Prof. Paul Meyendorff - Pontificio Istituto Orientale

Pontificio Istituto Orientale
Piazza S. Maria Maggiore 7
Roma
Titolare della Cattedra Donohue
per l’Anno Accademico 2014-2015
Prof. Paul Meyendorff
Towards a Baptismal Ecclesiology
Immagine: Battistero di Mār Yaʿqôḇ Nṣîḇnāyâ
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Pontificio Istituto Orientale
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Aula Magna
Giovedì 26 Marzo 2015 - ore 16:00
Prof. Paul Meyendorff: Titolare della Cattedra Donohue 2015
Aula Magna - Giovedì 26 marzo 2015 - ore 16:00
"It would be no exaggeration to say that, from both
theological and pastoral perspectives, the 20th century
was the age of eucharistic ecclesiology. Building upon
developments in biblical and patristic theology that began
already in the 19th century, 20th-century theologians
rediscovered the centrality of the eucharist in the life
of the Church. Basing themselves on key scriptural
passages, as well as the writings of Ignatius of Antioch,
Maximus the Confessor, Nicholas Cabasilas, and others,
leading modern Orthodox theologians – Nicholas
Afanassiev, Alexander Schmemann, John Meyendorff,
John Zizioulas, and their followers – focused on the
eucharist as the visible expression and manifestation of
the Church. Few today would deny the positive aspects
of this eucharistic revival, which has now entered into
the mainstream of Orthodox theological reflection. [...]
I suggest, however, that there is something lacking in this
vision, both theologically and pastorally."
(From the abstract)
Paul Meyendorff is the
Fr Alexander Schmemann
Professor of Liturgical theology
at St Vladimir's Orthodox
Theological Seminary in
Crestwood, New York, where he
also served as academic dean from
2002-2007. He is the editor of St
Vladimir's Theological Quarterly.
Active in the ecumenical
movement, he has represented the
Orthodox Church as Chair of the
Faith and Order Commission of the National Council of
Churches (USA)(1996-2003) and is currently a member
of the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council
of Churches.
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Prof. Paul Meyendorff
Towards a Baptismal Ecclesiology
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R. P. Prof. James McCann, S.J.
Rettore del Pontificio Istituto Orientale
Modera:
R. P. Prof. Edward Farrugia, S.J.
Pontificio Istituto Orientale
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