Posibilitatea de congruență între misiunea teologiei academice și filantropia ecleziastică
The possibility of congruence between academic theology's mission and ecclesiastical philantropy

Author(s): Valentin BOBE
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion
Published by: Editura Doxologia
Keywords: mission; philantrophy; congruence; speech; concretization;
Summary/Abstract: In today’s world we can sadly assist at the public downfall of moral and spiritual values, since most tend to sacrifice their time, well-being and even their faith in an obsessive and selfish search for comfort and pleasure, no matter the cost, fed to them mostly by the virtual propaganda. On the other hand, the Orthodox Church comes to teach that the man shouldn’t focus on what matters only from a material perspective, but to put his faith at work and take care of his spiritual health since, after all, it won’t stop here, but continue in eternity. In fact, Jesus Christ’s redemption reshaped the existence, bringing freedom in Him and revealing the necessary means for the humans to grow in His love. Such evolution depends directly on how the man manifests love in concrete relationships, but also on the capability to express his confession of faith, in a non-counterfeit way. The later can be exemplified with the power and authority of reason, sometimes requiring a more academic approach, focusing on how the mind tends to view Lord’s teachings in a theoretical manner. This way, it can be stated that faith should be displayed through the work of words, walking in St. Paul’s example of theological speech, while being completed by the concrete good deeds of philantrophy, that should be anchored in prayer and humblesness.

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