Boris Bobrinskoy Libri

Faithful to the doctrinal tradition of the Orthodox Church, this work reflects the thought of the Eastern Fathers from the time of the Apostles to the end of the Byzantine Era.

In this work, Boris Bobrinskoy shows how by spiritual union to the life of Christ, we can be clothed with the Holy Spirit and filled with the infinite mercy of the Father, who far from pleasing himself in a blessed transcendence, suffers with humanity. This way of purification triumphs over all the deadly forces of division, darkness, and hate that dwell in the heart a universe vaster than any other universe. The invocation of the Name, the asceticism of the body, and the baptism of the intellect constitute this long and difficult way of conversion and of of unification with God, others, and even oneself. From his long experience as a priest and a theologian, the author reveals the Trinitarian love guiding the living tradition of the Church a river of revelation and faith that has its foundation in the Scriptures and that transmits itself from heart to heart, as from a spiritual father to his children. He explores the links between hesychasm and the Eucharist, solitary prayer and intercession for the world, the spiritual life and theological reflection, and creative liberty. By listening to the Word of the Spirit, Bobrinskoy always returns to that same silence of the Father, whose mercy is the eternal source of authentic love and true unity.

Książka przybliża bogactwo liturgii prawosławnej. Odpowiada na pytania: czym jest liturgia, jaki jest jej zakres i jakie znaczenie ma czas jej sprawowania. Ukazuje też związek pomiędzy liturgią a teologią oraz analizuje jej złożoną i pełną symboliki wewnętrzną strukturę. Autor jest rektorem parafii prawosławnej w Paryżu i dziekanem Instytutu Teologii Prawosławnej św. Sergiusza w Paryżu. Opublikował wiele prac z dziedziny teologii dogmatycznej i liturgiki.