OPTIMISM AS A CHARACTERISTIC FEATURE OF THE CHRISTIAN OUTLOOK

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https://doi.org/10.35332/2411-4677.2018.18.13

Keywords:

optimism, pessimism, fall from grace, joy, life, death, Christian, love.

Abstract

This article gives arguments and proofs on the basis of the Church's doctrine that pessimism is not characteristic of church experience, and the life of a true Christian is full of optimism. The moral-ascetic aspect of Orthodox optimism as a worldview is considered and analyzed.

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2018-09-27

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Vol. 18 (2018): Proceedings of Kyiv Theological Academy

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