Holding Fast to the Mystery of the Faith: Festschrift for Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church

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In this volume, distinguished theologians and servants of the Church present their contributions as a sign of appreciation for His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania, on the occasion of his 70th anniversary. A prominent personality, professor of Pastoral and Dogmatic Theology, honorary member of the Romanian Academy, a tireless servant of the Church, His Beatitude Daniel is well known worldwide as a vivid witness for a vibrant, dynamic and open theology, one that is profound and accessible, faithful and renovative, mystical and missionary. His extensive theological work deals with most of the fundamental aspects of theology and is grounded on the living connection between theology and spirituality, the liturgical and missionary life of the Church. Content Foreword Introduction A Short Biography of the Scientific Activity of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel Grußwort PART I Theology of Creation, Spirituality, and Mission 1 Die Ökologische Wende in der christlichen Theologie 2 Theology of Beauty 3 Folly for Christ: Spirituality and Mission of the Church in the 21st Century. Thoughts Inspired by the Early Centuries from Byzantium to Russia 4 Elder Basil of Poiana Mărului: The Forgotten Saint of the Philokalia 5 Why Should We Protect the Scolitantides Orion (The Chequered Blue)? 6 Spiritus Creator et Sanctificator: Ein Beitrag ökologischer verantworteter Spiritualität 7 The Mission of the Church on Stolen Country: An Australian Perspective PART II Social Ethics, Apophatic, and Contextual Theology 8 Kenosis and Krisis. Christianity’s Inculturation into Modernity 9 Ne pas focaliser sur un Christ autonomisé, valider la distinction de l’économique et du théo-logique, et s’inscrire dans un culturel donné 10 Spiritualität in Krisenzeiten. Eine sozialethische Spurensuche nach Zusammenhängen von Glauben, Resilienz und gesellschaftlicher Transformation 11 Übersetzungsprobleme: „Apophatische Anthropologie“ und politisch-soziale Konzepte von Menschenwürde in der Orthodoxie 12 Apophatische Theologie und Spiritualität in der Postmoderne 13 Orthodox Theology’s First Encounter with Contextual Theologies: Nikos Nissiotis’ Pioneering Approach to Truth, Tradition, Witness, and Praxis 14 The Eucharist as Antidote to Secularism: Insights from a Twentieth-Century American Orthodox Perspective PART III Pastoral Theology, Liturgy, and Ministry 15 Where is God in the Pandemic? Theological Reflections from Thinking about and Practicing Church-Leadership 16 Théologie et pastorale 17 Theology and Pastoral Care in St Nektarios Bishop of Pentapolis 18 A Reflection on Neurotic Disorder within the Milieu of the Eastern Orthodox Pastoral Tradition 19 Liturgie, Mystagogie, Mission 20 Les canons hagiographiques de Saint Georges de Nicomédie et le développement du genre 21 Science of Salvation and Everlasting Life. The Ecclesial Vocation of Theology PART IV Ecclesiology, Christology, and Theological Dialogue 22 Autokephale orthodoxe Kirche und die Panorthodoxie: Eine Sackgasse? fragen an das synodale Wesen der Orthodoxie – Plädoyer für die Gestaltung einer universalen Kirche 23 Le synode de l’Eglise catholique sur la synodalité, une promesse de rapprochement avec l’ecclésiologie orthodoxe 24 „Jesus der Christus im Glauben der (einen?) Kirche“. Christologische Forschungen und ökumenischer Dialog mit Kirchen des Ostens 25 Enipostaziere. Christologische Überlegungen zur hypostatischen Union im Anschluss an Dumitru Stăniloae 26 “Our Faith Depends on Realities, not Terms.” Reflections on Eastern-Oriental Theological Dialogue Past and Present 27 The History of Vatican II as Ecumenical Heritage 28 „Getreuer Dolmetscher des Orthodoxen Christentums” – Stefan Cankovs Berliner Vorlesungen 1927 29 Pneumatologie, Spiritualität und Ekklesiologie in der orthodoxen Tradition. Ein Kommentar zum Dokument „Die Kirche. Auf dem Weg zu einer gemeinsamen Vision” (Studie Der Kommission für Glauben und Kirchenverfassung Nr. 214) 30 Ecumenism and Ecumenical Methodology 31 “Quanta est nobis via?” (Ut Unum Sint): A Plea to Accelerate Orthodox-Roman Catholic Dialogue Autorinnen und Autoren