Stolen Churches or Bridges to Orthodoxy?

Throughout their shared history, Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches have lived through a very complex and sometimes tense relationship - not only theologically, but also politically. In most cases such relationships remain to this day; indeed, in some cases the tension has increased. In July 2019, scholars of both traditions gathered in Stuttgart, Germany, for an unprecedented conference devoted to exploring and overcoming the division between these churches. This book, the first in a two-volume set of the essays presented at the conference, explores historical and theological themes with the goal of healing memories and inspiring a direct dialogue between Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches. Like the conference, the volume brings together representatives of these Churches, as well as theologians from different geographical contexts where tensions are the greatest. The published essays represent the great achievements of the conference: willingness to engage in dialogue, general openness to new ideas, and opportunities to address difficult questions and heal inherited wounds.

Autorentext

Vladimir Latinovic is lecturer in patristics at the University of Tübingen and project manager of the project "Treasure of the East" at the Academy DRS in Stuttgart, Germany.

Anastacia Wooden is a Managing Director of the Institute for the Study of Eastern Christianity at the Catholic University of America, where she also teaches systematic theology.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: A First Step Toward The Dialogue Between Orthodox And Eastern Catholic Churches

Chapter 2: Caught In The Crossfire: Towards Understanding Medieval And Early Modern Advocates Of Church Union

Chapter 3: A Brief History Of The Union Of Brest And Its Interpretations

Chapter 4: Union Of Brest: Saints Or Villains?

Chapter 5: Kyivan Christianity: Early Modern Cultural History And Impulses For Dialogue Between Churches In Ukraine

Chapter 6: Identity And Institutional Allegiance In The Romanian Uniate Church History (1700-1900)

Chapter 7: The Judicial And Canonical Situation Of The Romanian Byzantine Catholics In Hungary Around 1900 Chapter 8: The Bulgarian Orthodox Church And Its Perception Of The Bulgarian Uniates

Chapter 9: The Ukrainian Greco-Catholic Bishops At The Second Vatican Council: The Participation In The Council And Contribution To The Discussions Of Conciliar Documents

Chapter 10: The U.S.S.R., Greek Catholics And The Vatican Ostpolitik In The 1960-1970's: Grey Zone And The Stumbling Blocks

Chapter 11: The Filioque-Issue In The Light Of The Catechism Of The Ukrainian Catholic Church And In Discussion With V. Bolotov's 33 Theses

Chapter 12: Eastern Catholicism And The Reunion Of The Churches In Vladimir Soloviev's Political Ecclesiology

Chapter 13: Eucharistic Ecclesiology In The Russian Religious Renaissance As Instruction In Orthodox Eastern Catholic Ecumenism Chapter 14: Paul Evdokimov And Una Sancta: A Russian Orthodox Theologian In Search Of Ecumenical Unity

Chapter 15: Synodical Principle As The Key To Church Unity

Chapter 16: Church As Koinonia: Exploring The Ecumenical Potential Of John Zizioulas's Communio Ecclesiology

Chapter 17: Theological Reflections On The Dialogue With The Orthodox Church From An Eastern Catholic Perspective

Chapter 18: The Question Of Uniatism In The Framework Of The Orthodox-Catholic Dialogue And The Ecclesiological Option Of Communio