'Even so, come, Lord Jesus!': The promise of Eastern Orthodox anthropological Christology for the contemporary theology

The dissertation primarily is discussing anthropological Christology of Russian Orthodox emigre theologians Vladimir Lossky and Sergius Bulgakov, namely how understanding of the role of the Second Person of the Trinity in the creation and salvation of the humankind is influencing our perception of life and destiny of human being in relationship to the Divine. For this reason such themes as creation in the likeness and image of God, incarnation and theosis are the main focus of research as it is presented in the first two chapters of the dissertation. The author used some material published in original Russian language. For example, Bulgakov's "Agnets Bozii" ("The Lamb of God").Third chapter of the dissertation is concentrating on comparative study of theology of prominent German Protestant theologians Jurgen Moltmann and Eberhard Jungel on the issues of the economy of crucifixion, and sanctification and the kingdom of God. Author is comparing perception of both German theologians about the cross event, and the influence of it in the life of the believer, as well as their similarities and differences with their Orthodox colleagues.Fourth chapter is discussing theological differences between theology of Lossky and Bulgakov. The elevated differences mainly concerns questions of Filioque clause and the question of the attainability of the essence of God. While Bulgakov is confident that God reveals His essence, Lossky following Palamas states that in God there is an ineffable distinction: the essence is inaccessible, only divine energies are accessible.This chapter also discusses differences between the Orthodox and Protestant theologians. Special attention is paid to the question of justification as it is presented in recent Finnish Luther research.The author concludes that one of the differences between Western and Eastern theology is that Westerners place much emphasis on the Salvation as the ultimate act of God. This perception consequently calls to moral/good behavior on the part of a redeemed follower of Christ. For Orthodox theologians Salvation has its purpose which is the "re-unification" of God and the human being. As a Church Father once said: God became a man, so that a man could become god.