The Philokalia | Martyria

Studia Theologica No. II (XX) / 2025 Patience: an exercise in spiritual maturity His Eminence Varsanufie

Patience is examined as a theological and spiritual virtue in contrast to the impatience and irascibility characteristic of contemporary society, which is marked by a fast pace and instant gratification. Taking as its starting point God’s long-suffering revealed in Holy Scripture, through the Holy Fathers such as Maximus the Confessor, Isaac the Syrian and Dumitru Stăniloae, and in the liturgical life of the Church, patience emerges as a means of participating in the divine life and a path to deification.

Studia Theologica No. II (XVIII) / 2024 Saint Nicodemos of Mount Athos, the Kolivari Movement and the revival of Palamism The Most Reverend Archbishop Maximos Constas

The 18th-century Colivari movement, led by Saint Nicodemos of Mount Athos (1749–1809) and Macarius of Corinth, sought to renew Orthodox theology and spirituality by reviving the Hesychast tradition of Saint Gregory Palamas, as evidenced by the publication of the Philokalia (1782) and the unfinished project of a complete edition of the Palamite works, which was thwarted by the revolutionary events in Vienna in 1797.

Studia Humanitatis No. I (VIII) / 2019 Books — a means of spiritual edification or ruin Dr. Oana-Mădălina Popescu

This article analyses the work Apologia against the Godless, attributed to St Athanasius of Paros, printed at Neamț Monastery in 1816 and reprinted in Bucharest in 1819, presenting the historical context of its publication in relation to the European Enlightenment and the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s policy towards Voltairean ideas, as well as the relationship between philosophy and theology set out in the text of the work.

Studia Humanitatis No. III (VII) / 2018 The Church-going Nobleman Dan Ciachir

The article recounts the author’s personal memories of Alexandru Paleologu, highlighting his Orthodox dimension through his encounters with Archbishop Bartolomeu Anania, Father Stăniloae and Patriarch Teoctist, the ‘Credo’ programme on Caragiale and Orthodoxy, the choice of a spiritual father, and the funeral service held in September 2005 at Mavrogheni Church.

Studia Humanitatis No. II (II) / 2016 The nobility of humility Dan Ciachir

The direct account of the repeated meetings between the author and Father Dumitru Stăniloae, between 1982 and 1992, reconstructs the theologian’s portrait through specific memories: his friendship with E.M. Cioran and the latter’s letter on the Philokalia, his appreciation of Daniel Turcea’s poetry, the episode of martyrdom in December 1989, and his genuine humility regarding his own work.

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