Category Archives: Roberto De La Noval

We Shall See Him as He Is: Bulgakov on Eschatological Conversion

Posted on 24 October 2021 by Fr Aidan Kimel

by Roberto J. De La Noval, Ph.D. “It is impossible to appear before Christ and to see Him without loving Him.” ~ Sergius Bulgakov ~ Universalists and infernalists argue.1 In the course of their arguments over the past dec­ades, a … Continue reading →

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The Central Problematic of Sophiology

Posted on 24 October 2020 by Fr Aidan Kimel

by Fr. Sergius Bulgakov The following essay by Fr. Sergius Bulgakov is taken from a paper presented in England in 1936.1 The full essay begins with an exposition of sophiology as refracted through various dogmatic arenas: theology; cosmology and anthropology; … Continue reading →

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“The Spirit of the Grand Inquisitor” by Nikolai Berdyaev

Posted on 20 August 2020 by Fr Aidan Kimel

This following article was written by the Russian Orthodox Philosopher Nikolai Berdyaev, soon after his friend Fr. Sergius Bulgakov received his first condemna­tion from the Moscow Patriarchate, on September 7th of 1935. It was published in the December issue of … Continue reading →

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In Defensionem Hart: A Reply to Douglas Farrow’s Review of ‘That All Shall Be Saved’

Posted on 21 September 2019 by Fr Aidan Kimel

By Roberto De La Noval “Harrowing Hart on Hell”—Douglas Farrow’s review of David Bentley Hart’s new book, That All Shall Be Saved, cannot be said to fall short of that same wit and bite which characterize his opponent’s writings. In … Continue reading →

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Universalism: The Only Theodicy? A Review Essay of ‘That All Shall Be Saved’

Posted on 16 September 2019 by Fr Aidan Kimel

by Roberto De La Noval, Ph.D. (a.k.a. Shinji Akemi) Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Matt. 7:9 Some scholarly works appear on the scene with such force … Continue reading →

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Against You Only Have I Sinned: Christ, Creation, and the Final Judgment

Posted on 15 April 2019 by Fr Aidan Kimel

by Roberto De La Noval In the psalm traditionally ascribed to King David and set in the aftermath of his adultery with Bathsheba and the murder of Uriah, we hear David cry to God in confession: “Against you, you only, … Continue reading →

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