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The Words of the Fathers No. II (XX) / 2025 Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians by Saint John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople The Saint Ioan Gură de Aur

The First Homily on the Epistle to the Galatians, attributed to Saint John Chrysostom, analyses the context and theological content of the epistle’s opening verses, explaining why Paul affirmed that his apostleship came neither from men nor through the mediation of men, in response to the accusations of the Judaizers who were undermining his authority in the eyes of the Galatians, whilst also refuting heretical interpretations concerning the relationship between the Father and the Son and the nature of the present age.

Studia Theologica No. I (XVII) / 2024 God’s love, the call to communion His Eminence Varsanufie

Divine love, rooted in the intra-Trinitarian life of the Holy Trinity, constitutes the archetypal model of man’s communion with God and of love for one’s neighbour. Through grace, the Holy Sacraments and liturgical life, human beings are cleansed of their passions, become deified and share in the inexhaustible love of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, the divine image being fully realised in communion and interpersonal love.

Studia Theologica No. I (XIII) / 2022 The Pneumatological Teaching of Saint Symeon the New Theologian Rev. Dr. Mercurie-Daniel Apostol

Saint Symeon the New Theologian’s theology of the Holy Spirit is presented in close connection with the Father and the Son, emphasising the unity and inseparability of the Persons of the Holy Trinity. Through images such as the key in Catechesis 33, the wine in Catechesis 23 and the divine seed, Saint Symeon demonstrates that the grace of the Holy Spirit is essential for purification, deification and the conscious perception of the divine presence in the human soul.

Studia Humanitatis No. I (XIII) / 2022 Mihai Eminescu, a Christian poet? Rev. Prof. Dr. Ioan Stancu

Mihai Eminescu’s poetry is analysed from a Christian Orthodox perspective, focusing on the theological reflection found in A Dacian’s Prayer, Angel and Demon, Melancholy and The Morning Star. The themes of the Trinity, the Incarnation, suffering and joy, human freedom, and the relationship between the Church and the Romanian people are explored through references to Lossky, Evdokimov and the Holy Fathers.

Studia Humanitatis No. II (XII) / 2021 Two wills of Archimandrite Hrisant Penetis, adorned with icons Dr. Oana-Mădălina Popescu

Archimandrite Chrysant Penetis, a Greek by birth from Andros and abbot of Hurezi Monastery, drew up on 1 January 1850 two wills adorned with miniature icons — the Transfiguration for the Greek church in Sibiu and the Holy Trinity for the Ciorogârla-Samurcășești hermitage —, bequeathing to them revenues from Mount Cocora and from a storehouse in the port of Brăila. The study publishes transcriptions and facsimiles of the two documents, analysing the clergyman’s personality, the content of the bequests, the iconography of the miniatures and the place of these documents within the typology of Romanian charters decorated with images of saints.

Studia Theologica No. I (VIII) / 2019 God’s goodness and the improved human being His Eminence Varsanufie

Goodness is examined as an essential attribute of God and a fundamental vocation of humankind, from the perspective of Holy Scripture and the Holy Fathers: Clement of Alexandria, Dionysius the Areopagite, Gregory of Nyssa, Maximus the Confessor and John Cassian. Man’s participation in divine goodness, made possible through the Incarnation of the Saviour and the grace of the Holy Spirit, constitutes the path to spiritual improvement and likeness to God.

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