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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 Orthodoxy and Contemporary Challenges: Demystifying a Connection. A Different Perspective Associate Professor Dr Marina Kolovopúlu

Building on Saint Anastasius of Sinai’s definition of Orthodoxy as true knowledge of God and creation, the article argues that Orthodoxy is not provoked by the world, but rather provokes in itself, just as the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ in the Praetorium before Pilate calls man to repentance, holiness and participation in the absolute and unchanging Truth.

Studia Theologica No. II (IV) / 2017 The Icon in Postmodernity: The New Idolatry of Today’s World Pr. conf. univ. dr. habil. David Pestroiu

Pornind de la definiția postmodernității ca neîncredere în meta-narative, formulată de Jean-François Lyotard, articolul analizează provocările pe care individualismul hedonist, relativismul adevărului și cultura consumului le ridică în fața etosului comunitar eclezial și a misiunii Bisericii. Lectura critică a autorilor Philip Sampson, Jürgen Habermas, Stanley Grenz și Pam Smith conturează un răspuns pastoral și misionar articulat, chemat să redescopere sensul autentic al existenței în comuniunea cu Dumnezeu.

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