<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The complex and often puzzling personality of Father André Scrima was misapprehended for a long time. This article discusses the reasons for such a misapprehension and others some possible explanations for his paradoxical behaviour. An overview of the reception of Father Scrima’s life and works shows a dynamic at work that can only generate optimism. His participation in the Burning Bush group at the Antim monastery in Bucharest was one of the most important formative experiences, where a wide cultural and scientific perspective was fused with an in-depth religious experience. Father Scrima may be better understood if we consider him the #rst of a new kind of fools for Christ, a kind that is well-equipped to face the challenges of tomorrow.</p></abstract>

The complex and often puzzling personality of Father André Scrima was misapprehended for a long time. This article discusses the reasons for such a misapprehension and others some possible explanations for his paradoxical behaviour. An overview of the reception of Father Scrima’s life and works shows a dynamic at work that can only generate optimism. His participation in the Burning Bush group at the Antim monastery in Bucharest was one of the most important formative experiences, where a wide cultural and scientific perspective was fused with an in-depth religious experience. Father Scrima may be better understood if we consider him the #rst of a new kind of fools for Christ, a kind that is well-equipped to face the challenges of tomorrow.

Father André Scrima – A New Kind of Fool for Christ

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The complex and often puzzling personality of Father André Scrima was misapprehended for a long time. This article discusses the reasons for such a...

Father André Scrima – A New Kind of Fool for Christ

Data publikacji: 29 sty 2021

Zakres stron: 512 - 525

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ress-2020-0036

Słowa kluczowe
André Scrima, Daniil Sandu Tudor, The Burning Bush, foolishness for Christ, hesychasm

© 2020 Marius Vasileanu, published by Sciendo

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

Father André Scrima – A New Kind of Fool for Christ

Data publikacji: 29 sty 2021

Zakres stron: 512 - 525

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ress-2020-0036

Słowa kluczoweAndré Scrima, Daniil Sandu Tudor, The Burning Bush, foolishness for Christ, hesychasm

© 2020 Marius Vasileanu, published by Sciendo

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

Słowa kluczowe
André Scrima, Daniil Sandu Tudor, The Burning Bush, foolishness for Christ, hesychasm