A Trinitarian view of worship from an eastern perspectiv

Abstract

The article examines the phenomenon of worship from a biblical and practical perspective comparing the Eastern and Western reflections. The author studies biblical and historical approaches to worship, and particular attention is paid to unacceptable changes in the object of worship, which often occurred in biblical history and in the history of Christianity. In particular, such changes are characteristic of the Slavic tradition, when worship of an unseen and incomprehensible deity is transferred to sacred objects. The second part of the article is devoted to the analysis of the biblical object of worship. As a hermeneutic lens, the author uses the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed, traditional for this part of the world. He demonstrates the understanding of Trinitarian theology common to the whole Christian world, and some understanding specific to this region concerning the Holy Spirit proceeding from a single center of divinity – from God the Father.