Theology and philosophy in Eastern Orthodoxy: essays on Orthodox Christianity and contemporary thought

Even in the twenty-first century, criticaland creative engagement with modern and postmodern philosophy is a rarity inOrthodox circles. The collection of essays presented here by ChristophSchneider makes a significant contribution to overcoming this deficit. Eightscholars from six different countries, working on the intersection betweenOrthodox thought and philosophy, present their research in short and accessibleform. The topics covered range from political philosophy to phenomenology,metaphysics, philosophy of self, logic, ethics, and philosophy of language.

The authors do not all promote one particularapproach to the relationship between Orthodox theology and philosophy.Nevertheless, taken together, their work demonstrates that Orthodox scholarshipis not con-fined to historical research about the Byzantine era, but cancontribute to, and enrich, contemporary intellectual debates.