author: Vasyl Lozovytskyi
Urgency of the research. Traditional concepts of faith are undergoing significant transformations in contemporary theology. Dynamic changes in religion and society in the post-secular era require a new reading of basic theological concepts. Therefore, an urgent task of science is to analyze of modern Orthodox theologies, which rethink traditional concepts of faith in a post-metaphysical way.
Target setting. Rubsky is actively promoting new visions of Orthodox theology, speaking out quite radically about the need to renew Orthodoxy and rethink the tradition. This caused a wave of criticism of his position in the theological community. He is an exemplary example of a modern theologian who tries to create new theological concepts, publicly discusses them in the media, and shows the possibilities of free theological thought in the church.
Actual scientific researches and issues analysis. In Ukrainian science, important work has been carried out on the understanding and criticism of the main Orthodox theological concepts and methodological approaches to the develop-ment of modern Orthodox theology. The concepts of faith have been analyzed in the national science in the works of E. Kononenko, T. Levchenko, D. Martsynovska, Y. Chornomorets, and S. Kachmar. However, the post-metaphysical dimension of faith in contemporary Orthodox thinkers still remains beyond the scope of research.
The research objective. A comprehensive analysis of all aspects of Rubsky's theology is not our goal. We would like to focus on Rubsky's post-metaphysical interpretation of faith, to show changes and transformations in the concept of faith, and thus to expand the methodological perspective of modern Orthodox theology.
The statement of basic materials. An analysis of Rubsky's Orthodox radical theology of faith has shown that he uses the methodology of post-metaphysical philosophy and develops a personalistic theology of faith centered on the human being. Relying on the principles of postmodern philosophy, Rubsky tries to take faith and God beyond the discursive, to see them beyond all the binary oppositions of language. He deconstructs the Orthodox tradition and emphasizes the importance of a personal encounter with the Creator, which is possible as an act of direct intuition of God, while Tradition is a historical construct that needs to be radically rethought. In the end, all his efforts culminate in an interpretation of faith as the practice of recognizing the presence of God in everyday things and events. This conclusion brings Rubsky's theology of faith even closer not only to post-metaphysical and post-psychological approaches, but also to phenomenology and contemporary charismatic Christianity.
Conclusions. V. Rubsky's Orthodox radical theology of faith uses the methodology of postmetaphysical philosophy and develops a personalistic theology of faith. Rubsky deconstructs the Orthodox tradition and emphasizes the importance of a personal encounter with the Creator, which is possible as an act of direct intuition of God, while the Tradition is a historical construct that needs to be radically rethought. This application of a radical postmodern hermeneutic of faith and deconstruction of tradition leads him to the Protestantization of Orthodoxy.
Keywords: faith, postmetaphysical theology, Orthodox theology, radical theology, theology of faith
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