Богословие личности и динамическая теория материи

Hieromonk Methody  (Zinkovskyi); Hieromonk Kirill (Zinkovkyi)

doi:10.21638/spbu28.2019.102

Authors

Hieromonk Methody (Zinkovskyi) Russian Chrisatian Academy of Humanities, nab. r. Fontanki, 15, St. Petersburg, 191011, Russian Federation
Hieromonk Kirill (Zinkovkyi) Russian Chrisatian Academy of Humanities, nab. r. Fontanki, 15, St. Petersburg, 191011, Russian Federation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu28.2019.102

Abstract

The article is devoted to the consideration of the dynamic theory of matter in the light of patristic doctrine. The starting points are statements about the unity of the hypostatic-natural ontology in God and man, about the unity of matter and the focal position of the human personality in the dynamics of the world. Matter is both the “material” and a “teacher” for the human person, reflecting in its dynamics the nature of personal processes and human relations with God and between ourselves. Patristic thought connects the positive or negative nature of the dynamics of matter with the movement to God or away from Him. The reason for the distortion of the dynamics was the fall of our ancestors, which was rooted in the corruption of volition. The resurrected Body of Christ is the starting point of the movement of matter to deification. In the Resurrection of Christ, human nature received new logos of resurrection and incorruption, the implementation of which is associated with the tropos, depending on the direction of the free will. The path to deification, opened for us by Christ, is accomplished in the Church through participation in the Sacraments and ascetic feats and involves the restoration of the hierarchy of human nature conceived by God, where the mind occupies a dominant position. Man is called to bring the matter of the universe to deification, which will finally take place at the end of times.

Keywords:

matter, person, the fall, Christ, the Resurrection, volition, logos, tropos, Divine energies, the sacraments, asceticism, hierarchy, deification

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