Despite the theological controversy surrounding ‘Russian sophiology' amongst Orthodox theologians, John Milbank has claimed that it has proven to be one of the most daring theological breakthroughs within twentieth-century theology. He further considers it to be a fecund avenue of theological and philosophical reflection that has the potential to effectively communicate his central theological arguments in a new idiom. However, many of the positions which Milbank adopts within his sophiology prove to be controversial. This article offers a critical appraisal of Milbank's sophiology, drawing particular attention to several theological aporias it appears to generate and leave unresolved.

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约翰·米尔班克（John Milbank）的智慧：对米尔班克的社会学的批判性评价

尽管东正教神学家围绕“俄罗斯神学”展开了神学争论，但约翰·米尔班克声称，它已被证明是20世纪神学中最大胆的神学突破之一。他进一步认为，这是神学和哲学反思的繁华之路，有可能在新的成语中有效地传达其中心神学论点。但是，米尔班克在他的社会学研究中所采取的许多立场被证明是有争议的。本文对米尔班克的社会学进行了批判性评估，特别注意了它似乎会产生且尚未解决的几个神学上的por象症。