Bøger af Olivier Clement

OlivierClément har her samlet tekster fra Kirkens guldalder, de første 600 år, ogkædet dem sammen med sine egne fine kommentarer. At dykke ned i disse teksteraf kirkefædrene er både en nyopdagelse og en genkendelse. På hver side findervi det livsafgørende møde med Gud, det møde som ustandseligt udfordrer voresmåde at leve på. Derfor er det ikke en bog, man sluger, men en bog man lever – ogkæmper – med. Den har så mange niveauer, at man altid kan dykke dybere. Ud over at være enindføring i oldkirken tro og liv kan Kilderogså fungere som en introduktion til kirkefædrene og deres tid, bl.a. ikraft af de fyldige biografiske noter sidst i bogen. Olivier Clément(1921-2009) voksede op i en ateistisk familie i Frankrig, men blev som 30-årigdøbt i den ortodokse Kirke. Han studerede ved Saint Serge, det ortodokseteologiske Institut i Paris, hvor han også siden underviste. Han har et stortteologisk, spirituelt og økumenisk forfatterskab.

Olivier Clément was without doubt one of the great Christian humanists of the twentieth century, a writer who could take the insights of the classical theological tradition and the spiritual fathers of the early centuries and bring them into an astonishingly effective dialogue with the thinkers and artists of modernity. This book shows him in conversation with a kindred spirit, a visionary, prayerful, generous Orthodox leader, whose impact is still felt in the Eastern Christian world. It is a model of how pastoral authority and intellectual exploration might-and should-interact.Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury (2002-2012)Throughout these pages, readers will discover the importance of encounters through dialogue. The fruit of these intimate conversations with French Orthodox theologian Olivier Clément is more than a spiritual legacy; it is the key that unlocks the treasure-chest of Orthodox Christianity.From the Foreword by Archbishop Elpidophoros of America

The Great Canon has been described as one of the jewels of Orthodoxy''s ascetic spirituality. In the first week of Lent, during Great Compline, it is sung and declaimed in portions; on Thursday of the fifth week, during Matins, in its entirety. Throughout, accompanied by bows or prostrations, the refrain is: Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me. This short, yet full, essay by Olivier Cl├⌐ment serves as an enriching commentary and guide for reading The Great Canon of St Andrew of Crete. The author begins the journey with a study of the meaning of "awakening" and "the fear of God": the stepping stones toward true repentance. He then follows the Canon''s path of identifying our fallen nature, the passions, Christ''s liberation from sin and death, humility, and asceticism, and ends with a comparison between the shedding of tears and the holy chrism of baptism. Cl├⌐ment ultimately encourages us to see repentance as the key to being fully alive-and The Great Canon as our roadmap toward becoming alive in Christ.  A translation of the Great Canon accompanies the text.

By linking together a series of brilliantly chosen texts from the early centuries of the Church, the author lays bare the roots of the deeply mystical spirituality that has flourished among Christians throughout the ages.