1st Edition

Spiritual Autobiography in the Eastern Orthodox Space

By Iuliu-Marius Morariu Copyright 2027
288 Pages
by Routledge

This book explores the particularities of spiritual autobiography in the Eastern Orthodox space, including case studies focused on John of Kronstadt, Siloane the Athonite and Nikolai Berdyaev. It draws on a range of sources and provides a sophisticated and nuanced idea of autobiography. The author considers why there are not as many spiritual autobiographies in the Eastern Orthodox tradition in... Read more

1. Introduction; 2. Spiritual autobiography – terminological clarifications; 3. Landmarks in the history of spiritual autobiography from the Christian space; 4. The Diary of Saint John of Kronstadt as a Landmark of Spiritual Autobiography in the Orthodox Space in the 19th and 20th Centuries; 5. The Mystical Notes of Saint Silouan the Athonite and Their Relevance for Spiritual Autobiography in the Orthodox Space; 6. The spiritual autobiography of Nicolae Berdiaev and its relevance for contemporary theology; 7. General conclusions.

Biography

Iuliu-Marius Morariu is a researcher in the Faculty of Orthodox Theology at Babeş-Bolyai University, Romania, and an associate researcher at Pretoria University, South Africa. He holds a position with the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Canada and is a member of the Academy of Romanian Scientists.