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A collection of essays dedicated to the legacy of the Slavophile thinker Alexei Khomiakov and his view of the church as community.
Alexei Khomiakov (1804-1860), a great Russian thinker, one of the founders of the Slavophile school of thought, nowadays might be seen as one of the precursors of critical thought on the dangers of modern political ideas. The pathologies that Khomiakov attributes to Catholicism and Protestantism - authoritarianism, individualism, and fragmentation - are today the fundamental characteristics of modern states, of the societies in which we live, and to a large extent, of the alternatives that are brought forth in an attempt to counter them. Khomiakov's works therefore might help us take on the challenge of rescuing Christian thought from modern colonization and offer a true alternative, a space for love and truth, the living experience of the church. This book serves as a step on the path toward recovering the church's reflection on its own identity as sobornost', as the community that is the living body of Christ, and can be the next step forward toward recovering the capacity for thought from within the church.
Alexei Khomiakov (1804-1860), a great Russian thinker, one of the founders of the Slavophile school of thought, nowadays might be seen as one of the precursors of critical thought on the dangers of modern political ideas. The pathologies that Khomiakov attributes to Catholicism and Protestantism - authoritarianism, individualism, and fragmentation - are today the fundamental characteristics of modern states, of the societies in which we live, and to a large extent, of the alternatives that are brought forth in an attempt to counter them. Khomiakov's works therefore might help us take on the challenge of rescuing Christian thought from modern colonization and offer a true alternative, a space for love and truth, the living experience of the church. This book serves as a step on the path toward recovering the church's reflection on its own identity as sobornost', as the community that is the living body of Christ, and can be the next step forward toward recovering the capacity for thought from within the church.
Price: $36.95
Pages: 260
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: James Clarke
Publication Date:
28 May 2020
Trim Size: 9.02 X 5.98 in
ISBN: 9780227177266
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy
Highly recommended. This volume brings to light the great relevance of Alexei Khomiakov to our postmodern context. We are indebted to the continued and frutiful collaboration of Mrówczynski-Van, Obolevitch, and Rojek.
— Aaron Riches, Benedictine College, Aitchison, Kansas
All this brings out both the (deceptive?) simplicity and range of Khomiakov's ideas and their potential for furthering debates still taking place over (especially) the nature of ecclesial community. Above all, it is different from anything readily available in English.
— Andrew Louth, Durham University,
— Aaron Riches, Benedictine College, Aitchison, Kansas
All this brings out both the (deceptive?) simplicity and range of Khomiakov's ideas and their potential for furthering debates still taking place over (especially) the nature of ecclesial community. Above all, it is different from anything readily available in English.
— Andrew Louth, Durham University,
Contributors
Introduction: Alexei Khomiakov: Thinking from Inside the Church
- Artur Mrówczynski-Van Allen, Teresa Obolevitch, and Pawel Rojek
Part I: Ideas
1. Looking for Sobornost': Khomiakov's Ecclesiology as an Alternative to the Schmitt-Peterson Debate
- Artur Mrówczynski-Van Allen
2. Faith and Science in the Thought of Khomiakov
- Teresa Obolevitch
3. Khomiakov's Church and Pope Francis's Church: The Future Fate of the Idea of Conciliarity
- Marek Kita
4. Khomiakov, Sacrifice, and the Dialogic Roots of Russian Kenosis
- Stephanie Solywoda
5. Sobornost' as a Linguistic, and Therefore Religious, Trap
- Elena Tverdislova
6. Khomiakov's Idea of Sobornost' as a Regulatory Ideal of Intercultural Communication
- Lada Shipovalova and Yulia Shaposhnikova
Part II: Contexts
7. Alexei Khomiakov and Blaise Pascal
- Boris Tarasov
8. Khomiakov's Sobornost' and Naturphilosophie: A Revolutionary Narrative of History
- Jennie D. Wojtusik
9. Alexei Khomiakov and Sergey Uvarov: "Official Nationality" or Nationality?
- Dmitrii Badalian
Part III: Influences
10. Slavophile Philosophy of History: From Alexei Khomiakov to Vladimir Lamansky
- Alexei Malinov
11. The Echoes of Alexei Khomiakov's Theological Views in the Literary Works of Nikolai Leskov
- Marta Lukaszewicz
12. A Possible Filiation between Alexei Khomiakov and Lev Karsavin
- Françoise Lesourd
13. Alexei Khomiakov, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, and Ladislav Hanus: Three Points of View on Faith and Church in Human Life
- Zlatica Plasienková, Peter Rusnák, and Lucio Florio
14. Pitirim A. Sorokin: A Successor to the Slavophiles
- Frederick Matern
15. "Our Slavic Pope": The Mission of Slavs according to John Paul II
- Pawel Rojek
Introduction: Alexei Khomiakov: Thinking from Inside the Church
- Artur Mrówczynski-Van Allen, Teresa Obolevitch, and Pawel Rojek
Part I: Ideas
1. Looking for Sobornost': Khomiakov's Ecclesiology as an Alternative to the Schmitt-Peterson Debate
- Artur Mrówczynski-Van Allen
2. Faith and Science in the Thought of Khomiakov
- Teresa Obolevitch
3. Khomiakov's Church and Pope Francis's Church: The Future Fate of the Idea of Conciliarity
- Marek Kita
4. Khomiakov, Sacrifice, and the Dialogic Roots of Russian Kenosis
- Stephanie Solywoda
5. Sobornost' as a Linguistic, and Therefore Religious, Trap
- Elena Tverdislova
6. Khomiakov's Idea of Sobornost' as a Regulatory Ideal of Intercultural Communication
- Lada Shipovalova and Yulia Shaposhnikova
Part II: Contexts
7. Alexei Khomiakov and Blaise Pascal
- Boris Tarasov
8. Khomiakov's Sobornost' and Naturphilosophie: A Revolutionary Narrative of History
- Jennie D. Wojtusik
9. Alexei Khomiakov and Sergey Uvarov: "Official Nationality" or Nationality?
- Dmitrii Badalian
Part III: Influences
10. Slavophile Philosophy of History: From Alexei Khomiakov to Vladimir Lamansky
- Alexei Malinov
11. The Echoes of Alexei Khomiakov's Theological Views in the Literary Works of Nikolai Leskov
- Marta Lukaszewicz
12. A Possible Filiation between Alexei Khomiakov and Lev Karsavin
- Françoise Lesourd
13. Alexei Khomiakov, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, and Ladislav Hanus: Three Points of View on Faith and Church in Human Life
- Zlatica Plasienková, Peter Rusnák, and Lucio Florio
14. Pitirim A. Sorokin: A Successor to the Slavophiles
- Frederick Matern
15. "Our Slavic Pope": The Mission of Slavs according to John Paul II
- Pawel Rojek