What Is Theology? An Orthodox Methodology

What Is Theology? An Orthodox MethodologyBy Jean Claude Larchet Translated by Michael Lomax Orthodox theology is intimately linked to spiritual experience. Thus it has a very different meaning to the present usage of theology coming from academia. The scientific methods developed in the West since the seventeenth century can be of benefit in many regards; however, strong roots in the Orthodox tradition are needed to avoid the risk of theology being "eaten up" by the human sciences. These

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have dwelt their entire lives in the shadow of Constantinople on the shores of the Bosphorus—the majestic waterway connecting the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea

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