<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Communion of diversities. Interconfessional marriages are understood as communions of diversities. It is the author´s opinion that the first three chapters of the Book of Genesis offer a model of man´s constitutive and simultaneous communion with God and the world. Each person experiences bondings with different theocosmic surroundings or spaces, able to give her/him a special identity. Postparadisiac life is marked by an also simultaneous illegitimate diminishing and enhancing of communion in all directions, included in everybody`s bonding system. The communion of diversities, mixed marriages included, participate in this process, which can be overcome only through life in Christ.</p></abstract>

Communion of diversities. Interconfessional marriages are understood as communions of diversities. It is the author´s opinion that the first three chapters of the Book of Genesis offer a model of man´s constitutive and simultaneous communion with God and the world. Each person experiences bondings with different theocosmic surroundings or spaces, able to give her/him a special identity. Postparadisiac life is marked by an also simultaneous illegitimate diminishing and enhancing of communion in all directions, included in everybody`s bonding system. The communion of diversities, mixed marriages included, participate in this process, which can be overcome only through life in Christ.

Gemeinschaft von Verschiedenheiten – religionsphilosophische Vorüberlegungen

Review of Ecumenical Studies Sibiu

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Communion of diversities. Interconfessional marriages are understood as communions of diversities. It is the author´s opinion that the first three chapters of...

Gemeinschaft von Verschiedenheiten – religionsphilosophische Vorüberlegungen

Published Online: Dec 28, 2018

Page range: 426 - 452

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ress-2018-0032

Keywords
constitutive communion, image of God dynamics, theocosmic space, diminished or enhanced communion, distorted diversity, bonding

© 2018 Dorin Zosim Oancea, published by Sciendo

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

Gemeinschaft von Verschiedenheiten – religionsphilosophische Vorüberlegungen

Published Online: Dec 28, 2018

Page range: 426 - 452

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ress-2018-0032

Keywordsconstitutive communion, image of God dynamics, theocosmic space, diminished or enhanced communion, distorted diversity, bonding

© 2018 Dorin Zosim Oancea, published by Sciendo

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

Keywords
constitutive communion, image of God dynamics, theocosmic space, diminished or enhanced communion, distorted diversity, bonding