Holy Spirit. Made available in English through the work of Boris Jakim, today's premier translator of Russian theology and philosophy into English, Bulgakov's Comforter in this edition is a major publishing event. |
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... character . Indeed , his per- sonal religious consciousness flowered in the following year , and he ac- cepted the call to the priesthood , receiving ordination in 1918 . These years of internal crisis and growth in Bulgakov's personal ...
... character . Indeed , his per- sonal religious consciousness flowered in the following year , and he ac- cepted the call to the priesthood , receiving ordination in 1918 . These years of internal crisis and growth in Bulgakov's personal ...
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... character that it is sufficient to affirm without dogmatically interpreting . And this is indeed what we find in the early Christian writings . The latter reflect a period of golden child- hood , though one that is already fading ...
... character that it is sufficient to affirm without dogmatically interpreting . And this is indeed what we find in the early Christian writings . The latter reflect a period of golden child- hood , though one that is already fading ...
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... character : tres autem non substantia , sed forma [ three not in substance but in form ] ( Adversus Praxean , ch . 2 ) . They are separated as alius , alius , alius [ other , other , other ] , being distinguished not only by their ...
... character : tres autem non substantia , sed forma [ three not in substance but in form ] ( Adversus Praxean , ch . 2 ) . They are separated as alius , alius , alius [ other , other , other ] , being distinguished not only by their ...
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... character , arises with the begin- ning of time and ends with its end , so that , as a result of this theory , the very existence of the economic Trinity after the end of the present world becomes problematic . It is this idea of the ...
... character , arises with the begin- ning of time and ends with its end , so that , as a result of this theory , the very existence of the economic Trinity after the end of the present world becomes problematic . It is this idea of the ...
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... character , is developed with reference to the work of salvation re- alized by Christ through the Holy Spirit . And to this predominantly soteriological aspect of St. Athanasius ' pneumatology corresponds an- other one - sidedness of ...
... character , is developed with reference to the work of salvation re- alized by Christ through the Holy Spirit . And to this predominantly soteriological aspect of St. Athanasius ' pneumatology corresponds an- other one - sidedness of ...
Contents
The Place of the Third Hypostasis in the Holy Trinity | 53 |
II The Taxis or Order of the Hypostases in the Holy Trinity | 68 |
The Procession of the Holy Spirit | 75 |
Photian AntiLatin Theology against the Latin Filioque | 95 |
On the Spirit of God and the Holy Spirit | 153 |
I In the Old Testament | 156 |
II In the New Testament | 159 |
The Dyad of the Word and the Spirit | 177 |
II In the Creaturely Sophia | 189 |
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abides Absolute accomplished according action apostle Athanasius attests beauty becomes bestowed Cappadocians causality character Christ Christian Church connection consubstantiality course creation creative creaturely Sophia Creed definition descent Divine Incarnation divine inspiration Divine Sophia Divine-humanity doctrine dogmatic dogmatic definition Dyad dyadic eros essence eternal exist expressed fact Father Filioque gift glory God-Man God's grace Gregory the Theologian hath heaven Holy Spirit Holy Trinity homoousianism human idea interrelation Jesus John of Damascus kenosis latter logology Logos Lord manifested Mark of Ephesus monasticism mystery nature Neoplatonism Old Testament ontological origination ousia pagan particular path patristic Pentecost Photius pneumatology polemic prayer precisely principle problem procession prophecy prophets question received reference relation reposing revelation self-revelation sending sense sent significance speak spirit-bearing subordinationism texts theologians theology ther things Third hypostasis thou three hypostases tion transcendent trihypostatic trinitarian trinitarity truth union unity unto Word