”Studia Theologica Doctoralia” International Symposium, VIIIth edition

Solemn Year of the Religious Education of the Orthodox Christian Youth and a Commemorative Year of Saint Hieromartyr Anthimos the Ivirite and of the Church Typographers

Iași

11 - 12 May 2016

Coordonator

Rev. Prof. PhD. Viorel Sava

Reading the Fathers in the Way to the Una Sancta. Patristic and Ecumenical Studies in Central and Eastern Europe

Prof. Dr. phil. Dr. Pablo Argarate „Karl Franzes” University of Graz, Austria

The Relation Between the Doctrine and Prayer as Reflected in the Sacraments Ritual

Rev. Prof. PhD Viorel Sava Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

The article entitled The relation between the doctrine and prayer as reflected in the Sacraments ritual contains preliminaries, two main parts followed by conclusion. In preliminaries we point ont to the fact that the relation between doctrine and…

Human freedom - an inter-religious and inter-Christian approach

Rev. Prof. PhD Vasile Nechita „Saint Andrew the Apostle” Faculty of Orthodox Theology, Constanta

La liberté c 'est essential pour l'affirmation de la personalité humaine. La chrétienté' a consacré - par l'oeuvre de salvation efectué de Fils de Dieu — la liberté de tous les hommes. Mais elle a été présenté — à cours de siècle - de chaque…

Το Χριστολογικό δόγμα καί ol έπιπτώσεις του κατά τόν άγιο Γρηγόριο Παλαμά

Rev. Prof. PhD Georgi Porphyrios St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology University of Balamand, Lebanon

This article (The Christological Doctrine and its Repercussions According to Saint Gregory Palamas) explores the approach of Saint Gregory Palamas in interpreting the traditional Christological Doctrine in a discourse that bridges the gap between…

Priesthood and the Image of the Priest in the Work of Father Professor Dr. Ene Braniște

Rev. Prof. PhD Marian Vîlciu Faculty of Orthodox Theology, Valahia University, Targoviste

The Christian priesthood, considered by Saint Gregory the Theologian as “the art of all arts and the science of all sciences ”, represents a service connecting heaven and earth, springing from the priesthood of our Savior Jesus Christ and aiming to…

Missionary Aspects in the Work of 20th-century Wallachian Preachers

Lect. PhD. Nicușor Beldiman Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Justinian Patriarch", Bucharest

In addition to being extremely varied, and comprising to a great extent the essential issues of the Christian Orthodox teaching, the contents of sermons is treated with much acribie and a solid argumentation, the author standing out as refined…

The Transformation of the Bodies at the General Resurrection, According to the Revelation and the Orthodox Liturgical Tradition

Rev. Assist. PhD Cosmin Santi Faculty of Orthodox Theology, Valahia University, Targoviste

The eschatological condition of Christianism calls for living - within the historical framework - a longing after God, which goes beyond the limits of the ephemeral existence. The eschatological longing after the eternal things is planted in each of…

Ernest Bernea - premises for a poetics of simplicity

PhD. cand. Bogdan-Ioan Anistoroaei Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

Dans le monde moderne de la technologie, situé en dehors des origines de l’esprit qui lui donne du sens, Bernea propose la simplicité. Cette simplicité est un acte de réduction, l’acte de décharner les choses pour mettre en movement la structure…

The importance of the family for the moral education of children

PhD. cand. Bogdan-Vlăduț Brînză Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

This article has the purpose to show that the suitable environment in order to settle the bases of the moral education of the children is family, which is also based on healthy moral values implemented in society by social, philosophical and/or…

The importance of the Book of Psalms in religious education

PhD. cand. Bogdan-Nicolae Căpățână Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Justinian Patriarch", Bucharest

Learning is ubiquitous in human life, being involved in the acquisition of information both academic character and the development of new skills and moral values in the emotional and social development of the individual and, in general, the whole…

From Athymia to Euthymia or the Valuing of Suffering as Reflected in the Letters from Exile, "To Olympias and the Remaining Faithful", of St. Lawrence Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople

Rev. PhD. Constantin-Adrian Chelaru Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

This study focuses on the exegesis of the Letters from Exile of St. John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, addressed to deaconess Olympias, “and to the congregation that remained faithful" after his expulsion from the Metropolitan seat and…

For an orthodox exegetical method: analysis of the term μορφή (Phil 2:6 and Phil 2:7)

Protos. PhD. Hrisostom Ciuciu Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Justinian Patriarch", Bucharest

The present article aims two major goals. Firstly, this paper will mainly cover the issue of the term μορφή (Flp. 2, 6-7), a term with decisive importance in the understanding of the fragment Flp. 2, 5-11, known under the name of the Christological…

The notion of kenosis in postmodern metaphysical thought and the desirability of a kenotic approach to Christian mission

PhD. cand. Lucian Nicodim Codreanu Faculty of Orthodox Theology, Cluj-Napoca

The article aims in the first place to clarify the relation between the notion of kenosis in postmodern metaphysics and the kenosis as intended by orthodox theology and than to analyse the implication of the metaphysical thought in the kenotic…

An existential-dynamic interpretation of faith and its use in religious education

Rev. PhD. Bogdan Florea Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

This study starts from the observation that every Christian denomination gave a specific note to its understanding of the concept offaith. Orthodoxy, however, retained a full, living and dynamic understanding of faith. To this sense of faith is…

The Saint and the Genius

Rev. Prof. PhD Ștefan Florea Faculty of Orthodox Theology, Valahia University, Targoviste

L'article « Le Saint et le Génie » surprend les modalités de manifestation des deux réalités existentielles. La voie vers la perfection, la sainteté, est comparée à la génialité, à la capacité créatrice de sens et de valeurs dans la nature humaine.…

Missionary aspects contained in the work of St. Hierarch Martyr Antim Ivirean

PhD. cand. Vasile-Lucian V. Goldan Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

The Christian Orthodox culture and spirituality represented the two vital elements of the formation and shaping a pan-Orthodox missionary profile, developed especially in Romanian countries since the debut of the eighteenth century. The actions of…

Distinction between mental illness and forms of demonic possession

His Grace PhD. Nichifor Botoșăneanul Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

From a pastoral standpoint, for both the parish and the monastic priests, the counseling of the possessed - although a rather rare experience for them - is a particularly difficult task, requiring a wise and carefully considered approach on the one…

The ontological dimension of Father Dumintru Stăniloae's anthropology

Rev. PhD. Mihai-Daniel Isai Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

The current approach seeks to bring some clarifications concerning the ontological dimension of the anthropology in Father Dumitru Staniloae. To this purpose, we identified the image of Godfrom the man as the ontological structure of the human being…

The liturgical reform of Patriarch Nikon of Russia in the light of new theological studies

PhD. cand. Mihai Adrian Jianu Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Justinian Patriarch", Bucharest

The cult of the Russian Church has something apart compared to other Christian peoples, manifested both in how to serve, and in they see the liturgical rules. The Christianization of Prince Vladimir took place in a time in which dogmatic the dispute…

The ages of spiritual life in the Catechesis of St. Simeon the New Theologian

Rev. PhD. Ciprian Joița Faculty of Orthodox Theology, Cluj-Napoca

St. Symeon the New Theologian is insisting a lot in his writings on the necesity of spiritual experience and comunion with God in the life of every Christian. The experience of God, which he also had, is the real Theology which justifies his own…

Good and Common Good in Moral Theology

PhD. cand. Andrei-Ionuţ Lefter Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

In moral theology the good gets ample dimensions, it is not just an element that we use to qualify certain behaviors, but is closely related to God: good is not an idea, a simple concept, hut is defined in relationship with God, the Person. In this…

The Education of Virtue in Christ with Father Dumitru Stăniloae

PhD. cand. Claudiu Lefter Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

Christian virtue is acquired through education and asceticism, so man, by learnning and by appropriate practice, can learn to do good and avoid evil. The normal course of the transfiguration of life in a Christocentric life begins with proper…

Șema beni musar abik Listen, my son, to your father's teaching (Pables 1:8)

PhD. cand. Ana Maria Bodai Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

Throughout human history, since the ancient times, education has had a particular significance in the social and intellectual progress of all peoples. From the invention of writing to the peak of discovering the most diverse and complex sciences,…

Saint Emperor Constantine the Great - the thirteenth apostle of the Saviour Christ

Rev. PhD. Cristin Ioan Loghin Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

This article captures the life of Emperor Constantine, a particularly important figure for the life and history of the Christian Church. The missionary activity of evangelism conducted with great zeal by the king, coupled with strong faith, vast…

Biblical and Patristic Readings System during Nativity Fast in Contemporary Byzantine Tradition

PhD. cand. Cezar Login Faculty of Orthodox Theology, Cluj-Napoca

During the liturgical celebrations of the Orthodox Church, several readings selected from the Holy Scripture and from the writings of the Church Fathers are appointed by the Typikon. These readings are organized, forming a specific system during the…

In vitro fertilisation: a current challenge for the Christian education of young people

Rev. PhD. Florentin-Eugen Lupașcu Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

In vitro Fertilization (IFF) and Embryo Transfer know an expansive development among the sterile couples of all over the world. The possibility of having a baby and the dissipation of its social exclusion effect seems to be the main reasons for…

The Values of Discipline in the Book of the Prophet Jeremiah

Rev. PhD. Marius Nicolae Magherca Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

In this article 1 have tried to analyse the semantic and spiritual meaning of some terms from the jewish pedagogy sphere, used by the prophet Jeremiah. Then I showed that the different ways of disciplining choosed by God, in pedagogical way, don’t…

The Knowledge of God through the Person of the Saviour Jesus Christ in the Thought of Saint Justin Popovich

PhD. cand. Ilche Micevski-Ignat Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Justinian Patriarch", Bucharest

In this article, the author researches the aspects of the knowledge of God through the Person of our Lord Jesus Christ in the thinking ofSaint Justin Popovich. The article describes in turn the stages through which the knowledge of God is closely…

Saint Porphyry Kavsocalivite - teacher to Christ

Rev. PhD. Marius Obreja Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

Saint Porphyrios (Bairaktaris) the Kapsokalyvite (7 February 1906 — 2 December 1991) was a living example for young contemporary society which are in a deep search for life meaning. Elder Porphyrios through discernment and love demonstrated a…

God's "Divorce" in Hosea 2:4

PhD. cand. Ioan-Lucian Radu Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

Within the framework of the marriage metaphor of God with Israel in the book of the prophet Hosea, there is in verse 4 of Chapter 2 a prophetic speech that was associated by many scholars with a legal sentence by which God announces that he ends the…

Moral authority and its role in education

PhD. cand. Filaret Mihai Ruscan Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

The concept of authority has been used by the human society as a necessity for establishing a moral or political order. As far as the authentic moral authority is concerned., it has always respected and given priority to the human freedom within the…

One century since the conquest of the Neamt Monastery treasury (1916-2016)

Archim. PhD. Benedict Sauciuc Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Justinian Patriarch", Bucharest

This paper makes a short statement about some important facts that happened in Neamt Monastery during the First World War. In the beginning, / underline the importance of Neamt Monastery in the spiritual and cultural life of Romanian Orthodoxy. The…

Einheit und Vielfalt der Théologie -interkonfessionellen Einblick

PhD. cand. Constantin Silviu Tapalagă „Karl Franzes” University of Graz, Austria

The debate surrounding the topic of unity and diversity of theology has already classical positions in the Catholic Church. Max Seckier tries to base the unity of theology on the concept of "science of faith ”. Instead, Kar! Rahner holds that…

The Sacrament of the Priesthood in the Biblical and Traditional Testimony

Hierom. PhD. Hrisant (Antonios) Tsachakis Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

This short study refers to the historical and theological database of the Sacrament of the Priesthood. Based on Biblical and Traditional testimony our findings will try to prove this Sacrament as a gift which is imparted upon those who are elected…

ΚΡΗΤΕΣ ΙΕΡΕΙΣ ΚΤΗΤΟΡΕΣ ΙΕΡΩΝ ΝΑΩΝ ΣΤΗ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗ ΤΟΝ 20° ΑΙΩΝΑ

Hierom. PhD. Hrisant (Antonios) Tsachakis Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

This study, “Cretan priests, founders of churches in the old Metropolis of Thessaloniki, the second half of the 20th Century ” examines and highlights, all those priests who, having originated from the island of Crete arrived in Thessaloniki since…

The mission of the Romanian Orthodox Church, challenged by the conceptualization of a new field: palliative medicine

Rev. PhD. Radu Sever Ungureanu Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

Les principes modernes de l'allopathie conçoivent la maladie en dehors de l'être humain lui-même. Mais une médicine chrétienne doit mettre l'accent sur l'âme, parce que le corps peut être guéri ou non, mais l’âme est celle qui peut être toujours…

"Pastores Dabo Vobis" - How to Educate a Priest to Meet Today's Requirements?

PhD. cand. Marian Lukas Ureutz „Karl Franzes” University of Graz, Austria

Christian life at the beginning of the 21 st century is a life that challenges. Even the Church with its centuries-long tradition feels the certain change in society. Especially the Roman Catholic Church as the “western ” lung of the one…

Mutations of sacred spatiality in Postmodernity: the mall, the internet, the stadium

Rev. PhD. Pavel Vitel Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

If we put basic characteristics of postmodern lived space alongside Mircea Eliade’s characterization of sacred space, the parallels are remarkable. The most fundamental mark of sacred space as opposed to profane space is also the preeminent…

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