Two Kinds of Revelation? Modern Protestant and Eastern Orthodox Perspectives on Creation as Divine Self-Revelation in Light of Romans 1:19-21

This article challenges the traditional distinction in Protestant theology between natural (or general) revelation and supernatural (or special) revelation. It critically examines the view of creation as divine revelation from both biblical and theological standpoints, with particular attention to Romans 1:19-21 within the broader context of Romans 1:18-32. The discussion then turns to modern Eastern Christian thought and proposes one of its perspectives – drawing specifically on the works of Fathers Georges Florovsky and Sergius Bulgakov – as a potentially constructive alternative. Often overlooked in Western theological discourse, this perspective offers a way to address – or even circumvent – certain biblical and theological tensions and extremes related to the doctrine of revelation.