Abstract
Symeon the New Theologian is one of the most outstanding Fathers of the Eastern Church. Almost ten centuries after his death, his teachings on the vision of God as light, on sanctity and dispassion, on ecstasy and deification, still attract many Christians who find inspiration in his writings. This book argues that in Symeon we find a mysticism that is absolutely traditional, in the Orthodox sense of the term. It attempts to determine Symeon's place in Orthodox tradition, to find out his background, and to compare his teaching with that of his predecessors. The focus is mostly on such aspects of his theology as have not been specially discussed in the existing literature, including his biblical approach, that is, his understanding of Scripture and his exegetical method; his attitude towards church worship and its influence on him.
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