Charismatic Reformer, Mystic or Father? The Reception of Symeon the New Theologian by Pentecostal/Charismatic Theologians

The last three decades have seen a renewed interest on the part of Evangelical scholars in patristic studies. Recently, theologians of the Pentecostal/Charismatic tradition have started to examine the works of Saint Symeon the New Theologian. The latter’s emphasis on personal experience of the Holy...

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Published inReligions (Basel, Switzerland ) Vol. 12; no. 6; p. 389
Main Author Lysack, Maxym
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.06.2021
Subjects
apatheia
asceticism
Byzantine civilization
Christianity
Church & state
Fathers
Holy Spirit
Monks
mysticism
Orthodox spirituality
Pentecostal/Charismatic spirituality
Political power
Religious orthodoxy
Symeon the New Theologian
Theologians
Theology
Traditions
Constantinople
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Summary:The last three decades have seen a renewed interest on the part of Evangelical scholars in patristic studies. Recently, theologians of the Pentecostal/Charismatic tradition have started to examine the works of Saint Symeon the New Theologian. The latter’s emphasis on personal experience of the Holy Spirit and Christification provides a fertile ground for encounter between Orthodox and Pentecostal/Charismatic scholars. Recent Pentecostal/Charismatic scholarship on Symeon is reviewed in the light of contemporary Orthodox scholarship. Four key moments in Symeon’s teaching on asceticism are presented in response to two Pentecostal/Charismatic theologians.
ISSN:2077-1444
2077-1444
DOI:10.3390/rel12060389