THE MEANING OF DISEASE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE INTEGRITY OF HUMAN NATURE IN THE ORTHODOX THEOLOGICAL TRADITION

Priest Andrey Andrianov

candidate of theology, vice-rector for academic affairs

Kostroma Theological Seminary, Kostroma, Russia

Email: prorector44@mail.ru

Issue: № 4 (16), 2021

Pages: 35

Annotation

This article presents theses about the human disease as a phenomenon related to the whole of human nature, represented not only by the body, but also by the soul. For a believer, the disease acquires special significance in the light of the New Testament teaching about spiritual perfection. Consideration of the problem of the disease based solely on the representation as a consequence of punishment for sins is overcome by the Orthodox theological tradition. Outside of the Christian perception, the disease is perceived as nonsense.

Keywords

disease, Patristic tradition, Orthodox Church, theologian.

For citation

Andrianov A. V. The meaning of disease in the context of the integrity of human nature in the orthodox theological tradition // Ipatievsky vestnik. — 2021. — № . 4. — Р. 35–39.