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The Theological Legacy of Archimandrite Sophrony

By: Nicholas V Sakharov

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This critical exposition of the theology of Archimandrite Sophrony Sakharov (1896-1993) - an outstanding Christian ascetic, monk, and mystic of the twentieth century - conveys the message that Christianity is not just an academic discipline but very reality, life itself. This reality imprints a mark of indisputable authenticity upon each of Fr Sophrony's writings. Strange to abstract scholasticism, his words breathe the inspiration of the living tradition, where Christ is the Divine Absolute, 'the same yesterday, today and forever' (Heb 13:8). Because Fr Sophrony traversed the major religious and intellectual movements of our time, his spiritual make-up is enriched by various currents of thought. Notwithstanding this diversity, never does his theology transcend the boundaries set out by the Orthodox tradition. The patristic heritage has for him indubitable authority. He absorbed the legacy of the Fathers in its living depth. This came not by way of an academic research, but through his ascetic strivings on Mount Athos. His wide spiritual and intellectual background elevates the Orthodox tradition to an authentic level where it opens up to universal dimensions.

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Foreword	p. 11
Fr Sophrony's Theological Formation	p. 13
Russia (1896-1922)	p. 14
Paris (1922-1925)	p. 18
Mount Athos (1925-1947)	p. 22
Return to Paris (1947-1959)	p. 28
Great Britain (1959-1993)	p. 33
Principles of Theology in Fr Sophrony
The Principles Outlined	p. 40
The Roots of Fr Sophrony's Theological Principles	p. 50
Difficulties	p. 62
The Person - Divine and Human	p. 69
Defining the Persona	p. 70
Persona as Revealed in God	p. 72
The Human Persona	p. 79
Difficulties	p. 84
Fr Sophrony's Contribution	p. 87
Kenosis	p. 93
The Kenosis of Christ	p. 94
The Roots of Kenoticism in Fr Sophrony	p. 96
Kenosis in Man according to Fr Sophrony	p. 105
Liturgy: Kenosis and Pleroma	p. 110
Image and Likeness	p. 117
Fr Sophrony on Image and Likeness	p. 118
The Roots of Fr Sophrony's Approach	p. 122
Fr Sophrony's Contribution	p. 133
Difficulties	p. 140
The Deification of Man	p. 143
Fr Sophrony on the Deification of Man	p. 146
Deification and Persona	p. 160
Godforsakenness	p. 171
Setting the Perspective: Godforsakenness and Lossky's Neo-Palamism	p. 172
Godforsakenness in Fr Sophrony	p. 176
The Roots of Fr Sophrony's Teaching on Godforsakenness	p. 181
Obedience	p. 199
Obedience in Eastern Monasticism	p. 200
Fr Sophrony on Obedience	p. 208
Obedience and the Persona	p. 213
Mindfulness of Death	p. 223
Fr Sophrony on Mindfulness of Death	p. 226
Fr Sophrony and the Fathers	p. 231
Mindfulness of Death and the Persona	p. 232
Conclusion: Fr Sophrony's Theological Legacy	p. 235
Selected Bibliography	p. 239
Index of Names	p. 249
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