This is a page that will provide links to series once they have been completed, so that posts that may be of lasting value can be easily accessed.
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Being as Communion
Posts from my reading of John D. Zizioulas’ Being as Communion. Studies in Personhood and the Church. (London, DLT, 1985 [2004]). (February 2008 – April 2009)
Introduction
Chapter 1: Personhood and Being
Chapter 2: Truth and Communion
- Zizioulas on Truth and Communion I
- Zizioulas on Truth and Communion II
- A rupture between truth and communion (quote only)
- Zizioulas on the Rupture between Being and Communion
- Zizioulas on Truth and the Person
- Zizioulas on Truth and the Saviour
- Zizioulas on the Body of Christ formed in the Spirit
- From within (quote only)
- The purpose of dogma (quote only)
- Zizioulas on the Eucharist as the Locus of Truth
Chapter 3: Christ, the Spirit and the Church
- Zizioulas on Christ, the Spirit and the Church: Introduction
- Zizioulas on the Synthesis between Christology and Pneumatology
- Zizioulas on the implications of the synthesis for Ecclesiology: I
- Zizioulas on the implications of the synthesis for Ecclesiology: II
- Zizioulas: The Spirit constitutes the Church
Chapter 4: Eucharist and Catholicity
- Zizioulas on catholicity
- Zizioulas on the “One” and the “Many”
- Zizioulas on the structure of the Eucharistic community
- Zizioulas on the Eucharistic Community and the “Catholic Church in the World”
- Some conclusions on Catholicity: I
- Some conclusions on Catholicity: II
Chapter 5: Apostolic Continuity and Succession
- Zizioulas on Apostolic Continuity and Succession
- Zizioulas on the “Historical” and the “Eschatological” approaches to Apostolic Continuity
- Quote of the day (quote only)
- Zizioulas on a synthesis between the “Historical” and “Eschatological” approaches to Apostolic Continuity
- Zizioulas on continuity through the apostolic kerygma
- Zizioulas on continuity through apostolic ministry
- Zizioulas on continuity through apostolic ministry (continued)
- Zizioulas on conclusions for ecumenical discussion
Chapter 6: Ministry and Communion
- Zizioulas on Ministry and Communion: The Theological Perspective
- Zizioulas on the relational character of ministry
- Zizioulas on the relational character of ministry (continued)
- Zizioulas on the “sacramental” character of the ministry (I)
- Zizioulas on the “sacramental” character of the ministry (II)
- Zizioulas on Ministry and Unity
- Zizioulas on the “Validity” of the Ministry
Chapter 7: The local Church in a perspective of communion
- Zizioulas on the Local Church: the problem of the parish
- Zizioulas on locality, universality and division
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Louth on the mystical
My reading of Andrew Louth’s “Afterword” to the new edition of his The Origins of the Christian Mystical Tradition: From Plato to Denys (September 2008).
- Louth on the mystical, I: problematising “mysticism”
- Louth on the mystical, II: Christ as the divine mysterion
- Louth on the mystical, III: the reception of Dionysius in the West
- Louth on the mystical, IV: the fragmentation of the Western Christian tradition
- Louth on the mystical, V: the invention of a canon
- Louth on the mystical, VI: theoretikos
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Discerning the Mystery
Posts from my reading of Andrew Louth’s Discerning the Mystery. An Essay on the Nature of Theology ( March – August 2008)
More on Discerning the Mystery
Chapter I: Dissociation of Sensibility
- Louth on the division in theology
- Louth on Christian prayer
- The Fathers on theologia (quote only)
- Our alienation from the past: Louth on division, method and history
- Our alienation from the past: A patristic postscript (comment)
Chapter II: The Legacy of the Enlightenment
Chapter III: Science and Mystery
- Louth on Science and Mystery I
- Louth on Science and Mystery II
- Louth on Science and Mystery III
- Louth on Science and Mystery IV: Tacit knowledge and the Fathers
- Hort on the traditions of the hour (quote only)
- Hort on perceiving truth (quote only)
Chapter IV: Tradition and the Tacit
- Louth on Tradition and the Tacit I: Augustine on paideia
- Louth on Tradition and the Tacit II: A faith received
- Louth on Tradition and the Tacit III: Tradition as the life of the Holy Spirit in the Church
- Louth on Tradition and the Tacit IV: Lossky and Saint Ignatius on silence
- Some reflections on Tradition and the Tacit I: Is there a place for a hermeneutic of suspicion? (My reflection)
- Tradition and the Tacit: Some reflections, II: Liturgy and inarticulateness (My reflection)
- To be something… (quote only)
Chapter V: Return to Allegory
- Louth on the Return to Allegory I: the fatal combination of sola scriptura and historical criticism
- Louth on the Return to Allegory II: Reading as being engaged across the gulf of history
- Louth on the Return to Allegory III: holding us before the mystery of Scripture
- Louth on the Return to Allegory IV: allegory as the fulfilment of history
- Louth on the Return to Allegory V: Restoring a lost unity
- The return to Allegory: Some reflections on allegory and hermeneutics (my reflection)
Chapter VI: Living the Mystery
- Louth on Living the Mystery I: A practical wisdom
- Louth on Living the Mystery II: the life of the saint
- Louth on Living the Mystery III: the Mystery of God in Christ
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Syrian Fathers
My reports on the colloquium on the Syrian Fathers in Ghent. (June 2008)
- The Syrian Fathers in Ghent
- Introductory Conference on the Syrian Fathers by Joris van Ael
- Conference by Dom André Louf on Simeon of Taibouthèh
- Witness to God’s mercy: Conference of Br. Sabino Chialà on Isaac of Nineveh
- Dom André Louf on the Liturgy of the Heart
- John of Dalyatha: Conference by Brother Benoît Standaert
June 30, 2008 at 5:32 am
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July 22, 2008 at 10:40 am
This is a good idea. You inspired me to do the same on my blog. It took a day of searching and arranging a year’s worth of posting but I think it’s been worth it. It’ll give some coherence to what is an otherwise mixed assortment.
August 24, 2008 at 3:18 pm
[...] Completed series [...]
October 30, 2008 at 5:00 pm
[...] Completed series [...]
December 11, 2008 at 1:04 am
Sr. Macrina,
Thank you for this blog, which I just discovered yesterday and have spent too much time reading since then. Some 18 years ago, while doing my own PhD studies, a colleague suggested Discerning the Mystery to me, and it burrowed deep and true. It’s one of those books that stay on my bookshelf. I look forward to walking through it again by reading the entries to your blog and looking over your shoulder.
December 12, 2008 at 9:26 am
Br. George,
Thanks for your comment. I wish that someone had suggested Discerning the Mysteryto me earlier. However, perhaps it’s a case of things being given when one is ready for them! In any case, feel free to comment if there’s anything that strikes you.