patristic pedagogy | Martyria

Studia Humanitatis No. I (XIX) / 2025 The importance of studying the Church Fathers in young people’s culture Rev. Prof. Dr. habil. Constantin Necula, Prof. (PhD candidate) Constantin Ioan Necula, Associate Professor, Dr. habil. Alina Pătru

The study argues that the writings and lives of the Holy Fathers of the Church — from Saint John Chrysostom and Saint Basil the Great to Saint Gregory of Nyssa and Blessed Augustine — constitute an essential pillar in the cultural, spiritual and moral formation of young people in the 21st century. Patristic wisdom offers concrete answers to the identity crisis, ethical relativism and digital misinformation, and the authors propose an innovative patristic pedagogy, adapted to the digital generation through means such as podcasts, mobile apps and reading workshops.

Studia Theologica No. I (VIII) / 2019 God’s goodness and human suffering in the teachings of a great Shepherd of souls: Saint John Chrysostom Archimandrite Dr Policarp Chițulescu

This article analyses the theology of suffering in St John Chrysostom, presenting it as God’s loving pedagogy towards sinners and the righteous alike. Through references to the Homilies on the Statues, the correspondence with the deaconess Olympias, and the biblical examples of Job and Paul, it is shown that afflictions serve a punitive, purifying and stimulating purpose, forming part of the divine economy, which is full of wisdom and love.