Saint Cyril of Alexandria

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 (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 (XV) / 2023 The Christological Mariology of the Akathist Hymn to the Mother of God Associate Professor Stoyan Chilikov

The Akathist Hymn to the Mother of God, one of the oldest and most important Byzantine kondakia, is analysed from the perspective of Christological Mariology, with a focus on its structure, the disputes concerning its anonymous authorship, and the dogmatic truths regarding the Incarnation of the Word, the hypostatic union of the two natures and the role of the Virgin as Theotokos, conveyed in poetic form to the ecclesial community.

Studia Theologica No. I (XI) / 2021 The Knowledge of God in Saint Cyril of Alexandria: A Plea for a Eucharistic and Prayerful Epistemology PhD candidate Dragoș-Cătălin Jumugă

This article analyses the Eucharistic gnoseology of Saint Cyril of Alexandria, demonstrating that true knowledge of God is not a rational, individual endeavour, but a mystical experience realised in the Holy Eucharist. Through an interpretation of the pericope John 17:3 and the road to Emmaus, the author demonstrates that the triad of knowledge-mystery-life acquires its full meaning only within the liturgical communion of the Church.

Studia Humanitatis No. I (XI) / 2021 Through Asia Minor Dan Ciachir

The article retraces a journey through Malta, Asia Minor and Constantinople, following the sites where the first Christian communities were established and where ecumenical councils were held: Ephesus, site of the Third Ecumenical Council; Myra in Lycia, home of Saint Nicholas; and Tarsus, home of Saint Paul. The geographical landscape and historical remains provide an opportunity for reflections on the connection between space and the understanding of faith, in the spirit of Nicolae Iorga’s method.

Studia Theologica No. I (X) / 2020 Gratitude: the natural state of a person filled with the Holy Spirit His Eminence Varsanufie

Gratitude towards God is examined as a fundamental spiritual state, springing from an awareness of God’s gifts and culminating in the Holy Eucharist, understood as a complete union with Christ. Drawing on the teachings of Saints Cyril of Alexandria, Gregory Palamas, John Chrysostom, Dumitru Stăniloae and the Gospel passage on the healing of the ten lepers, the article demonstrates that authentic gratitude signifies a constant communion with God, whilst its absence leads to alienation and dehumanisation.

Studia Theologica No. I (X) / 2020 The Face of Mercy and Justice Bogdan Tătaru-Cazaban

The icon of Christ Pantocrator from St Catherine’s Monastery on Mount Sinai is analysed through the lens of the asymmetry of the painted figure, drawing on the interpretation of Father Maximos Constas, who rejects the Chalcedonian reading and proposes that the visual polarity illustrates the relationship between mercy and judgement at the Second Coming, a theme complemented by Augustine’s reflection on the beauty of Christ in his Commentary on Psalm 44.

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.

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