Saint Athanasius the Great

Studia Theologica No. I (XIX) / 2025 Wisdom, from the heights of the divine throne to the depths of knowledge His Eminence Varsanufie

God’s wisdom is examined in its scriptural, patristic and Christological dimensions, ranging from the Old Testament wisdom traditions and identification with the divine Logos to Saint Gregory Palamas’s polemic with Varlaam of Calabria. The article demonstrates that divine wisdom is not an abstract attribute, but an ontological and transformative reality, accessible to humankind through the Incarnation of the Son, through the uncreated energies, and through the ecclesial and sacramental life of the Church.

Studia Theologica No. I (XIX) / 2025 On God’s goodness and man’s part in it Rev. Prof. Dr. Constantin Coman

Taking as its starting point the Saviour’s reply to the rich young man — ‘No one is good except God alone’ (Matthew 19:17) — this article explores the scriptural and patristic foundations of divine goodness, drawing on the writings of Saints Gregory of Nyssa, Basil the Great, John Chrysostom, Athanasius the Great, John of Damascus and Dumitru Stăniloae, to demonstrate that man participates in goodness by partaking of the divine source, not through his own powers.

Studia Theologica No. II (XVIII) / 2024 The religious aspect of science and the rationality of faith Rev. Prof. Dr. Ioan Stancu

The article explores the relationship between science and faith, arguing that the scientist is not a creator but an interpreter of the divine work, drawing on examples from the history of scientific discovery and the thinking of Romanian scholars such as Dr Nicolae Paulescu, Dr Victor Gomoiu and Prof. Ilie Bădescu, as well as the Church Fathers, from Saint Basil the Great to the Thomism of Thomas Aquinas.

Studia Theologica No. II (XVI) / 2023 The ecclesiological nature of the Holy Sacrament of Matrimony Associate Professor Dr Nicolae Xionis

The Holy Sacrament of Marriage is analysed from an Orthodox theological perspective as an icon of Christ’s union with the Church, possessing an ontological and ecclesiological character, not merely a moral or social one. Drawing on the Holy Fathers — John Chrysostom, Athanasius the Great, Nicholas Cabasilas and Gregory of Nyssa — the article interprets the themes of creation, divorce, submission and idolatry in the light of the communion between God and humankind.

Studia Humanitatis No. II (XVI) / 2023 The Beginnings of the Church Organisation in the Blessed Land of Vâlcea (I) Archimandrite Veniamin Micle

The article traces the history of the Orthodox Church’s organisation in the Romanian territories, from the defence of Academician Răzvan Theodorescu’s thesis on the pre-schismatic Latin character of Romanian Christianity to the voivodal foundations established by Basarab I and Nicolae Alexandru, demonstrating through inscriptions, synodal documents, monastic testimonies and architectural monuments that Orthodoxy has been an integral part of the Romanian people’s identity since the Apostolic Age.

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.

Studia Theologica No. I (V) / 2018 The Holy Cross – the pillar of unity in the Orthodox Church His Eminence Varsanufie

Patristic theology on the Holy Cross as the pillar of the Church’s unity is the central theme of this study, which analyses the teachings of the Holy Fathers — including Saint Maximus the Confessor, Saint Athanasius the Great, Saint Cyril of Alexandria and Father Dumitru Stăniloae — on the connection between the Sacrifice and the Resurrection of Christ the Saviour and ecclesial unity. The Cross, through its two arms, unites heaven with earth and man with his fellow human beings, whilst the Church is the place where the lost communion between God and man is restored, foreshadowing the perfect unity of the Kingdom of God.

Studia Theologica No. II (IV) / 2017 The icon – a testimony to the Incarnation of Christ the Saviour His Eminence Varsanufie

The theological foundation of icon veneration is examined through patristic, conciliar and liturgical sources, arguing that the icon's central dogmatic function is to bear witness to the Incarnation of the Son of God and the consequent possibility of human deification. Figures such as Saint Athanasius the Great, Saint John of Damascus, Father Stăniloae, and the Seventh Ecumenical Council are invoked to show that rejecting the icon is equivalent to denying the reality of Christ's Incarnation.

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