Apocatastasis in Russian religious and philosophical thought of 1870–1930s. The second article. From the beginning of 20th century to Russian emigration of the first wave
https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6401-2018-2-146-159
Abstract
The article continues the study of apokatastasis issue in the Russian philosophical tradition. In the philosophy of the Silver Age, the problem of the salvation equality arose in the context of disputes over the possibility / impossibility of the “Kingdom of God on earth”, while the selectivity of salvation and the idea of judgment were the main arguments in criticizing historical Christianity. In Russian abroad, the belief in apokatastasis was characteristic of a circle of philosophers grouped around the magazines “Path” and “New Grad”. N.A. Berdyaev, S.N. Bulgakov, N.O. Losskii did not approve of the ontology of evil and hell and sought to reconcile the idea of apokatastasis with the Christian doctrine of freedom. In doing so, they appealed to the experience of F.M. Dostoevskii, N.F. Fedorov, V.S. Solov’ev, arguing that the volume of salvation does not depend on God, but on the person, his ability to turn to God’s ways, becoming a co-worker of the Creator in the matter of transforming the world into the Kingdom of Christ.
About the Author
Anastasia G. Gacheva
A.M. Gorky Institute for World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dr. in Philology, leading researcher.
Bld. 25а, Povarskaya st., Moscow, 121069
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Gacheva A.G. Apocatastasis in Russian religious and philosophical thought of 1870–1930s. The second article. From the beginning of 20th century to Russian emigration of the first wave. RSUH/RGGU BULLETIN. Series Philosophy. Social Studies. Art Studies. 2018;(2):146-159. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6401-2018-2-146-159
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