Yearning for the One: Chapters in the Inner Life of the Greeks

In this searching investigation, Stelios Ramfos explores the roots of the modern debate on the person and concludes that the preoccupation of the Byzantine Greeks with eternity inhibited them from developing a fruitful sense of interiority. He argues that, nevertheless, a figure such as Leontius of Byzantium can suggest a way forward if Byzantine theological thinking is re-visited in the light of insights derived from the Western philosophical tradition. Contents Preface PART I: THE IDENTITY OF THE PERSON 1. In Search of the Person p. 3 The Parameters of the Problem p. 3 Argument and Counterargument p. 15 Dialogue p. 37 2. Solution and Impasse p. 95 The Search for the Person in the Medieval West p. 95 The Search for the Person in the Byzantine East p. 111 PART II: UNACHIEVED INDIVIDUATION 3. From the Theology of the Person to Its History p. 133 Between Corruption and Incorruption p. 133 The Babylonian Captivity of