PROMESSE, APERTURE ECUMENICHE E RISCHI TEOLOGICI NELLA TEOLOGIA SACRAMENTARIA DI ALEXANDER SCHMEMANN (I)

Abstract

Promises, Ecumenical Openings and Risks in the Sacramental Theology of Alexander Schmemann. This article explores the sacramental theology of Alexander Schmemann, outlining a peculiar vision which is both liturgical and cosmical, in which the world itself is seen as a revelation and manifestation of God’s presence, corrupted by the Fall, restored in Christ and celebrated in the Liturgy. I regard the proposal of the Russian American liturgical scholar as a worthy challenge against the secular vision of reality, yet its ecumenical outreach and philosophical framework may necessitate further interconfessional and interdisciplinary analyses.