Christian marriage

Studia Theologica No. II (XVIII) / 2024 The Holy Sacrament of Marriage as a Church ceremony Rev. Prof. Dr. Emeritus Gheorghe Metallinós

The Holy Sacrament of Marriage is examined in its ecclesiological and Eucharistic dimensions, drawing on the teachings of Saint Paul the Apostle, Saint Ignatius Theophorus and Saint John Chrysostom, right through to Alexandre Schmemann and Ioan Ziziulas: the union of spouses in Christ is not merely a blessing of a biological fact, but an integration into the Body of the Church, at the centre of which remains the Divine Eucharist.

Studia Theologica No. I (XVII) / 2024 Building a Christian Marriage: St John Chrysostom’s Guide to Temperance, Comfort and Fellowship Rev. Prof. Dr. Bassam A. Nassif

Taking as its starting point the crisis of marriage in contemporary culture, this article analyses Saint John Chrysostom’s teaching on the sacrament of marriage, identifying three fundamental principles drawn from his writings: self-restraint (σωφροσύνη), consolation and participation. Marriage is presented as a path to inner healing, spiritual perfection and deification, superior to any sociological or utilitarian understanding of the marital relationship.

Studia Theologica No. I (XI) / 2021 The lifting up of my hands, the evening sacrifice (ἔπαρσις τῶν χειρῶν μου θυσία ἑσπερινή) Rev. Dr. Ștefan Zară

Origen’s treatise On Prayer (chapters XXXI–XXXII) examines the formal aspects of Christian prayer: the appropriate place for prayer (at home or in church), the time (unceasing prayer and the three daily times), bodily posture (outstretched hands, eyes raised, kneeling) and facing the East, all of which are seen as outward expressions of the supplicant’s inner spiritual state.

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