THE SYMBOL IN THE THEOLOGY OF PROTOPRESBYTER ALEXANDER SCHMEMANN

Fyodor Borisovich Kashitsky

St. Tikhon's Orthodox University of Humanities, Moscow, Russia

Email: fedorkashitsky@yandex.ru

Issue: № 1 (33), 2026

Pages: 23

Annotation

The article is devoted to the religious symbol and defining its place in the theological system of the prominent Orthodox theologian of the twentieth century, Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann. The text demonstrates a three-part symbolic principle, moving from an ontological understanding of symbol to representations of Jesus Christ as an expression of symbol, and then to liturgy as a symbol. Analysis of the concept of «symbol» in the theology of Fr. A. Schmemann is important for understanding the meaning of the sacrament and the liturgical life of the Church.

Keywords

Protopresbyter Alexander Shmemann, religious symbol, sacrament, liturgy, Orthodox theology of 20th century

For citation

Kashitsky F. B. The Symbol in the theology of Protopresbyter Alexand er Schmemann // Ipatievsky vestnik. 2026. № . 1. Р. 23–31 (In Russian). https://doi.org/ 10.24412/2309–5164–2026–1–23–31