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Georgi W. Florowski's Deconstruction of a Catholic Principle of Tradition

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A faith that, according to the Vincentian Canon, was 'always, everywhere, and by all' believed is historically and theologically impossible, since church history is characterized by differences.

The text presents the theological position of the Orthodox scholar Georgi W. Florowski. Florowski deconstructed, in the context of preliminary considerations for an Ecumenical Council of Churches, the so-called Vincentian Canon. This canon defined tradition historically as that which was 'always, everywhere, and by all believed.' Florowski argued that a faith meeting these strict historical criteria would be impossible. He pointed out that the history of the church is characterized by controversies and differing interpretations. As a result, no uniform, timeless agreement of all believers in all times can be demonstrated. The text emphasizes the academic and ecumenical relevance of this critique of a central principle of tradition. It is a factual presentation of a theological debate over the definition of orthodoxy and tradition.

Worldview

what this means
What, according to this text, is the root of the evil?
Ignorance, illusion, a false view of reality
Where does the evil reside?
in one's own congregation, family, or religion
What helps against it?
insight, learning, enlightenment, right understanding
What does the text base its claim on?
on argument, logic, science; on tradition, the fathers, an established practice
Where is the text's criticism directed?
at others, at society, at other groups

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Insistence
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Reach
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Concreteness
2 of 3
Boundary
0 of 3
Time
past 2, present 1, future 0

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Full text in English
Skip to content Or: On the Impossibility of a Faith That “Was Always, Everywhere, and by All Believed” In the context of preliminary considerations for an Ecumenical Council of Churches, the archpriest Georgi Vasilievich Florovsky (1893–1979), who originated from Odessa and, from 1925 onwards, taught Patristics as a professor at the Paris Institute of Orthodox Theology Saint-Serge, and later also at the universities of Harvard and Princeton, deconstructed in a contribution¹ the ecumenically significant Vincentian Canon (= VC).
Full text in the original
Zum Inhalt springen Oder: Von der Unmöglichkeit eines Glaubens, der „ immer, überall und von allen geglaubt wurde“ Im Kontext der Vorüberlegungen zu einem Ökumenischen Rat der Kirchen dekonstruierte der aus Odessa stammende Erzpriester Georgi Wassiljewisch Florowski (1893-1979), der ab 1925 als Professor für Patristik am Pariser Institut de Théologie Orthodoxe Saint-Serge lehrte und später auch an den Universitäten von Harvard sowie Princeton, in einem Beitrag 1 den ökumenisch bedeutsamen Vinzentinischen Kanon (= VK) .