The Theology of Sergius Bulgakov (Scholarly Monographs 2)
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The theology of Sergius Bulgakov was controversial in his own time but in recent years a large number of his works have been translated into English and he has become the source of much scholarly attention. While his extensive and varied corpus eludes any single comprehensive treatment in The Theology of Sergius Bulgakov author Robert Slesinski examines a wide number of topics in considerable depth: the subjects of the devotional triptych The Friend of the Bridegroom The Burning Bush and Jacobs LadderSt John the Forerunner the Mother of God and the angels respectivelyeach have a chapter or more devoted to them along with an analysis of the trilogy as a whole. And the concept of Sophia and sophiology receive multiple analyses. Bulgakovs Trinitarian thought is examined through separate studies on his paterology Christology and pneumatology. Numerous other topics are considered at length including Bulgakovs understanding of creation the role and meaning of relics ecclesiology the philosophy of language and eschatology.
