From Discoursive Theology to Theological Hymns: The Doxological Mission of Current Theological Research

Iași

8 - 9 May 2023

Coordonator

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

The Hymn of Elder Simeon in Luke 2: 29-32. Its Narrative Context and Theology

Prof. PhD. Daniel Ayuch University of Balamand, Lebanon

In the Gospel of Luke, we find several canticles, particularly in the Infancy narratives. Three main characters of the Gospel praise the Lord in wonderful hymns that are preserved and used in the Orthodox Liturgy until today: The Megalynarion of the…

"Happiness" in the Lucan version. An exegetical and theological perspective (Lk. 6, 20-23)

Rev. PhD. Nicolae-Ioan Boboaia Doctoral School of Orthodox Theology "Isidor Todoran", "Babeș-Bolyai" University, Cluj-Napoca, România

The present article deals with the "beatitudes" being in the version of the Gospel according to Luke. They represent one of the thematic part of the Sermon on the Mount. The Beatitudes which Christ refers to presents, in a paradoxical way, the fact…

The Mission of the Church in Light of Philippians 1:1-2:18

Rev. PhD. Teodor-Cristian Ștefan Doctoral School of Orthodox Theology "Isidor Todoran", "Babeș-Bolyai" University, Cluj-Napoca, România

This paper highlights the mission of each believer as an integral part of the Church, in the light of Philippians 1:1-2:18. One of the main themes of this chosen pericope is the importance of unity within the Church. St. Paul creates this through…

Patristic views on the relationship between man and animals

Prof. PhD. Miltiadis Vantsos School of Social Theology and Christian Culture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Man's attitude towards animals was considered by the Church Fathers to be an important part of his spiritual life and his mission in the world, and for this reason the relevant patristic references are extensive and certainly cannot be presented in…

"Theologisms" a millennium away. Saint Simeon and the "new theologians"

Rev. Prof. PhD Dan Sandu Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

Books like Eugenia Scarvelis Constantinou’ s Thinking Orthodox, are not published often, summing up an experience of 40 years of teaching and lecturing in different universities around the globe is meant to clarify the present state of the Orthodox…

Inter-Christian Relations at the beginning of the 20th century: The Contribution of the Ecumenical Patriarchate to the Development of Relations among Christian Churches

Phd. Ioannis Ladas Faculty of Theology, School of Social Theology and Christian Culture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

The rapprochement of the Orthodox Church with all non-Orthodox Christian Churches and Confessions and the strengthening and development of relations with them has always been a matter of the immediate ecclesiastical perspective of the Ecumenical…

The commandment of love of neighbor and its fundamental role in the salvation of the Christian, reflected in the work of St. Justin the New of Celie and Father Dumitru Stăniloae

Lect. PhD. Ilche Micevski-Ignat Faculty of Orthodox Theology "St. Kliment of Ohrid", Skopje

After the first divine commandment to love God with all our being, follows the second most important one, namely, to love our neighbour. Love of neighbour has a fundamental meaning in the spiritual life of Christians and in their salvation. Also,…

The integration of religious song as a juxtaposition of the educational mission of the Church

PhD. cand. Maria Camelia Angheluș Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

In the same manner as prayer, chanting brings one closer to God, and has a reviving influence on the soul, aiming towards the achievement of the most noble ideals. Music is one of the main forms by means of which the religious sentiment is…

Pluralist view of the meaning of life or life without meaning. Some theological considerations on some philosophical reflections

PhD. cand. Ciprian Apostol Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

In addition to giving meaning to life ourselves – as if life did not already have a meaning – and intimately related to this, no longer to conceive the meaning of life as a religious matter appealing to God in this regard, one might also add that…

Unitarianism and the Trinity in Global Pentecostalism. An Orthodox Theological Analysis

Rev. PhD. Alexandru Baciu Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

We would be tempted to say that after two millennia of Christianity, after a long period in which the Church of Christ had moments of hard trial, of defense, affirmation, reaffirmation of the teaching of faith concerning the dogma of the Holy…

The influence of the family environment on the development of the unborn child

PhD. cand Emanuel Buta Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

The development of the foetus or unborn child is directly influenced by the mother's condition and the family environment, according to the words of contemporary Holy Fathers and scientific research in the field. If the mother has kind thoughts,…

The edifying character of existential anxiety in Søren Kierkegaard. Interferences with Orthodox Theology

PhD. cand. Vlăduț Cârlan Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

In this article I will analyze some theological and philosophical characteristics of the state of existential anxiety, from the perspective of the Danish philosopher and theologian Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855). The main idea is that although there…

Religious assistance specific to military chaplaincies in the East (India, Sri Lanka, South Korea and Israel)

Rev. PhD. Constantin Cătălin CÂRLOANȚĂ Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

Through this article we have set out to address this topic regarding how religious assistance is organized in several armies in the East and understanding the existing differences. Although there are significant differences regarding the integration…

The spiritual father - a true doctor of souls

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

The confessor is a spiritual physician, serving as a minister of the Holy Mysteries with the stated1 aim of healing the penitent. Having this great calling, the spiritual father must lead an angelic life so that he may be able to comfort and give…

Theological and moral aspects of the concept of "utopia"

PhD. cand Rareș Daniel ILIE Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

From a theological and moral point of view, the present research topic aims to undertake an objective analysis on a problem that has been intriguing the human consciousness since ancient times. The utopian systems that the individual tried to…

Scientific and theological implications of sacred music and song for the Christian life

PhD. cand. Iustinian Florentin JIPA Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

The study aims to identify and highlight the absolutely important role that music plays in human life, focusing on its sacred side. Music represents a common point in the encounter between science and theology, because it has physical and…

The Religious Movement of the Lord's Host - Centenary Perspectives (1923-2023)

Rev. PhD. Mihai Liviu MARICI Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

A spiritual movement for the spiritual revival of the Romanian Orthodoxy, which began as a call to battle of evangelical nature, against swearing and drunkenness, the most common cancers of society in the era, but also a fight, following strict…

The world of text and religious language in the vision of the philosopher Paul Ricoeur

PhD. cand. Bogdan MAXIM Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

In this study we want to observe the evolution of language by analyzing language as discourse, highlighting the relationship between language and writing, and understanding a text correctly. Paul Ricoeur tries to understand, to believe and to find a…

Simion Mehedinți - Christian teacher

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

Raised in the spirit of the Holy Gospel by his parents, studying at highschool from Roman and Bucuresti, well known then as the creator of Romanian geography teaching, important educator and science man, Simion Mehedinti will preach through his…

Aspects of personal development in Ken Wilber. A theological-missionary assessment

PhD. cand. Iulian Vrabie Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

For over a century, psychologists have been actively creating innovative theories of human development. Many of these theories are also relevant to understanding spiritual and religious growth. Some of these are important general theories of human…

A parallel reading of the Christian perception of love and the ethics of utility. Similarities and Differences

PhD. cand. Marlena Zerva Faculty of Theology, School of Social Theology and Christian Culture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

The meaning of happiness that the utilitarian theory highlights concerns the happiness of all not only one’s in particular. If someone had to decide between his own happiness and that of others, the utilitarian theory requires that person to be an…

Archbishop Gurie Grosu and the calendar reform in Bessarabia

Phd. Lucian Corduneanu Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

This study presents the adoption context of the corrected calendar within the Romanian Orthodox Church. The implementation of this measure in the Diocese of Bessarabia led by Bishop Gurie Grosu, the problems arising from the introduction of the…

Considerations on the Church Fund in the period of Metropolitan Visarion Puiu

Rev. PhD. Viorel-Ioan Cozmei Faculty of History and Geography, University “Ștefan cel Mare” from Suceava

The period in which the Church Fund is administered by the State (1919-1931) is described as being particularly inefficient. In 1935, Metropolitan Visarion Puiu was elected in Bucovina. A hierarch with a special organizational vocation, who comes…

The problem of schools of church singers in the Metropolitanate of Moldavia and Suceava at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century

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

The liturgical chant is the one that completes the prayer in the Orthodox Church, it being inherited from Byzantium, and in the territory of the Romanian countries it has known both periods of stagnation and evolution. The church singer or the…

The Abbot Antipa from Calapodești (1816-1882), 3 years of life in the Monastery of "All Saints of Romania and Athon" Bucium, Iasi

PhD. cand. Lucian Mihail Moisei Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

The 19 th century was dominated by the struggle of Romanians from all over the world to gain independence, to forge unity and to develop the cultural and economic life of the country. As far as the Church in Moldova and Wallachia is concerned, this…

Unification of the theological-seminary education in the Romanian Principalities, through the Law of Public Instruction

Rev. PhD. Dănuț NOVAC Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Justinian Patriarch", Bucharest

The institutional changes that came with the Union of the two Principalities, on January 24, 1859, under Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1859-1866), influenced, as expected, the evolution of theological education. In this context, theological seminaries…

The collective character, model of repentance for the contemporary pastoral community - a triodal hymnographic reflection

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

In our article entitled The Collective Character - A Model of Penitence for Today's Pastoral Community In a Triodion Hymnography reflection, we focused on some groups of people as models of repentance/penitence as described in the Triodion…

Father Professor Dr. Viorel Sava, on the 60th anniversary of his birth

Rev. Assist. PhD Gabriel Piștea Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

Father Professor Viorel Sava is a landmark and a reference point of contemporary Romanian theology, especially in the field in which he has become an international specialist: Liturgical Theology. Professor by vocation and devoted priest, we try…

Father Professor Doctor Viorel Sava, on the 60th anniversary of his birth - scientific activity

PhD. cand. Gheorghiță-Mădălin CEOBANU Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

This study is the extension of the paper written by Rev. Assist. Prof. PhD Gabriel-Alin Piștea and is dedicated to Rev. Professor PhD Viorel Sava, on the occasion of his 60th birthday. In our study we intend to present the scientific activity of…

Peace as a liturgical petition in St. John Chrysostom's exegetical homilies

Arhim. Dr. Meletios KOURAKLIS National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Before I start, please allow me to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation for receiving your invitation to this ceremony. As the title of my presentation indicates, I will be analysing the liturgical usage of the term “peace” in the context…

Perspectives of Eastern Christian Isaism in the Contemporary Spiritual Space

Conf. PhD. Cristian PETCU „Saint Andrew the Apostle” Faculty of Orthodox Theology, Constanta

The theological discourse of contemporary Orthodoxy has acquired new spaces for preaching and carrying out the work of the Church by reorienting itself towards spirituality, while the postmodern society would receive unexpected answers from the…

De „Mistique Ordonnances” du Prêtre (II): Les „Prières du Lucernaire” des Vêpres et leurs significations théologiques, liturgiques et spirituelles

Rev. Prof. PhD Lucian Petroaia Faculty of History, Philosophy and Theology, "Dunărea de Jos" University, Galati

Dans le christianisme, le temps est une réalité qui, à travers le culte liturgique, est offert comme un sacrifice à Dieu, de même que d'autres matériaux: le pain, l'eau, l'huile, les myrons, la cire. Les années, les mois et les jours de la…

The Second Antiochene Anaphora of the Twelve Apostles - a translation into English

PhD. cand. Ammar Awad Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

In the context of studying the history of the liturgy, to comprehend and experience it, the Antiochene Anaphoras represents a significant area that has yet to receive adequate scholarly attention. This article aims to provide the Romanian…

Syro-Jacobean Liturgies - overview and sources

PhD. cand. Ammar Awad Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

Romanian liturgical sources often mention that there are over seventy Syriac Anaphoras, though they seldom delve into precise details about this subject. Some Romanian references, however, have undertaken the study of a subset of these Anaphoras and…

The hymnographic-literary effervescence generated by the Feast of the Nativity of the Mother of God in the period between the 6th and 7th centuries reflected in Orthodox mass books

Rev. PhD. Dănuț BĂCĂUANU Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

The contribution of the ecclesiastical hymnographers to the liturgical transposition of the Church's previous knowledge about the Mother of God, confessed through writings, dogmas, odes and utterances, becomes the supplier of the object of work of…

Mariological elements of liturgical spirituality in the writings of early Christian authors

PhD. cand. Gheorghiță-Mădălin CEOBANU Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

In our study, we aim to present several mariological elements of liturgical spirituality taken from the writings of early Christian authors: Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Saint Polycarp of Smyrna, Saint Justin Martyr and Philosopher and Tertullian.…

Christian teaching on the Holy Cross in the hymnography of Saint Theodore the Studite (759-826)

Deac. PhD. Stelian GHEORGHIASA Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

The present study intends to present how Saint Theodore the Studite expresses the Orthodox Christian teaching on the Holy Cross in his hymnography. We began by briefly showing the major importance that the Holy Cross has in the Christian life, both…

Priests and Priesthood from the perspective of Metropolitan Professor Irineu Mihălcescu

Rev. PhD. Petru-Ionuț Irimia Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

In the present study, we do not want to make an exhaustive presentation from a liturgical or dogmatic point of view of the Mystery of the Priesthood as it is perceived in the life of the Church, but we want to highlight, by researching the pastorals…

Divine Liturgy - theological song and school of prayer

PhD. cand. Andrei Irina Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

The most gracious and highest form of manifesting the religious dimension through which man can mirror his sacramental connection with God is the divine service. The divine service is „the expression of the most sincere prayer, the most profound…

The Doxological and Eucharistic Theology of Paschal Hymnography and Mystagogy

Protos. PhD. Gherasim Soca Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

The goal of any theological endeavor is to partake God. By theology we mean not mere rational speculation, but a whole complex of logical and mental (noetic), liturgical and symbolic-mystical, verbal and meditative acts. Moreover, by partaking God…

The liturgical and theological hermeneutical analysis of the liturgical hymnographs of the Presentation. Case study: hymnography of February 2

PhD. cand. Iuliana Timofti Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

From Romanos the Melodist to John of Damascus and Cosmas of Maiuma, the hymnography of the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord will know the peak of its development in the 8th century through the Savaite monastic school. Fruits of the Church's…

St. Paisie Velicikovski, spiritual life and work in the monastery of St. Elijah's Hermitage in Mount Athos

Arhim. Dr. Hrisant (Antonios) Tsachakis Faculty of Orthodox Theology "Dumitru Stăniloae", Iași

It is very well known in the orthodox balkan world that the holy Abbot Paisie Velicikovski from Neamts, is one of the greatest ascetic and spiritual father of our Orthodox Church and represents an example for all Christians. For those who are living…

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