“The uniting of Orthodoxy with state absolutism came about on the soil of a non-belief in the Divineness of the earth, in the earthly future of mankind; Orthodoxy gave away the earth into the hands of the state because of its own non-belief in man and mankind, because of its nihilistic attitude towards the world. Orthodoxy does not believe in the religious ordering of human life upon the earth, and it compensates for its own hopeless pessimism by a call for the forceful ordering of it by state authority.” MenWorldBelieveHumansDoeStatesHandsEarthBeliefReligiousAttitudeMankindAuthorityHuman LifeSoilHopelessPessimismOrthodoxyUnitingAbsolutismFuture Of Mankind Author:Nikolai Berdyaev
“It is beyond dispute that the state exercises very great power over human life and it always shows a tendency to go beyond the limits laid down for it.” HumansStatesShowsExerciseLimitsTendenciesHuman LifeDisputesGreat Power Author:Nikolai Berdyaev
“Philosophy... is the creative perception by the spirit of the meaning of human existence.” HumansPhilosophySpiritExistenceCreativePerceptionHuman Existence Author:Nikolai Berdyaev
“Dostoevsky - is not a realist as an artist, he is an experimentator, a creator of an experimential metaphysics of human nature.” HumansArtistHuman NatureCreatorMetaphysicsRealist Author:Nikolai Berdyaev
“...in the third epoch the divinity of man's creative nature is finally revealed and divine power becomes human power.” MenHumansCreativeDivineThirdsDivinityEpochDivine PowerHuman Power Author:Nikolai Berdyaev
“It is imperative to bear in mind that human creativity is not a claim or a right on the part of man, but God's claim on and call to man. God awaits man's creative act, which is the response to the creative act of God.” MenMindHumansCreativityCreativeBearsClaimsResponseImperatives Author:Nikolai Berdyaev
“Every single human soul has more meaning and value than the whole of history.” HumansSoulWholeSpiritualValuesHuman Soul Author:Nikolai Berdyaev
“The creation of the world is not only a process which moves from God to humanity. God demands newness from humanity; God awaits the works of human freedom.” WorldHumansSpiritualMovingHumanityProcessCreationDemandNewnessHuman FreedomCreation Of The World Author:Nikolai Berdyaev
