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Zusatztext 'Communion and Otherness is the product of a lifetime's work, the synthesis of Metropolitan John's thought...a book long awaited - and I believe rightly so - from a theologian who some consider to be a contemporary Church Father.' Liviu Barbu, King's College London, Heythrop Journal Informationen zum Autor Paul McPartlan is Carl J. Peter Professor of Systematic Theology and Ecumenism at the Catholic University of America. John D. Zizioulas, Metropolitan of Pergamon, was previously Professor of Systematic Theology at the University of Glasgow and Visiting Professor at King's College, London. He is the author of Communion and Otherness (2006), and has been a major Orthodox contributor to modern ecumenical discussion. Klappentext Communion and otherness: how can these be reconciled? This work seeks to answer the question. It probes the Christian tradition and highlights the existential concerns that already underlay the writings of the Greek fathers and the definitions of the early ecumenical councils. Zusammenfassung Communion and otherness: how can these be reconciled? This work seeks to answer the question. It probes the Christian tradition and highlights the existential concerns that already underlay the writings of the Greek fathers and the definitions of the early ecumenical councils. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction Communion and OthernessChapter One: ON BEING OTHER Towards an Ontology of OthernessChapter Two: ON BEING A PERSON Towards an Ontology of PersonhoodChapter Three: THE FATHER AS CAUSE Personhood Generating OthernessChapter Four: THE TRINITY AND PERSONHOOD Appreciating the Cappadocian ContributionChapter Five: PNEUMATOLOGY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PERSON A Commentary on the Second Ecumenical CouncilChapter Six: HUMAN CAPACITY AND HUMAN INCAPACITY A Theological Exploration of PersonhoodChapter Seven: 'CREATED' AND 'UNCREATED' The Existential Significance of Chalcedonian ChristologyChapter Eight: THE CHURCH AS THE 'MYSTICAL' BODY OF CHRIST Towards an Ecclesial Mysticism...
