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Dumitru Staniloae’s Trinitarian Ecclesiology

Orthodoxy and the Filioque

Dumitru Staniloae’s Trinitarian Ecclesiology

Orthodoxy and the Filioque

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£105.00

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN: 9781978703780
Number of Pages: 310
Published: 09/10/2019
Width: 16.1 cm
Height: 22.5 cm
Dumitru Staniloae is one of the most important but routinely neglected twentieth-century Orthodox theologians. Viorel Coman explores the ecumenical relevance of Staniloae’s reflections on the interplay between the doctrine of the Trinity and the doctrine of the church in the context of the debates on the ecclesiological ramifications of the filioque. Coman combines a historical and theological analysis of Staniloae’s approach to the filioque, Trinity, and church. The historical analysis shows the changes that have taken place over time in Staniloae’s approach to the issue of the filioque and the doctrine of the church. The theological analysis emphasizes the ecumenical contribution of the Romanian thinker to the fields of Trinitarian theology and ecclesiology. Even though this book centers primarily around Staniloae’s vision on the link between the doctrine of the Trinity and the Church, it places his theological reflections in a solid dialogue with other Eastern (Georges Florovsky, Vladimir Lossky, and John Zizioulas) and Western theologians (Karl Barth, Yves Congar, Karl Rahner, and Walter Kasper).

1. Dumitru Staniloae: A Neo-Patristic Theologian
2. Staniloae’s Early Approach (1964–1978) to the Filioque
3. Staniloae’s Approach to the Filioque in an Ecumenical Context: Methodology of Conversation (1971) and Engagement in Dialogues (1979–1993)
4. The “Holy Grail” of 20th-Century Christian Theology: The Ecclesiological Synthesis between Christology and Pneumatology
5. Staniloae’s Early Ecclesiology (1938–1964): A Christological Approach to the Church
6. The Church in Light of the Mystery of the Trinity: Staniloae’s Late Ecclesiology (1964–1993)

Viorel Coman

Viorel Coman is postdoctoral researcher of the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO) in the faculty of theology and religious studies at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.

This excellent book introduces the reader to one of the 20th century's most important Orthodox thinkers, whose writings on ecclesiology, Christology, and trinitarian theology are set forth here with great skill. Especially enlightening is the author's analysis of Staniloae's views on the filioque, how they developed, and how they impacted his evolving understanding of the church. Still largely unknown in the English-speaking world, Staniloae's theology finally gets the attention it deserves in Coman's first-rate treatment. -- A. Edward Siecienski, Stockton University Viorel Coman is already the specialist on the Romanian Orthodox theologian Dumitru Staniloae's position on the Filioque. Since Staniloae's thought evolved over a decades-long career and a monumental oeuvre, Coman's study is bound to become the main resource on this subject. Bringing a significant ecumenical contribution, the present volume also corrects the mischaracterization of Staniloae as an anti-Western theologian, proving that he wrote tirelessly in the hope of Christian unity. -- Radu Bordeianu, Duquesne University