20.500.12556/RUL-163418 "I have not met a more profound and intelligent orthodox theologian than him" John Zizioulas in the letters of Holy Father Justin (Popović) "Ne poznam bolj globokega in inteligentnega pravoslavnega teologa, kot je on" Janez Ziziouolas v pismih svetega očeta Justina (Popovića) In this study, the author offers an answer to the question: what does Justin Popović think and write about his young contemporary, professor of theology, John Zizioulas? Analysing the personal correspondence of Popović, Zizioulas and Atanasije Jevtić, he concludes that all the fragments in Justin’s letters where Zizioulas is mentioned are extremely affirmative and testify to the Elder’s love for the young theologian. Professor Zizioulas is »dear Zizula« for Father Justin, he regularly sends him his greeting, prays for him, wants him to grow up in holy virtues, considers him a worthy student of Father George Florovsky, and concludes, after his personal meeting, that »he has never met a deeper and more intelligent Orthodox theologian« than him. St. Justin is also completely aware of the ecumenical activities of Zizioulas and has no problem with that. On the contrary, he gave the highest praises about him in the period when Prof. John was a very active ecumenical worker. This article proves the thesis that, according to the opinion of both Zizioulas and Popović, Orthodoxy must be present in the ecumenical dialogue, as a Church open to diversity, and not as a confession closed in on itself. Zizioulas shows this through personal engagement in ecumenical dialogue and Justin wholeheartedly supports him in this, according to their correspondence from 1966. to 1971. That is why zealot-minded anti-ecumenists cannot refer to Father Justin as a man who was against a healthy and theologically established ecumenical dialogue. Fr. Justin was actively supportive of every patristically founded »ecumenist«, such as Zizioulas Avtor v prispevku odgovarja na vprašanje: kaj Justin Popović misli in piše o svojem mladem sodobniku, profesorju teologije Janezu Zizioulasu? Z analizo osebne korespondence Popovića, Zizioulasa in Atanasija Jevtića ugotavlja, da so vsi fragmenti v Justinovih pismih, kjer je omenjen Zizioulas, izjemno naklonjeni in pričajo o ljubezni starca do mladega teologa. Profesor Zizioulas je za patra Justina »dragi Zizula«, redno mu pošilja pozdrave, moli zanj, želi, da raste v svetih krepostih, ima ga za vrednega učenca patra Jurija Florovskega in po osebnem srečanju ugotavlja, da »globljega in bolj inteligentnega pravoslavnega teologa« od njega še ni srečal. Justin se dobro zaveda tudi ekumenskega delovanja Zizioulasa in s tem nima težav. Nasprotno, največ pohvale mu je dal v času, ko je bil prof. Zizioulas zelo aktiven ekumenski delavec. Članek potrjuje tezo, da mora biti po mnenju tako Zizioulasa kot Popovića Pravoslavna cerkev prisotna v ekumenskem dialogu in odprta za različnost, ne pa da kot veroizpoved ostaja zaprta vase. Zizioulas to kaže z osebnim angažmajem v ekumenskem dialogu in Justin ga pri tem iskreno podpira, sodeč po njunem dopisovanju od leta 1966 do 1971. Zato goreči nasprotniki ekumenizma patra Justina ne morejo označevati kot človeka, ki je bil proti zdravemu in teološko uveljavljenemu ekumenskemu dialogu. Pater Justin je aktivno podpiral vsakega patristično utemeljenega »ekumenista«, kot je bil tudi Zizioulas ecumenical dialogue neopatristic synthesis ekumenski dialog neopatristična sinteza true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2024-10-07 10:16:04 2024-10-07 10:16:05 2024-10-10 03:27:24 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2023 0 0 Str. 265-283 št. 1 Letn. 78 2023 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2023-01-01 2-675 2335-4127 10.34291/Edinost/78/01/Matic 168250627 Matic.pdf Matic.pdf 1 6E39E798597B0FD5FEE00A6B91FAD43E c9deae3e04a9ac9c1efe3e3714edb632ea554be8bee1e13ca31cf41e14fd9b7e 3978469a-8484-11ef-b232-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=193056 https://www.teof.uni-lj.si/zaloznistvo/edinost-in-dialog/edinost-in-dialog-78-2023-1 0 19fb7497-8485-11ef-b232-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=193067 Teološka fakulteta Edinost in dialog 0 0 0