Teologická reflexe (Theological Reflection) is a peer-reviewed journal for theology that has been published continuously since 1995 (archive of the issues from 1995–2023). It publishes the results of original research in the fields of biblical studies, systematic, historical, practical and ecumenical theology, theological ethics and church history, as well as philosophy, religious studies, social work and other disciplines where they have an overlap with theology.
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TEOLOGICKÁ REFLEXE, Vol 30 No 2 (2024), 173–198
Vliv Dostojevského na pojetí krásy Pavla Evdokimova
[The Influence of Dostoyevsky on the Concept of Beauty of Paul Evdokimov]
Lenka Fílová
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14712/27880796.2024.11
published online: 20. 01. 2025
abstract
The paper examines the influence of the novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821–1881) on the concept of beauty of the post-revolutionary Russian emigrant, Orthodox lay theologian living and working in France, Paul Evdokimov (1901–1970). First, Dostoyevsky is viewed in the context of Evdokimov’s education, which played a crucial part in his interpretation of Dostoyevsky’s texts. Next comes an analysis of texts on beauty from Dostoyevsky’s novels selected by Evdokimov to highlight the key themes Evdokimov chooses in relation to beauty. More specifically, the article traces both authors’ understanding of the beauty of creation. The ideas reflected by Evdokimov are then compared with his theology of beauty, as presented in his seminal book, which, in addition to the theology of beauty, deals with the art of the icon. The conclusion of the article brings an assessment of Dostoyevsky’s influence on Evdokimov’s understanding of beauty.
keywords: Beauty; beauty of creation; sophiology; Russian religious thought; Evdokimov; Dostoyevsky
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ISSN: 1211-1872
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