Abstract
In this article, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I presents a “definition” of theology as gift from God and communion in the church. Surveying some of the leading representatives and writers in the Eastern Orthodox spiritual tradition, especially from the fourth through the fourteenth centuries (some of these direct predecessors in the ecumenical throne), but also drawing upon contemporary and liturgical sources, Patriarch Bartholomew introduces this issue by exploring fundamental characteristics and criteria of traditional theology in a modern world, emphasizing continuity and personal experience.
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