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Dumitru St¿niloae is one of the most important but routinely neglected twentieth-century Orthodox theologians. Viorel Coman explores the ecumenical relevance of St¿niloae's reflections on the interplay between the doctrine of the Trinity and the doctrine of the church in the context of the debates on the ecclesiological ramifications of the filioque. Coman combines a historical and theological analysis of St¿niloae's approach to the filioque, Trinity, and church. The historical analysis shows the changes that have taken place over time in St¿niloae's approach to the issue of the filioque and the doctrine of the church. The theological analysis emphasizes the ecumenical contribution of the Romanian thinker to the fields of Trinitarian theology and ecclesiology. Even though this book centers primarily around St¿niloae's vision on the link between the doctrine of the Trinity and the Church, it places his theological reflections in a solid dialogue with other Eastern (Georges Florovsky, Vladimir Lossky, and John Zizioulas) and Western theologians (Karl Barth, Yves Congar, Karl Rahner, and Walter Kasper).
List of contents
1. Dumitru St¿niloae: A Neo-Patristic Theologian
2. St¿niloae's Early Approach (1964-1978) to the Filioque
3. St¿niloae's Approach to the Filioque in an Ecumenical Context: Methodology of Conversation (1971) and Engagement in Dialogues (1979-1993)
4. The "Holy Grail" of 20th-Century Christian Theology: The Ecclesiological Synthesis between Christology and Pneumatology
5. St¿niloae's Early Ecclesiology (1938-1964): A Christological Approach to the Church
6. The Church in Light of the Mystery of the Trinity: St¿niloae's Late Ecclesiology (1964-1993)
About the author
Viorel Coman is post-doctoral researcher of the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO) in the faculty of theology and religious studies at KU Leuven.
Summary
In this book, Viorel Coman explores the relevance of Dumitru Staniloae’s reflections on the interplay between the doctrine of the Trinity and the doctrine of the Church in light of the discussions about the ecclesiological consequences of the Eastern and Western Trinitarian models.
