Rural Spirituality – nutrition for the soul. An Orthodox perspective based on Romanian realities and historical sources
Rural Spirituality – nutrition for the soul. An Orthodox perspective based on Romanian realities and historical sources

Summary/Abstract: This article gives a brief description of the actual situation of Romanian rural lifefrom the perspective of Christian spirituality and a presentation of the main characteristics of rural Christian spirituality in the Romanian orthodox context. Thefi nal conclusion presents a few guidelines on how rural Orthodox spirituality couldbe made relevant in the actual realities of Romanian people. The author pleads fora realistic approach: it is not realistic to hope that a signifi cant percentage of thepopulation living in urban areas will move back to rural areas. Instead of nostalgiaor artifi cial return to a type of Orthodox rural spirituality, the author proposes acreative use of its principals and values which can be lived out and implemented inany place.

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