Orthodox Review of Spirituality and Theology
Orthodox Review of Spirituality and Theology
Julia Vidovic
Julia Vidovic. A Serbian Orthodox laywoman, she defended a doctoral thesis in 2015 at the Institut catholique de Paris on The Synergy between Divine Grace and Human Will according to Saint Maximus the Confessor and continues research in anthropology on transhumanist currents. She is a member of the Steering Council and the Reference Group on Bioethics of the Conference of European Churches (CEC).
Published articles (1)
Nature and human person according to Saint Maximus the Confessor The rereadings of Bishop Jean Zizioulas and Jean-Claude LarchetThis article examines the notions of nature and human person in the thought of Saint Maximus the Confessor, a major figure of seventh-century Byzantine theology. Julia Vidovic adopts a comparative and analytical approach, bringing together the interpretations of two contemporary theologians, Bishop John Zizioulas and Jean-Claude Larchet, whose divergent readings serve to highlight the complexity of Maximian thought. The study draws on the original Greek terms in order to accurately render the ontological nuances specific to Maximus regarding the balance between nature and hypostasis. The main contribution of the article lies in its demonstration that the notion of person, in the Church Fathers and in Maximus in particular, does not derive from anthropology but finds its foundation in Trinitarian theology and Christology, personal consciousness being inseparable from the event of the Incarnation.
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