Table of contents : List of illustrations Preface List of abbreviations Introduction 1.The Philokalia and its influence 2. Vladimir Solov´ev and Sophia 3. Fr Pavel Florensky and the nature of reason 4. Fr Sergii Bulgakov and the nature of theology 5. Nicolas Berdyaev—creativity, freedom and the person 6. Fr Georges Florovsky and the neo-patristic synthesis 7. Apophatic theology and deification: Myrrha Lot-Borodine and Vladimir Lossky 8. St Maria of Paris (Mother Maria Skobtsova) and Orthodoxy in the modern world 9. Modern Orthodox dogmatic theology: 1. Fr Dumitru Staniloae 10. Modern Orthodox dogmatic theology: 2. St Justin Popovic 11. Paul Evdokimov and the love and beauty of god 12. Neo-Palamism: Fr John Meyendorff and the Greek neo-Palamites 13. Liturgical Theology: Fr Alexander Schmemann and the Greeks, Ioannis Foundoulis and Fr Vasileios 14. Theology of patristic renewal: Metropolitan John of Pergamon (Zizioulas) and Fr John Romanides 15. Lay theologians: 1. Philip Sherrard 16. Lay theologians: 2. Dimitris Koutroubis, Christos Yannaras, Stelios Ramfos 17. Lay theologians: 3. Elisabeth Behr-Sigel, Olivier Clément 18. Spiritual Elders: 1. Mother Thekla (Sharf) and the English acculturation of Orthodoxy 19. Spiritual Elders: 2. St Silouan and Fr Sophrony: seeing god as he is 20. Theology in Russia under communism: Fr Aleksandr Men´ 21. Metropolitan Kallistos and the theological vision of the Philokalia