The article examines a key aspect of the theological and ascetic legacy of Saint Theophan the Recluse, a study which, in the author’s opinion, is particularly relevant for contemporary Orthodox theology and ecclesiastical apologetics. It notes that today there remains a demand for evidence of spiritual experience that confirms the fundamental tenets of divinely revealed truths about man and his...
This article points out the presence of common themes and directions of research in the religious and philosophical legacy of priest Pavel Florensky and Vyacheslav Ivanov, particularly the concept of religious cult put forward in Ivanov’s work “Hellenic Religion of the Suff ering God (Religion of Dionysus)” (Russ. Эллинская религия страдающего бога (Религия Диониса)) and in Florensky’s lectures...