God, Hierarchy, and Power : Orthodox Theologies of Authority from Byzantium /
Purpura, Ashley M.
God, Hierarchy, and Power : Orthodox Theologies of Authority from Byzantium / Ashley M. Purpura. - 1 online resource (240 p.) - Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Thought .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction: Challenge of Hierarchy for Orthodoxy -- CHAPTER 1. Dionysius the Areopagite's Divinizing Hierarchy -- CHAPTER 2. Maximus the Confessor and Christological Realization -- CHAPTER 3. Niketas Stethatos's Hierarchic Re- Imaging -- CHAPTER 4. Nicholas Cabasilas and Embodied Authority -- CHAPTER 5. Thearchical Power in Theory and Practice -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
In the current age where democratic and egalitarian ideals have preeminence, Eastern Orthodox Christianity, among other hierarchically organized religious traditions, faces the challenging questions: "Why is hierarchy maintained as the model of organizing the church, and what are the theological justifications for its persistence?" These questions are especially significant for historically and contemporarily understanding how Orthodox Christians negotiate their spiritual ideals with the challenges of their social and ecclesiastical realities.To critically address these questions, this book offers four case studies of historically disparate Byzantine theologians from the sixth to the fourteenth-centuries-Dionysius the Areopagite, Maximus the Confessor, Niketas Stethatos, and Nicholas Cabasilas-who significantly reflect on the relationship between spiritual authority, power, and hierarchy in theoretical, liturgical, and practical contexts. Although Dionysius the Areopagite has been the subject of much scholarly interest in recent years, the applied theological legacy of his development of "hierarchy" in the Christian East has not before been explored.Relying on a common Dionysian heritage, these Byzantine authors are brought into a common dialogue to reveal a tradition of constructing authentic ecclesiastical hierarchy as foremost that which communicates divinity.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780823278374 9780823278398
10.1515/9780823278398 doi
Authority--Religious aspects--Orthodox Eastern Church.
Church--Authority.
History.
Religion.
Theology.
RELIGION / Christianity / Orthodox.
Byzantine. Dionysius Areopagite. Hierarchy. Liturgy. Maximus Confessor. Nicholas Cabasilas. Niketas Stethatos. Orthodox. authority. power.
BX340
262/.8
God, Hierarchy, and Power : Orthodox Theologies of Authority from Byzantium / Ashley M. Purpura. - 1 online resource (240 p.) - Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Thought .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction: Challenge of Hierarchy for Orthodoxy -- CHAPTER 1. Dionysius the Areopagite's Divinizing Hierarchy -- CHAPTER 2. Maximus the Confessor and Christological Realization -- CHAPTER 3. Niketas Stethatos's Hierarchic Re- Imaging -- CHAPTER 4. Nicholas Cabasilas and Embodied Authority -- CHAPTER 5. Thearchical Power in Theory and Practice -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
In the current age where democratic and egalitarian ideals have preeminence, Eastern Orthodox Christianity, among other hierarchically organized religious traditions, faces the challenging questions: "Why is hierarchy maintained as the model of organizing the church, and what are the theological justifications for its persistence?" These questions are especially significant for historically and contemporarily understanding how Orthodox Christians negotiate their spiritual ideals with the challenges of their social and ecclesiastical realities.To critically address these questions, this book offers four case studies of historically disparate Byzantine theologians from the sixth to the fourteenth-centuries-Dionysius the Areopagite, Maximus the Confessor, Niketas Stethatos, and Nicholas Cabasilas-who significantly reflect on the relationship between spiritual authority, power, and hierarchy in theoretical, liturgical, and practical contexts. Although Dionysius the Areopagite has been the subject of much scholarly interest in recent years, the applied theological legacy of his development of "hierarchy" in the Christian East has not before been explored.Relying on a common Dionysian heritage, these Byzantine authors are brought into a common dialogue to reveal a tradition of constructing authentic ecclesiastical hierarchy as foremost that which communicates divinity.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780823278374 9780823278398
10.1515/9780823278398 doi
Authority--Religious aspects--Orthodox Eastern Church.
Church--Authority.
History.
Religion.
Theology.
RELIGION / Christianity / Orthodox.
Byzantine. Dionysius Areopagite. Hierarchy. Liturgy. Maximus Confessor. Nicholas Cabasilas. Niketas Stethatos. Orthodox. authority. power.
BX340
262/.8