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This book is a collection of major articles and texts by Georges Florovsky (1893-1979), a important twentieth century theologian, historian, ecumenist and patristic scholar. It includes representative and widely influential but now largely inaccessible writings, some newly translated, with explanatory and bibliographical notes, covering all periods of his career and divided into three major thematic sections: 1) Creation and Incarnation; 2) The Nature of Theology; 3) Ecclesiology and Eschatology. A foreword by Metropolitan Kallistos Ware presents the theological vision of Georges Florovsky and discusses the continuing relevance of his work not only for Orthodox theology but also for modern theology in general. The Introduction by Brandon Gallaher gives a broad theological and historical overview of Florovsky's work, relating it to trends in both modern Roman Catholic and Protestant theology and outlining his importance to contemporary ecumenism, patristics and Orthodox thought and life. The book includes explanatory notes, translation of patristic citations and a full index.
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Georges Vasilievich Florovsky (1893-1979) was an Eastern Orthodox priest, theologian, historian and pioneering ecumenist. He is considered, along with Sergei Bulgakov, Vladimir Lossky, Justin Popovic and Dumitru Staniloae, to be one of the most important Eastern Orthodox theologians of the 20th century. Paul Ladouceur is Adjunct Professor in Orthodox Theology, Universite de Sherbrooke, and Trinity College, University of Toronto, Canada.Dr Brandon Gallaher is Stipendiary Lecturer in Theology, Keble College, University of Oxford, UK.The Most Reverend Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware) of Diokleia is a titular metropolitan of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, UK. From 1966-2001, he was Spalding Lecturer of Eastern Orthodox Studies at Oxford University, UK, and has authored numerous books and articles pertaining to the Orthodox Christian faith.
