Ontologia persoanei şi dinamismul sfinţeniei în viaţa Bisericii, în teologia Părintelui Dumitru Stăniloae
The ontology of person and the dynamism of the holiness in Church`s life in the theology of Fr. Staniloae

Summary/Abstract: The whole Theology of Father Dumitru Stăniloae may be considered a theology of love and prayer. His life and work are paradigms of love for God and for the human being. In his writings we find a true theological dialogue between man and God, which has two fundamental features: the fidelity to the Divine Revelation and the creative spirit, involving exploration and profound analysis in all the fields of theology. His thought is sacramental, the actions and symbols of liturgy being seen as effecting what they symbolize. Man ought to use his soul with its power of reason to reflect on the world and to meditate on the meaning of things. Man’s body becomes a temple when it is used to do the works of the commandaments and to practice the ideals of morality. The faithful who does God’s will becomes worthy of the indwelling of God and of bearing the splendor of grace. Expressing the confidence of Saint Maximus the Confessor, Father Stăniloae believes that it is the force of faith and love towards Christ that will bring about the unity of Christians, drawing them to one common center. That is why his theology has been called an open theology towards God and towards the world.

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