Abstract
In the landscape of modern theology, John D. Zizioulas is noted for his contribution in retrieving the works of the Cappadocian Fathers in the areas of Trinitarian theology and ontology of personhood. Disenchanted by the predominance of Augustinian “Substantialism”, which he claims to place too much emphasis on the unity of God, Zizioulas turns to the ideas of the Cappadocian Fathers in order to offer a “Personalist” approach in Trinitarian theology. Such an approach, in turn, leads to the development of a particular ontology of personhood, in which Person is understood both as hypostasis and ekstasis. This article appropriates Zizioulas’ conception of person to provide an ontological justification for the idea of democracy. Zizioulas’ conception of “Person” as hypostasis can form the ontological ground for the notion of equality, whereas his idea of “Person” as ekstasis offers the ground for the cultivation of a democratic political culture, in which communion with the “Poor and Suffering Other” is not simply a theological possibility, but a civic duty.
Highlights
In the landscape of modern theology, John D
Zizioulas’ conception of “Person” as hypostasis can form the ontological ground for the notion of equality, whereas his idea of “Person” as ekstasis offers the ground for the cultivation of a democratic political culture, in which communion with the “Poor and Suffering Other” is not a theological possibility, but a civic duty
It will show that the idea of “Person” as ekstasis is equal ly important for it calls for the cultivation of a democratic political culture, in which communion with the “Poor and Suffering Other” is not a theological possibility, but a civic duty
Summary
In the landscape of modern theology, John D. Ec clesiologically, this manifests in a penchant for bestowing ontological priority to the universal church over the local church.[4] Not infrequently, this means the imposition of the view of the universal Church on the local Church.[5] As the emergence of local initiatives is curbed, the local Church grad ually loses its otherness, and with that, the vibrancy of its heritage Against this backdrop, Zizioulas’ calls for the retrieval of a “Personalist” approach to the doctrine of God. Against this backdrop, Zizioulas’ calls for the retrieval of a “Personalist” approach to the doctrine of God To achieve this aim, he turns mainly to the ideas of the Cappadocian Fathers, namely St. Basil the Great, bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia (c.330-379), St. Gregory of Nazianzus In the history of Christianity, these three Church Fathers are revered mainly for
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