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Based on critical readings, expansions and re-thinking of the major arguments offered by Ian Barbour, John Hedley Brook, Thomas Dixon, and Willem B. Drees, author questioning a influential approaches in understanding relationship science – religion, starting with the narrative of conflict, over the theory of complexity and contextualization, till the problem of politicization.
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Fathers of the Early Church had successfully combined, correlated and compared Christianity with various different philosophical concepts, which were promoting thet heocentric cosmology. Among these figures should be singled out Gregory of Nyssa, which called by some of modern scholars as the founder of Christian anthropology. The purpose of this work is to explore the theological and philosophical vision of the person and his/her place in this world.Taking into consideration that the sources are quite remoteness,in this investigation will be used the historical method, which allows to keep trace of the events which took place in Cappadocia during the 4th century. At the same level as the latter, will be used methods of analysis, synthesis, and systematization.
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The article is devoted to the theoretical analysis of the socio-political bases of development of confessionaly focused education practice in post-Soviet Russia. The specifics of the corresponding educational innovation in its comparison with secular theological and confessional education are revealed. The author proves the consistency of prior development of confessionaly (orthodox) focused approach to an educational reflection on religion with a positional correlation of three main strategic subjects of Russian education: states, Russian Orthodox Church and public.
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Straipsnyje nagrinėjamas teologijos ir komunikavimo ryšys, apžvelgiamos pagrindinių teologijos sąvokų sąsajos su komunikavimu. Komunikavimo sampratos kontekste aptariamos Švč. Trejybės, Įsikūnijimo Jėzuje Kristuje, Šventosios Dvasios ir Bažnyčios sąvokos. Straipsnyje siekiama parodyti, kad komunikavimo perspektyva ne tik atskleidžia krikščioniškąją teologiją kaip iš esmės komunikacinę, bet ir leidžia geriau paaiškinti pagrindines krikščioniškąsias sąvokas. The article aims to investigate the relationship between theology and communication reviewing the main concepts of theology and communication. This reflection considers the mysteries of the Trinity, the Incarnation, the Holy Spirit and the Church in the light of communication. The main aim of the article is to show that taking a communication perspective on theology enables us not only to see the Christian theology as fundamentally communicational but also allows us better to explain the main concepts of Christianity.
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Straipsnyje siekiama parodyti, kaip konstitucija apie šventąją liturgiją (Sacrosanctum Consilium) atvėrė kelią mo¬terims dalyvauti liturgijoje, taip pat, vertinant iš platesnės teologinės perspektyvos, pabrėžė ir išskleidė moterų per Krikštą gautą orumą Bažnyčioje. The purpose of this essay is to identify and to put in context a number of specific contributions made by Sacrosanc¬tum Concilium (the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy) that worked particularly in favour of women’s increased participation in the liturgy and, in a wide theological perspective, the affirmation and development of women’s baptismal dignity in the Church.
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Aim fo this paper was to find and explicate similarities between science and religion with respect to classical criteria of scientific cognition. The discourse was led within the following aspects: knowledge, method, language, institution and limits. The drived conclusion is that religion can be interpreted as satisfying all genral conditions of scientific enterprise. Such a conclusion is interpreted as supporting two possible thesis: (1) religion as a scientific discipline ought to be implemented into scientific enterprise in the way of interdisciplinary cooperation; (2) the presented similarity remains constructed, not discovered – there is no sense in comparing religion to science, since these two notions are too general and vague. Regardless which interpretation one would prefer, it shows, that anti-theistic arguments based on showing religion as opposed to science, do not sound.
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During the Imperial period the Sorbian language was exposed to extensive repressive measures in the ecclesiastical province of Silesia. Together with other measures, the ban on confirmation instruction in Sorbian by the Lutheran Consistory in Breslau was a contributory factor. It was possible for this restriction to be lifted after the First World War. In addition, the pastors and cantors received supplementary payments from 1920 onwards, called a “Wend allowance”, to compensate them for the additional linguistic burden. At the beginning of the 1920s there were 17 parishes within the Lutheran Consistory in Silesia, in which sermons were still delivered in Sorbian. However, the increasing lack of Sorbian candidates for ecclesiastical office presented a large problem. The number of new Sorbian pastors went down significantly despite financial subsidies from the Lutheran Consistory in Breslau for Sorbian language courses and grants for theological students. At the end of the 1920s and the beginning of the 1930s a large number of Sorbian Lutheran pastors in Prussian Upper Lusatia were in line for retirement, without it being possible to find suitable new Sorbian candidates for the positions, which became vacant.
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The paper presents issues concerning the so-called “mystical” creative periodof Juliusz Słowacki. By analyzing and interpreting one of the poems of the Słowacki –poem The history of Sofos and Helion, tried to identify the role of theological context onsignificance and meaning of the poem. The author of article, used a lot of referencesto religion (for example – to gnosis), as well as references to the wider cultural context.
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The changes and transformations experienced in the modern era have been reflected in religious beliefs and practices and have caused the phenomenon of religion to move beyond its traditional boundaries from being an institutional authority to a direction centered on individual experiences. With this process, which has led to the diversification of religious discourses, it is seen that religion still plays an important role in making sense of individuals' lives. Still, this role has become more flexible and questionable. A similar process of change in atheist thought has led to a move away from the classical atheism, which represents individual disbelief, and the emergence of a new atheist movement that targets traditional religious beliefs. This movement, called 'New Atheism', represents an approach that rejects the belief in God, criticizes traditional religious institutions, teachings, and practices in a rigid manner, and argues that science and rationality should replace religion. As a matter of fact, the rise of new atheism has added a new dimension to the centuries-old opposition between religion and atheism, going beyond the traditional conflict between these two phenomena and paving the way for the emergence of a new form of criticism called 'atheist religion' or 'parody religion', which mocks religions through their imitations. In the context of the aforementioned issue, this article deals with the concept of 'parody religion', which emerged as a humorous reflection of atheist thought, and examines this concept in the example of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, which was born in the USA in 2005. The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, also known as Pastafarianism, is gaining popularity thanks to the large number of members it has gained all over the world and the legal initiatives these members have launched for the legal recognition of their beliefs. In our country, many Pastafarians gather under the name of ‘the Pastafarian Community of Turkey'. The main motivation for this study is the fact that there is no Turkish study that comprehensively analyses Pastafarianism, which has been subjected to examination in many aspects within the scope of religious studies in the international literature. The main thesis of this study, which is believed to contribute to the deficiency in the literature, is that fictional arguments built on an atheistic ground are the source of the formation of the concept of parody religion and that the basic teachings of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster have a similar structure with the aforementioned fictional arguments. In this context, the study first analyses and evaluates when the concept of parody religion emerged depending on which factors, what exactly it refers to, and what role the fictional arguments put forward by famous atheists such as Russell, Sagan, Baggini, and Dawkins played in the formation of parody religions. Then, the historical background of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, which is one of today's popular parody religions, its basic teachings, sacred texts, rituals, and examples of the legal struggle to be recognized as a legal religion in the context of freedom of religion are discussed. Thus, it is aimed to reveal the harmony and similarities between the fictional arguments of the aforementioned atheist scholars and the fictional doctrine of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Another aim of the study is to prepare a theoretical basis for field research that can provide an understanding of the effects of parody religions on the individual and society.
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This is a book review of: Maxim (Iuliu-Marius) Morariu Gânduri de pandemie, Renașterea, Cluj-Napoca, 2020.
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Church music is one of the most dynamic and generous (from the perspective of the scientific approach) parts of Church theology. Its location at the confluence of liturgy, art, dogma, history, and tradition gives it a unique characteristic that foresees a paradox: the difficulty of approach combined with the pleasure of study. The reason why this topic was chosen is that this theme is the rich theological and poetic experience of Saint Ephrem's "hymns" which proves to be extremely current and generous. If the specific genius of the Latin West lies in the sphere of law, and of the Greek East in that of philosophy, then that of the Syrian East lies in the sphere of poetry. The theology that is present in the writings of Saint Ephraim have influenced worship, liturgical music, the most important connections being related to the biblical and exegetical field. The object of the work is, therefore, to present the theological-symbolic depth of the thought of Saint Ephraim. The hymns of the saint obviously express the amazing synthesis of the symbolic elements most specific to Semitic-Aramaic Christianity. At the conclusion of this work, in which we have attempted to develop the ideas present in the Ephraimian hymns, it is preferable to find ourselves in front of a transformative reading, in which the ancient texts do not remain simple pseudoscientific speculations, but also help us in the spiritual sphere, as Saint Ephraim the Syrian says: "This Jesus made so many symbols, that I fell completely into their ocean.”
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In an era of open-source software, the place of theology in the world needs a shifttowards a more participatory approach. The great advantage of participatory theologyis that it contributes to a more inclusive and global discourse by benefiting from thelocal forms of expression, allowing people of God to get involved in a distributed communityof researchers dealing with contemporary theological issues. Brainstormingsessions, international collaboration and online communication are the future tools ofan open source-oriented theological methodology (Orthodox Collaborative Theology).Who is going to be the beneficiary of such an open-source initiative (OCT)? The world.Modern-day theological endeavors, in order to remain connected with the pre-existingtradition of the Church, should always aim to use words with great power, as the seal ofthe Spirit who works for the life of the world.
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Religious truth came by Jesus Christ; therefore everything that we do religiouslymust be authorized by the Lord. The description of the true Christian is very short andsimple. A true Christian is a person who walks by faith. Christians have both the obligationand the privilege to walk by the unalterable truth of God. We must seek to establishGod’s authority for what we are to believe and do in all religious matters. All thingsdone by Christians must be done “in the name of Christ” or “by the authority of Christ.”Today, some other truths appeared. “Truth” which serves modernity and has characteristics of neopaganism. Many Christians reject the Truth of Christianity and follow the“truth” of neopaganism. Can these two truths can be compromised? Should a Christianput into practice the teachings of modern world which lead him away to christianity?Can we as christians serve two masters? In this paper we are going to examine how aChristian should avoid the sirens of modernity in order not be trapped in neopaganisticcustoms and ethics.
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Technological and scientific development offer new possibilities in communicationand education. In particular, multimedia applications are a modern tool that can beused by church communities, with the aim of spreading the Gospel with immediacyand synchronicity to various recipients around the world. These applications can alsobe used in church education, aiming at a learning centered on discovery knowledge.The present assignment refers to the perspectives of the utilization of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the church field. At the same time, it researchesvarious digital applications, which are based on multimedia and favor the transmissionof the perennial Christian message by combining many forms, such as text, image, animation,sound and video. In this context, the necessity of witnessing in Christ in thedigital world is highlighted and the benefits of interactivity – interaction betweentransmitter and receiver are presented. Finally, the assignment concludes with specificproposals and examples of the utilization of such applications with the use of mobiledevices. These examples refer to Christian witness and communication, preaching aswell as church catechism and Christian education.
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The present study focuses on the terminology employed to refer to the Eucharistic Sacrifice within Christianity. Specifically, it undertakes a detailed analysis of the terms originating from Ancient Greek and Latin, alongside their Romanian counterparts. This exploration is grounded in an etymological approach, supported by comparative method. The objective is to elucidate the "parental" connection that exists between the Classical Languages and the Romanian Eucharistic terminology. It begins with an introductory section that provides a comprehensive overview of Linguistics. The introduction is crafted to ensure that the discourse and research remain firmly anchored in the same field.
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: St. Ap. Paul understands in the Epistle to the Colossians that the whole of creation must be seen and conceived as the Body of Christ, which is His Church, understood as an expression of the indissoluble unity between creature and Creator, the constitution of the world thus being ecclesial. What makes such a reality possible is the act of the saving sacrifice. In this regard, in the exposition of St. Ap. Paul we encounter the concept of the body in two senses: τῷ σώματι τῆς σαρκὸς αὐτοῦ, in which the whole creation was recapitulated, and ἡ κεφαλὴ τοῦ σώματος τῆς ἐκκκλησίας, in which we are called to walk: “therefore,” states Ap. Paul says - as you have received (παρελάβετε) Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him (ἐν αὐτῷ περιπατεῖτε)”.
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This ninetieth issue of DIALOGO (2024) is dedicated to the multi-theme “Discrimination, Bias, and Repudiation,” addressing an [unfortunately, ongoing] actual and critically relevant issue. The focus is on human biases in contemporary society, encompassing discriminatory behaviors, actions, and legislation, particularly amid global crises, local conflicts, and increasing wars. These challenges often diverge from universal human values. By advocating for merciful human coexistence, DIALOGO collates various articles assessing conflict and societal responses to these pervasive behaviors. We start our endeavor with the inquiry, “How do discrimination, bias, and repudiation manifest across different societal, psychological, and cultural contexts, and what strategies can be employed to mitigate these pervasive human behaviors effectively?”
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The article delves into the dynamic interaction between science and religion,highlighting both historical conflicts and moments of mutual cooperation. It focuseson how cosmological paradigms and ethical principles from both fields intertwine,shaping religious doctrines' interpretations and our perception of the universe.Particularly notable is how recent scientific discoveries reinterpret and adapt thefundamental meanings of sacred texts, underscoring the critical importance ofongoing dialogue between science and religion in developing a holistic andintegrated view of reality.
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The article addresses the problem of the presence of the sacred in archives and its place in archival science. A postsecular perspective allows to take a critical look at the roots of the archive and archival science in the context of the process of secularization in cultures associated with modernity. The consequence of this perspective is the recognition of the existence of the sacred in various versions in the archive and the opening of a path of reflection on it in archival science. This does not mean a return to religion in the field of archives and archival science and replacing the current archival practice with one that will be the result of archival reflection as secular theology. Archival sciences can draw on non-scientistic anthropological theories of culture, distancing themselves from the issue of the status of the sacred. A critical reflection on secularism in the context of archives and archival studies opens up many other possibilities for archival scholars to explore the sacred in the archive.
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Artykuł ukazuje, jak teologia funkcjonuje w kontekście naukowym. Najpierw zostało ukazane, że teologia chrześcijańska różni się od teologii innych religii, a także od siebie nawzajem, na przykład w ramach katolicyzmu, prawosławia i protestantyzmu. Teologia, traktowana jako systematyczne badanie objawienia chrześcijańskiego, ma długą historię, sięgającą II wieku n.e. i przez wiele wieków była uznawana za naukę. Obecnie pojawiają się pytania o jej miejsce w środowisku akademickim oraz o spełnianie kryteriów naukowości. Artykuł ukazuje, że teologia musi uzasadnić swoją wartość zarówno wewnętrznie, w kontekście badań i nauczania, jak i zewnętrznie, w relacji do innych dziedzin. Krytycy zwracają uwagę na różnice w metodach poznania teologii oraz jej trudności w adaptacji do odkryć naukowych. W artykule omówione są różne podejścia teologiczne, począwszy od Orygenesa aż po współczesnych myślicieli, którzy podkreślają znaczenie krytycznego i systematycznego podejścia w teologii. W części końcowej znajduje się refleksja na temat potencjalnej roli teologii jako nauki, zwracając uwagę na jej umiejętność krytycznej analizy ideologicznych i naukowych narracji.
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