In the great sun of God: life in Christ according to Father Alexander Men
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This article by Maxime Egger presents the conception of spiritual life held by Father Alexander Men (1935-1990), a Russian Orthodox priest assassinated in 1990. Through a synthetic study based on his homilies, lectures and letters, the author identifies the fundamental structure of his thought: life in Christ as an ascensional, multidimensional and permanent movement oriented toward divine-humanity. The article shows that this spirituality, resolutely Christocentric, articulates contemplation and engagement in the world, patristic tradition and creative openness, divine synergy and human freedom. Men emerges as an heir of Soloviev and Berdyaev, rejecting any identitarian withdrawal or rigid ritualism. The principal theological contribution lies in the illumination of an original Orthodox synthesis, combining Philokalic rootedness, a prophetic sense of history and a cosmic vision of the Incarnation.
This article has not been translated yet — it is available in its French version here.
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