Religious Call in Eastern Orthodox Spirituality: A Theo-Phenomenological Approach

Turcan, Nicolae (2020) Religious Call in Eastern Orthodox Spirituality: A Theo-Phenomenological Approach. Religions, 11 (12). pp. 653-663.

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Abstract

Drawing a clear line between phenomenology and theology remains a challenging endeavor. This article has two parts: The first one argues that, from a methodological point of view, there isa need for a theo-phenomenology, a phenomenology which acknowledges religious faith as a given.The second part of the article tries to present theessence of religious call in Eastern Orthodox spirituality. Using ideas such as appeal and communion, divine grace, love, prayer, fidelity, apophatic intentionality, and a hyper-intelligible gaze before the Revelation, I will describe the phenomenonof religious call—God calling man and man calling God. The conclusion shows that religious call and answer are existential and theandric experiences, where one can work on askesis, the fidelity of thought, and mystical experience. Life in the Holy Spirit no longer distinguishes between call and answer for one who became a son of God by grace, faith, and good works.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	phenomenology of the world; phenomenology of life; theo-phenomenology; theological counter-reduction; Eastern Orthodox spirituality; religious call; mystical experience; divine grace
Subjects:	B Mission theology/theory > Conversion B Mission theology/theory > Spirituality G Christian traditions/Denominations > Eastern Orthodox
Divisions:	Central Europe > Romania
Depositing User:	Users 3 not found.
Date Deposited:	18 Dec 2020 15:53
Last Modified:	18 Dec 2020 16:45
URI:	https://ceeamsprints.osims.org/id/eprint/1823

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