Biographical notice
Vladimir Lossky
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This biographical notice traces the life and intellectual and spiritual journey of Vladimir Lossky (1903-1958), a Russian Orthodox theologian established in France. The text adopts the form of an annotated chronology, reconstructing the decisive stages of a life marked by exile, ecclesial commitment and theological inquiry. The central idea is that of a universal Orthodox witness in the West: Lossky worked toward an Orthodoxy capable of taking root in France while remaining faithful to the patristic and Byzantine tradition. On the theological and historical level, the notice illuminates the genesis of his major contributions — apophatic mystical theology, the theology of the image, the study of Meister Eckhart — as well as his role in the sophiological controversy, the Anglican-Orthodox ecumenical dialogue and the founding of the Saint-Denis Institute.
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