Name: on human being,a spiritual anthropology
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Author: Olivier Clément
ISBN: 9781565481435

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Type

Physical Book

Illustrated by

Olivier Clément

Publisher

New City Press

Author

Olivier Clément

Language

English

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.7 x 13.8 x 1.1 cm

Weight

0.20 kg.

ISBN

1565481437

ISBN13

9781565481435

Synopsis "on human being,a spiritual anthropology"

Rooted in the experience of the early Christian centuries, the author of the widely-acclaimed Roots of Christian Mysticism thinks about human nature, its challenges, problems, joys and fulfillment. Clement begins by exploring a response to the dysfunctional aspects of nature, and then looks at how we are persons made in the image of the divine and in communion with one another; in the light of what emerges, the author discovers fresh understandings of sexuality, politics, the role of humanity in the cosmos and the power of beauty; his discussion ends with facing our society's unmentionable question: death. Here is a fine book for all explorers into the deeper meaning of what it is to be human. Olivier Clement offers us a most important book. It should challenge both Orthodox and other Christians in the West not only to be open to the treasures of the traditions of the Christian East of old but, above all, to receive these traditions, expressed here in modern existential terms, and through them enrich and revitalize the Churches at the dawn of the new millennium." George Maloney

Olivier Clément

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Olivier Clément (1921–2009) was a French theologian and writer, converted to Orthodox Christianity at thirty after a deep spiritual search influenced by authors like Dostoevsky and Berdiaev. Professor at the Saint-Serge Orthodox Theology Institute in Paris, he stood out for his commitment to ecumenical dialogue and his participation as a lay observer in the Second Vatican Council. He was also awarded honorary doctorates by the Theological Institute of Bucharest and the Catholic University of Louvain.

A prolific author in the genres of theology, spirituality, and essay, his most notable works in Spanish include Approaching Prayer (1986), The Orthodox Church (1990), God is Sympathy (2011), The Faces of the Spirit (2015), The Joy of the Resurrection (2016), Theopoetics of the Body (2017), and Christ, Land of the Living (2024). His legacy endures as a bridge between East and West, offering a profound and poetic vision of the Christian faith.

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