Abstract
The filioque The current debate within the ecumenical movement about the filioque has its origin in the Greek Orthodox church’s demand that the Nicenco- Constantinopolitanum be accepted in its original form. Only if a universally acceptable symbol is found, can there be any hope of progress in the movement to unity. The choice put by the ecumenical movement is between unity and filioque. It is the contention in this article that this choice is a false one. From an overview of the most important historical aspects of the problem, the reader is confronted by the problem. This is followed by a discussion of the points of view of the orthodox church, the ecumenical movement and Protestant theology. This discussion shows the impasse which the choice between fdioque and unity creates. A discussion of the concept of models, as instrument within theological language, has as goal to show that this impasse can be solved. I f theological language uses models in its discussions, any talk about filioque will be open to more than one interpretation. Filioque can still be used to say something about the Trinity, even in the ecumenical movement.
Highlights
The filioque The current debate within the ecumenical movement about the filioque has its origin in the Greek Orthodox church’s demand that the NicencoConstantinopolitanum be accepted in its original form
Die eerste ontwikkeling in dogmatiese denke sal aangedui word, waarna ’n oorsig oor die standpunt, wat tans deur
Hy stel ook dat dit uit die W este se standpunt nie al te duidelik is of die uitgaan van die Vader dieselfde is as dié van die Seun nie (Bray 1983:123)
Summary
Ritschl (1979:3) stel dat die filioque bygevoeg is om iets te sê van die innerlike verhouding van die Triniteit. Sy interpretasie van die filioque was dat die Gees van die Vader deur die Seun uitgaan (Berthold 1985:113). Maximus se positiewe waardering van die filioque is getemper deur die Oosterse denke rondom die oorsprong van die Gees aangesien hy raakgesien het dat die Pneumatologie en die leer aangaande die triniteit ter sprake is. Verder het nie een van die Algemene Konsilies die invoeging van die filioque goedgekeur nie, en daar is ’n groot hoeveelheid van geskrifte van die vroeë vadere wat NTS 50/3 (1994). Hy stel ook dat dit uit die W este se standpunt nie al te duidelik is of die uitgaan van die Vader dieselfde is as dié van die Seun nie (Bray 1983:123). Photius se invoeging dat die Gees net van die Vader uitgaan, is ’n standpunt wat stilswyend vandag nog deur die Ortodokse kerk gehandhaaf word. As riglyn hiervoor kan die Klingenthal Memorandum (wat deur Vischer verwerk is en in boekvorm uitgegee is as ‘Spirit of God, Spirit of Christ’) gebruik word
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