Orthodoxe Theologie auf der Suche nach einem post-neopatristischen Modell

How do ‘neo’ and ‘post’ relate to one another? Are they in irreconcilable conflict, in productive tension, in synchronous dialogue, or in diachronic succession? From the perspective of the history of ideas, does not every ‘neo’ movement give rise to a ‘post’ movement, and every ‘post’ movement to a ‘neo’ one? Can ‘neo’ be reduced to the revival of a paradigm and ‘post’ to its critical overcoming? How significant is the paradigm shift between Neo- and Post-? Does the Post-paradigm necessarily involve deconstruction, and the Neo-paradigm reconstruction and updating?
All these questions could be explored using the example of Neo-patristic and Post-patristic modes of thought. However, this is not about internal Orthodox polemics with (more or less) capacity for dialogue with other confessional views, but rather about general Christian questions concerning how to engage with the legacy of the Church Fathers in the face of today’s challenges, which may be highly relevant ecumenically.


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