DOES THE CONCEPT OF DEPENDENCY HAVE A PLACE IN SAINT JOHN CHRYSOSTOM'S SPIRITUALITY?

作者：Buda Daniel^*

来源：European Journal of Science and Theology, 2013, 9: 39-46.

• Saint John Chrysostom
• dependency
• determination
• human freedom
• free will

In this paper I analyse Saint John Chrysostom's conceptions on human free will and freedom in order to find out if this Church Father, whose life and work have such a great influence over Orthodox spirituality, speaks about any kind of determinate dependency of human being that could limit its freedom and free will. The conclusion of this paper is that according to Saint John Chrysostom, the human being enjoys real natural freedom and free will and that there is no determination or natural dependency given by nature. A sort of dependency is created by sin, which is in Saint John's perception a result of the free human decision, sometimes benefiting of the negative contribution of devil's temptation, but this kind of dependency can be overcome by the strength of human will and with the assistance of the grace of God.

• 出版日期2013-2