Vladimir Lossky

Vladimir Lossky was a French, Russian and Soviet philosopher, theologian and writer (1903–1958). He was born at Göttingen and died at Paris.

Also recorded as Vladimir Nikolayevich Lossky; Vladimir Nikolaievich Lossky.

Vladimir Lossky in brief

Born
1903
Died
1958
Known for
philosopher, theologian and writer
Place of birth
Göttingen
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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Vladimir Nikolayevich Lossky and Vladimir Nikolaievich Lossky. His recorded languages were French and Russian. His recorded confession was Eastern Orthodoxy.

He was the child of Nikolay Lossky. He married Madeleine Lossky. 4 children are recorded: Nicolas Lossky, Catherine Aslanoff, Jean Lossky and Marie Sémon.

Catalogued works

27 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library. Their recorded dates run from 1944 to 1998.

Baḥth fī al-lāhūt wa-al-Ṣūfīyah fī taqlīd al-kanīsah al-Sharqīyah. 東正敎神學導論. La procession du Saint-Esprit. Schau Gottes. Misticheskoe bogoslovie. Spor o Sofii. Bogoslovie i bogovidenie. In the image and likeness of God. The mystical theology of the Eastern Church. The meaning of icons. Ocherk misticheskogo bogoslovii︠a︡ Vostochnoĭ T︠S︡erkvi ; Dogmaticheskoe bogoslovie. Die mystische Theologie der Morgenländischen Kirche, dated 1961. La paternité spirituelle en Russie aux XVIIIème et XIXème siècles, dated 1977. A l'image et à la ressemblance de Dieu / Vladimir Lossky, dated 1967. Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church (Stories of Faith & Fame), dated 1957. Sept jours sur les routes de France, dated 1998. Théologie mystique de l'Église d'Orient, dated 1977. Vision de Dieu, dated 1962. The Visions of God. Orthodox Theology, dated 1978. Théologie négative et connaissance de Dieu chez Maître Eckhart, dated 1960. Essai sur la théologie mystique de l'Église d'Orient, dated 1944. The vision of God, dated 1964. A l'image et à la ressemblance de Dieu, dated 1967. Essai sur la théologie mystique de l'Eglise d'Orient, dated 1957. Théologie négative et connaissance de Dieu chez Maître Eckhart. Seven days on the roads of France, June 1940.

Literature

12 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Lossky, Vladimir Nikolayevich, Encyclopedia of the Bible Online. Speculation and Theosis in Vladimir Lossky and Meister Eckhart, Faith, Reason, and Theosis, 2023. Theology and Spirituality in the Work of Vladimir Lossky, The Ecumenical Review, 1999. Vladimir Lossky, Orthodox Handbook on Ecumenism, 2014. Vladimir Lossky, Purification of Memory, 2015. “Hypostatic communion” or “Sanctification through the energies”: the polemic of metropolitan John Zizioulas with V. N. Lossky and the “neopalamites” around the concept of deification, Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Серия I. Богословие, философия, 2025. A MÍSTICA RENANA E O PENSAMENTO DE VLADIMIR LOSSKY, Princípios, 2015. The Elements of a Christological Anthropology, Perichoresis: The Theological Journal of Emanuel University, 2021. A Marked Absence: Pneumatic Abandonment as Desert Hermeneutic, Religions, 2023. On ontological unity of human nature, Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Серия I. Богословие, философия, 2024. Антиномичност језика и апофатичко богословље Владимира Лоског, Godišnjak, 2020. THEOSIS AND PERSONHOOD FROM A PROTESTANT PERSPECTIVE:SALVATION AS AN INTERPERSONAL EXPERIENCEIN THE CONTEMPORARY ORTHODOX THEOLOGY, Українське Pелігієзнавство, 2026.

Digitised editions and texts

7 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Orthodox Theology An Introduction (1978) — Internet Archive. The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church (1957) — Internet Archive. Essai Su La Theologie Mystique De L'Eglise D'Orient (1944) — Internet Archive. Vladimir Lossky - Teología mística de la Iglesia de Oriente (2009) — Internet Archive. "Panaghia" in V. Lossky "In the Image and Likeness of God" (2018) — Internet Archive. The meaning of icons (1952) — Internet Archive. Teologia mistică a Bisericii de Răsărit (2010) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 17 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1903Vladimir Lossky born at Göttingen.
  2. 1944Essai Su La Theologie Mystique De L'Eglise D'Orient digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1952The meaning of icons digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1957The Mystical Theology Of The Eastern Church digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1957The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1958Vladimir Lossky died at Paris.
  7. 1968The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 1978Orthodox Theology An Introduction digitised by Internet Archive.
  9. 2009Vladimir Lossky - Teología mística de la Iglesia de Oriente digitised by Internet Archive.
  10. 2018"Panaghia" in V. Lossky "In the Image and Likeness of God" digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Lossky, Vladimir Nikolayevich, Encyclopedia of the Bible Online

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Open Library author record for Vladimir Lossky (Internet Archive), 27 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  3. 3.

    Speculation and Theosis in Vladimir Lossky and Meister Eckhart, Faith, Reason, and Theosis, 2023

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Theology and Spirituality in the Work of Vladimir Lossky, The Ecumenical Review, 1999

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Vladimir Lossky, Orthodox Handbook on Ecumenism, 2014

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Vladimir Lossky, Purification of Memory, 2015

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 10 articles naming Vladimir Lossky.

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  8. 8.

    Internet Archive, 9 digitised items catalogued under Vladimir Lossky as creator.

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2292798: Vladimir Lossky

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  10. 10.

    “Vladimir Lossky”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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