Apophatic Character of Christian Creatology According to Vladimir N. Lossky
Apophatic Character of Christian Creatology According to Vladimir N. Lossky

Summary/Abstract: According to Vladimir N. Lossky, one of the most eminent Orthodox theologians of the twentieth century, the Christian doctrine of creation is not something akin to a philosophical preambula fidei but is a dogma of faith. This is because its subject is the God-Trinity, and the distinction between the Creator and the creation is inherently inaccessible outside the Revelation accepted in faith. This truth possesses a fundamentally apophatic character, grounded in the apophatic mystery of Trinitatis, the presentation of which is the purpose of the present text.Therefore, various issues such as creatio ex nihilo, the absolute freedom of the creative act, the Trinitarian character of creation, and creation in the perspective of theosis will be examined sequentially. The entirety of this exploration will be concluded with a synthetic recapitulation of the most relevant issues, exposing the profound apophatic nature of Lossky's creatology.

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