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Studia Humanitatis No. I (XIX) / 2025 Orthodoxy in the Face of Contemporary Challenges Professor, PhD Constantin Cotziópulos

Taking as its starting point the death of Pope Francis and the current debates on the role of religion in the public sphere, this article analyses the contribution of the Orthodox Church and its theology to the cultural, social and diplomatic life of 21st-century Europe. It examines the themes of religious diplomacy, Europe’s Christian roots as reflected in the Treaty of Lisbon, and Orthodoxy’s ability to respond to the challenges of secularism, fundamentalism and transhumanism.

Studia Theologica No. I (XV) / 2023 Theology in today’s globalised world Associate Professor Dr Nicolae Xionis

The article analyses the relationship between globalisation, world governance and Orthodox theology, arguing that the cultural, political and religious homogenisation imposed by globalisation suppresses the freedom and identity of the human person. Orthodox theology’s response lies in the universality of the Church as the Body of Christ, the knowledge of revealed truth and the ontological freedom of the human person renewed in Christ, the only elements capable of achieving the unity of the world without abolishing the distinctive characteristics of each people.

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