Eucharistic ecclesiology of Nicolas Afanasiev and its ecumenical significance: a new perspective.(Essay): An article from: Journal of Ecumenical Studies

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From the author: This essay reintroduces the work of the Russian Orthodox theologian Ft. Nicolas Afanasiev. Reading Afanasiev's major works--The Church of the Holy Spirit and his programmatic essay on the Lord's Supper--leads one to the conclusion that the relationship of the local and universal churches was not the central concern of his eucharistic ecclesiology. Rather, Afanasiev's work was aimed at the restoration of the meaning of "gathering together as a Church"--beginning with the liturgical lives of local assemblies and extending into the relationships between various churches. Accordingly, in view of this aim, his eucharistic ecclesiology can be called and better understood as "ecclesiology of the eucharistic assembly." Afanasiev's attention to the eucharistic assembly has a rarely explored ecumenical significance. He finds that the problems of the eucharistic assembly and the problems of the divided church are of the same nature and, therefore, cannot be solved separately from each other.

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Title: Eucharistic ecclesiology of Nicolas Afanasiev and its ecumenical significance: a new perspective.(Essay)
Author: Anastacia Wooden
Publication:Journal of Ecumenical Studies (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 22, 2010
Publisher: Journal of Ecumenical Studies
Volume: 45 Issue: 4 Page: 543(18)

Article Type: Essay

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