Der Ausgang des thearchischen Geistes

Eine Untersuchung der Filioque-Frage anhand Photios’ »Mystagogie«, Konstantin Melitiniotes’ »Zwei Antirrhetici« und Augustins »De Trinitate«

By (author) Theodoros Alexopoulos

Book cover: Der Ausgang des thearchischen Geistes

Extent: 324 pages

Publisher: V&R unipress

Subjects: Religious Studies

Language: German

Hardback (Published)

(June 2009)

ISBN: 9783899715262

6.46 x 9.69 inches

Price: $107.00

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The problem of filioque is explained using three significant Christian works of literature from the Middle Ages: Photius’ Mystagogie des Heiligen Geistes, Konstantine Melitiniotes’ Zwei Antirrhetici, and Augustin’s De Trinitate. This problem is essential for the divergence of the western Latin and the eastern Greek churches and theological traditions. In order to clarify the orthodox opposition to filioque, the author examines the arguments for their theological and philosophical soundness. He examines the two Antirrhetici of Melitiniotes and questions whether the filioque approach is truly routed and plausibly reasoned in Augustin’s theological speculation. Finally, he addresses today’s discussion of filioque-questioning, and touches upon the issue of the relationship between Theologia (God’s being) and Oikonomia (God’s self-revelation in the history of salvation). German text.

  • By (author) Theodoros Alexopoulos