Reception of Analogy of Being in Contemporary Eastern Orthodox Theology. Issue 3 (4th September 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Davydov, Oleg
• Is Part Of: Dialog. Volume 56:Issue 3(2017)
• Page Start: 290
• Page End: 297
• Publication Date: 2017-09-04
• Subjects: analogy of being -- Eastern Orthodox theology -- ontology -- creation; Theology -- Periodicals; 230.41
• DOI: 10.1111/dial.12340
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0012-2033

Abstract

Abstract: This article examines the relationship between the analogy of being (which is a fundamental principle of Catholic theology and metaphysics) and the most significant contemporary Eastern Orthodox theologians. This question of analogy touches upon the fundamental theological problem of the conceptualization of the relationship between God and creation. Even though there is no analogy in Eastern Orthodox theology, it has two polar positions regarding Western analogy of being—pro and con.