NIKOŁAJ FIODOROW WOBEC TEOLOGII I TRADYCJI PRAWOSŁAWNEJ ŹRÓDŁA I PERSPEKTYWY KRYTYKISYNODALITY, CHRISTIANITY, EXISTENCE, SEEING, FAITH, COGNITION, EXPERIENCE
NIKOLAI FEDOROV AND THE ORTHODOX THEOLOGY AND TRADITION: THE ORIGINS AND PERSPECTIVES OF CRITIQUE

Summary/Abstract: The present article is an attempt to reconstruct and analyze Russian theologians’ and religious thinkers’ critique of Nikolai Fedorov’s project of humankind’s Common Cause. The paper focuses on the classic and most signifi cant arguments against Fedorov’s ideas, discusses the main objections raised by his critics, and verifi es their postulates, subsequently exploring selected theological and philosophical issues pertaining to the topic. The analysis of the critique of Fedorov’s arguments highlights a frequently recurring argumentation scheme on the part of his critics which poses an intellectual challenge to Fedorov’s apologists. Far from deprecating Fedorov’s project from the standpoint of the Christian orthodoxy, the paper provides the groundwork for future analyses of his conception. The paper also points out that in order to describe the contribution of Fedorov’s insights into the timelessness of the Christian myth it is necessary to subject them to a thorough philosophical and theological scrutiny.

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