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Tag Archives: Sergius Bulgakov
“The Spirit of the Grand Inquisitor” by Nikolai Berdyaev
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
Posted in Sergius Bulgakov
Tagged freedom, heresy, Moscow patriarchate, Nikolai Berdyaev, Orthodoxy, Sergius Bulgakov, Sergius Stragorodsky
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Dogma, Damnation, and the Eucatastrophe of the Jesus Story
In both The Orthodox Church and “Dogma and Dogmatic Theology,” Sergius Bulgakov cites eschatology, among others, as a topic of theology open to dogmatic definition, the implication being that standard Orthodox teaching on the last things—including everlasting perdition—can only be … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Theology
Tagged apocatastasis, damnation, dogma, Eastern Orthodoxy, eschatology, hell, Isaac the Syrian, Sergius Bulgakov, universal salvation
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Orthodoxy, Dogma, and the Neuralgic Question of Doctrinal Development
The debate on apokatastasis inevitably raises the question: Has Orthodoxy definitively, infallibly, irreversibly, dogmatically rejected the universalist hope? Must Christians believe that some, perhaps many or even most, will—or as some prefer to say may—be eternally damned? Is it constitutive … Continue reading
Transmutation or Transubstantiation: Sergius Bulgakov and Herbert McCabe on the Holy Eucharist
That the Holy Orthodox Church confesses the Holy Gifts to be the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ no one can doubt. But satisfactory interpretations of the eucharistic mystery are difficult to find. Somewhat surprisingly, Eastern theologians have tended to … Continue reading
Apocatastasis: The Heresy That Never Was
This article has now been superseded by my article “Did the Fifth Ecumenical Council Condemn Universal Salvation?“ When first presented with the universalist hope, many Orthodox and Roman Catholics immediately invoke the authority of the Fifth Ecumenical Council (A.D. 553), … Continue reading
Hell as Universal Purgatory
“A human being cannot fail to love the Christ who is revealed in him, and he cannot fail to love himself revealed in Christ” (The Bride of the Lamb, p. 459). This striking statement represents the most provocative claim in … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Sergius Bulgakov
Tagged Jerry Walls, John Paul II, Pope Benedict, purgatory, Sergius Bulgakov, universal salvation
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The Irresistible Truth of Final Judgment
And he shall come again with glory to judge both the quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end. The Great Assize—I am brought into the courtroom of the Divine Judge. The prosecutor presents a movie of my … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Sergius Bulgakov
Tagged apocatastasis, final judgment, God, Jesus Christ, parousia, second coming, Sergius Bulgakov, universal salvation
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Afterlife Possibilities: Is There Repentance Beyond Death?
If the eschatological vision of Origen, St Gregory of Nyssa, and St Isaac of Nineveh is to be fulfilled, then it must be possible for those who die in a state of alienation from God to subsequently repent of their … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Sergius Bulgakov
Tagged afterlife, eschatology, post-mortem repentance, Sergius Bulgakov
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