<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>A unique Figure in the Orthodox Church, André Scrima was a bridge-personality among Christians and between Christianity and other religions. In his early works, bearing witness to a “spiritual inheritance” and a “blessing of grace” that he had personally received, he stressed the inner dimension of Eastern Christianity represented by Hesychastic spirituality – a perennial divine inspiration manifested across history. But both as a spiritual figure and a professor of comparative religion, he oriented his reflection toward considering the religious plurality of the world from a Christian perspective. Searching for the “lieu théologal” of hospitality for others’ spiritualities became one of the main purposes of Scrima’s reflections which occasionally dealt in a sympathetic as well as critical manner with Traditionalism. This paper aims to highlight the interest raised by an Orthodox reflection on the so-called “esoteric” side of his Tradition which leads to a hermeneutic of religious diversity.</p></abstract>

A unique Figure in the Orthodox Church, André Scrima was a bridge-personality among Christians and between Christianity and other religions. In his early works, bearing witness to a “spiritual inheritance” and a “blessing of grace” that he had personally received, he stressed the inner dimension of Eastern Christianity represented by Hesychastic spirituality – a perennial divine inspiration manifested across history. But both as a spiritual figure and a professor of comparative religion, he oriented his reflection toward considering the religious plurality of the world from a Christian perspective. Searching for the “lieu théologal” of hospitality for others’ spiritualities became one of the main purposes of Scrima’s reflections which occasionally dealt in a sympathetic as well as critical manner with Traditionalism. This paper aims to highlight the interest raised by an Orthodox reflection on the so-called “esoteric” side of his Tradition which leads to a hermeneutic of religious diversity.

The Inner Dimension of the Orthodox Tradition and Traditionalism According to André Scrima’s Hermeneutics

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A unique Figure in the Orthodox Church, André Scrima was a bridge-personality among Christians and between Christianity and other religions. In his early...

The Inner Dimension of the Orthodox Tradition and Traditionalism According to André Scrima’s Hermeneutics

Published Online: Jan 29, 2021

Page range: 485 - 496

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ress-2020-0034

Keywords
Orthodoxy, Hesychasm, Traditionalism, Eastern spirituality, religious pluralism

© 2020 Bogdan Tătaru-Cazaban, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Inner Dimension of the Orthodox Tradition and Traditionalism According to André Scrima’s Hermeneutics

Published Online: Jan 29, 2021

Page range: 485 - 496

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ress-2020-0034

KeywordsOrthodoxy, Hesychasm, Traditionalism, Eastern spirituality, religious pluralism

© 2020 Bogdan Tătaru-Cazaban, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Orthodoxy, Hesychasm, Traditionalism, Eastern spirituality, religious pluralism