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In Elements of Faith, Christos Yannaras introduces the Western mind to some of the distinctive features of the Orthodox tradition. Not only does he review classical theological questions, but he also analyzes the divisions between the Orthodox mind and Western ways of thinking. Often his discussions lead to vigorous but constructive challenges to Western theology. The outcome is a clearer...

If we ask ourselves how men began to speak about God, how this problem entered into their life, we shall find three rather basic and very important points of departure: Religious need is the first point of departure. There is within man, in his own “nature”, we might say, a spontaneous need to relate to something which surpasses him, to some existence much superior to his own. Perhaps this need may start from man’s fear in face of natural powers which
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