Neopatristic Synthesis between Unity and Identity in Orthodox Theology

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• Fr Sergio E. Mainoldi Istituto di Teologia Ortodossa Santa Eufemia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7347-0642

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61560/ortodoksia.147725

Avainsanat:

historiankirjoitus, uuspatristinen synteesi, pseudomorfoosi, revival, George Florovsky

Abstrakti

Neo-patristic synthesis has constituted the mainstream in Orthodox theology during the twentieth century, making the motto "return to the Fathers," launched in 1936 by Fr George Florovsky, its banner. The polemical intent underlying Florovsky's appeal undoubtedly make of the call to the Fathers an identity element, which played an important role in the confrontation with Western theology triggered by the Orthodox diaspora during last century. Beyond the polemical and apologetic motive, the neo-Patristic synthesis was plainly accepted in all orthodox theological schools and animated the most significant movements of revitalization of the theological studies. This success, however, has created the perception of methodological fragmentation and has prompted criticism that the focus on the Fathers has stifled other fields of theological studies, e.g., biblical studies. In this contribution I will try to highlight from a historiographical point of view the constant presence of the patristic paradigm in the Orthodox tradition (and beyond), which has produced recurrent returns to the Fathers; secondly I will attempt to highlight from a theological point of view the aspects that make it an element of unity from both a historical and methodological point of view, moving beyond the mere identity motif with which it is usually approached.

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