Rev. Maxim the Confessor, neo-patristic synthesis and criticism of secular mind in the 21st century

1. Entity type Lemma
2. Original title«Назад к Отцам»: преподобный Максим Исповедник, неопатристический синтез и критика секулярного разума в XXI веке
3. Language term Russian
4. lemma author Saprykin, Dmitry
5. lemma category Orthodox theological tradition and practice > Patristic studies
6. Publication date 2015
7. lemma work Нестерук Алексей [Author]. “Back to the Fathers”: Rev. Maxim the Confessor, neo-patristic synthesis and criticism of the secular mind in the 21st century
8. lemma manifestations Альманах "Метапарадигма"
9. Keywords Maximus the Confessor
10. Citations
    1. http://metaparadigma.ru/archive/num6/
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    1. A.V. Nesteruk in the article “Back to the Fathers”: "Rev. Maxim the Confessor, neo-patristic synthesis and criticism of the secular mind in the 21st century ” addresses the work of Rev. Maxim the Confessor, regarding his legacy as the basis for the fruitful development of neo-patriotic synthesis. The author believes that through the study of his heritage theology receives a unique opportunity to exercise a critical function in relation to secular thinking, and will be able to give a correct assessment of the modern era.

       Following the author, the central idea of neo-patristic synthesis is the existential integrity of a person. The author sees the perspectives of neo-patristic synthesis in the retention of thought within the framework of the patristic tradition, as well as in the eschatological and trans-historical character of comprehending its meanings, which allows us to consider the path to the Fathers as a kind of spiritual “return” to the future.