Iași Coordonator Rev. Prof. PhD. Viorel Sava The Holy Mystery of Baptism in Theological Writings of Metropolitan Andrei ȘagunaPhD. cand. Mircea Abrudan Faculty of History and Philosophy, ,,Babeș-Bolyai” University Cluj-Napoca Through his multiple activities, Andrei baron of Şaguna (1808-1873), the metropolitan of the orthodox Romanians from Transylvania and Hungary, proved to be the greatest church personality of the Romanians under the Austrian Monarchy of the 19th…read more An analysis of the Commentaries on the Lord's prayer by Origen and Maximus the ConfessorPhd. Adrian Agache University of Winchester, England The interpretations on the Lord’s Prayer of both Origen and Maximus the Confessor are compared and contrasted in order to acknowledge the similarities and differences that occurred between the exegesis of the third century and the one of the sixth.…read more The Problem of Time in Plato and AugustinePhD. cand. Veronica Anton Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași The interest into the intricate problem of time arises with Plato and reaches luxuriant depths with Augustine. The Greek philosopher does not treat time as a systematic and independent topic of reflection, but he integrates it into a cosmological…read more The family of the alcohol dependent person - special pastoral needsPhD. cand. Andrei Atudori Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași This paper outlines that undeniable fact that the family of an alcohol dependent person needs, just as the alcoholic, a special attention from the priest, in his pastoral care, attention that must be manifested according to the emotional…read more An insight into Jewish and Christian thought with reference the mystery and fulfillment of man in his familyPhD. cand. Silvia Cerlat Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași Man doesn’t exist only for himself and through himself, but exists through God’s will and for his fellows, too. Therefore, „It is no good that the man should be alone” (Genesis 2, 18), considering that by his nature man is communicative. Marriage…read more Anthropological perspectives in dialogue: modern psychology and Fathers of PhilokaliaPhd. Simona Ciobanu University of Durham, United Kingdom The present paper represents a comparative study of the anthropological perspectives developed by two fields of knowledge concerned with human being presented in the title. After delineating and defining the concepts used at the theoretical level,…read more Mechanisms for maintaining Orthodoxy and Orthopraxy in Eastern ChurchPhd. Ștefan Colbu National School of Political and Administrative Studies Bucharest Using the methodological tools offered by the new institutional economics, in this paper I attempt to analyse the means by wich the Orthodox Church manages to preserve continuity in terms of dogmatic, liturgic and moral issues. The relevancy of the…read more Liturgical elements of marriage in pagan antiquity among the Jews and early ChristiansRev. PhD. Ovidiu Iulian Corozel Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași The Orthodox Church worship is marked by a lot of very old beliefs and traditions, which origin is lost in the ancient practices of time. The worship practice in the ancient period shows the preserving of some elements from other media, especially…read more The Buddhist non-ego (anatta) and its consequences in suffering problemPhD. cand. Constantin Crețu Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași In this article, I propose to analyze one of the most challenging doctrine of Buddhism, namely, the doctrine of non-self and, at the same time, to point out such a close link between this doctrine and the problem of suffering. The statement…read more Specific proselytising strategies of new religious movementsPrep. PhD. cand. Constantin-Iulian Damian Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași Concerning their recruitment techniques and strategies, new religious movements manifest a high degree of fluidity and adaptability. First of all, considering the data from the past, many of these movements limited their missionary activities to the…read more Modernity between religious and secularRev. PhD. Daniel Dascălu Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași In this study I have tried to present some outlines of the historical course of modernity and post-modernity in theology and sociology. The historical case of the Romanian modernity is apart from the other European cases and reveals some different…read more A society of Orthodox clergy from the Lower Danube at the beginning of the 20th centuryRev. PhD. Florin Drăgoi „Saint Andrew the Apostle” Faculty of Orthodox Theology, Constanta In the first half of the 20th century in the Diocese of Lower Danube, there was a society of priests founded by Bishop Pimen Georgescu, which boosted the activity of clergy in this area. I tried to present its philanthropic and cultural work in an…read more Islam and IslamismRev. PhD. Ionuţ Duma Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași Islam today appears as a living, strong and growing religion, not yet touched by the scourge of secularization. For some non-Muslim it’s a source of concern, and for others, an exotic and enigmatic religion. Islam is a religion which takes over all…read more Brahman ekam-eva-advitiyam – the premise of Vedic non-dualismPhD. cand. Ioan Dura Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași This article is a incursion into the metaphysics of Sankara, which proposes a paradoxical dialectic of the One (Brahman) and many (the multiplicity of phenomenal world of names and forms). Brahman is ekam-eva-advitiyam (One-without-the-second)…read more Short exegetical foray on Psalm 86 from the Hebrew BibleRev. Assist. PhD Paul-Cezar Hârlăoanu Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași Sometime is very important to know who the real author of a book is or who wrote some biblical passage. The Psalm 86 is one of the most controversial from the entire Book of Psalms. There are still some arguments which allow us to accept the truth…read more Analysis of a non-conventional model of spiritual and psychiatric support for patients with mental distress in the context of Orthodox Christian teachingPhD. cand. Speranța-Giulia Herea Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași This paper will first expose a therapy based on asiatic religious principles, and finally will analyze critically its deficiencies as compared with the Christian concepts and principles regarding the fundamental problems taken into account. The goal…read more Theology of repentance – Old Testament landmarksRev. PhD. Mihai Ifrim Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași Repentance takes time and freedom to fully show their effectiveness. Time and freedom are also two coordonates by which man is guided through the work of returning to the Lord. Teshubah, an important concept for jewish theologiy is emphasized in…read more Στέρησις - a form of negation in AristotlePhD. cand. Daniel Jugrin Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași The theology of alpha privative flourishes in the late Hellenistic thinking. This popularity of the alpha privative gives testimony for an innovative transcendentalism in the religious reflection. Such expressions of transcendence could be…read more The Ascension of Christ in the gospels according to Mark and JohnPhD. cand. Justin A. Mihoc University of Durham, United Kingdom In the present study I aim to examine two of the most important texts for the study of the Ascension of Jesus Christ. Apart from the Lukan writings, we find accounts of the Ascension event only in Mark and John, the first being a rewriting of (maybe…read more Musical education at Neamț Monastery (1950-1976)Deac. PhD. Gabriel Nastasă Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Justinian Patriarch", Bucharest This study presents some aspects about church music education from Neamţ Monastery between 1950-1976. During the communist regime, Neamţ Monastery school underwent several changes: it was created by merging schools singers in Iaşi, Suceava and Roman…read more Perceptions of (religious) models and values in adolescents aged 16-19 from Iași - case studyPhD. cand. Vladislav Nedelcu Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași The case study Role models and religious values perception on teenagers aged between 16 and 19 years old from Ia[i proposes to the Church a knowledge research of the reality of the teenagers religious values . In the research have participated 505…read more Depression – the scourge of the contemporary worldPhD. cand. Petronela (Polixenia) Nistor Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași Depression, as specialists consider it, has a long history and it is known as one of the greatest dramas of the human existence and, in the same time, very far of being fully understood. Regarded both as a physically illness and a spiritual one or…read more Allowed and disallowed animals: behemah and hayyah between acceptance and exclusion in the Book of LeviticusPhD. cand. Cristian-Vasile Onica Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași Taking into consideration the fact that most of the daily activities had a deeper meaning involving the religious and cultic life, providing food for one’s family made no exception. Chapter 11 from the Book of Leviticus is one of the most famous…read more Yahwe Hanneni – The heart of psalm prayer. Reception of the theme in the literaturePhD. cand. Stelian Pașca-Tușa Faculty of Orthodox Theology, Cluj-Napoca Throughout this study we intend to sistematically expose the main directions of research which had to deal with the decryption of the meaning of the prayer Lord have mercy on me and with the plenary understanding of it. In the first part of this…read more From neo-testamental images to 6th century hymnography: The Condacus at the Wedding at Cana (ΕΙΣ ΤΟΝ ΕΝ ΚΑΝΑ ΓΑΜΟΝ) of St. Roman Melodus. Historical perspective, philological aspects and its theologyPhD. cand. Alexandru Prelipcean Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Justinian Patriarch", Bucharest From the images of New-Testament to the hymnography of the 6th century: “On the Marriage at Cana” (Εij ς τoV ν ejν Κάνë~ γάμον) kondakion. Historical perspectives, philological elements, and his Theology. The absence of convincing theological…read more Theology of ancient-testamentary divine names in exorcisms of St. Basil the GreatRev. PhD. Cristian Prilipcean Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași The present article analyses in a concise manner the Old Testament and New Testament Divine Names mentioned in St Basil the Great’s Exorcisms. While by treating the instances within St Basil’s general use of the Bible the author underlines their…read more Liturgical elements in the work of Patriarch Miron Cristea „Iconografia și întocmirile din internul Bisericei RăsăriteneRev. PhD. Cezar Pelin Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași The first Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Miron Cristea, remains in history not only as an accomplished orator, but a erudite bishop. His speeches and sermons replete with theological informations, also as an especially biblical and…read more Iași Theological Journal - "good news" of Romanian theologyPhD. cand. Nicolae V. Pintilie Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași read more Baptism in the writings of St. Simeon the New TheologianPhD. cand. Alexandru Roșu Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Justinian Patriarch", Bucharest Baptism provides for one of the best introductions to the theology of Saint Symeon The New Theologian. It represents not only one of the keys to understanding the spirituality of his writings, but perhaps the best thread to follow in order to grasp…read more The burning pyre - a spirituality breakRev. PhD. Dragoș Ungureanu Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași The present article has the role to underline the historical aspects regarding the isihasm movement called “The Burning Pyre”. I am going to explain how it originated, the type of organisation it had and as well, who were its members. In addition, I…read more cuprins-std-vol-iii-2011_0.pdf (121.83 KB)
