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TEOLOGIA anul XIV, nr. 3-4, 2010 The review publishes studies, translations from Holly Fathers, notes, comments and book reviews. REQUIREMENTS The authors are expected to send the studies that meet the specifi ed requirements 2.0 lines spacing. The authors assume the responsability of the contents of the articles. The unpublished studies are not returned. TEOLOGIA TEOLOGIA Orice corespondenţă se va adresa: Totute correspondence sera envoyee a l’adresse: FACULTATEA DE TEOLOGIE FACULTATEA DE TEOLOGIE 310096 ARAD 310096 ARAD Strada Academiei Teologice Nr. 9 Strada Academiei Teologice Nr. 9 Tel/Fax: 0040-257-285855 Tel/Fax: 0040-257-285855 UNIVERSITATEA „AUREL VLAICU” ARAD FACULTATEA DE TEOLOGIE ORTODOXĂ TEOLOGIA ANUL XIV, NR. 3-4, 2010 Editura Universităţii „Aurel Vlaicu” A R A D COLEGIUL DE REDACȚIE COLEGIUL ŞTIINŢIFIC ŞI REDACŢIONAL PREŞEDINTE DE ONOARE: Î.P.S. dr. TIMOTEI SEVICIU, Arhiepiscop al Aradului PREŞEDINTE DE REDACŢIE: Pr. Prof. dr. IOAN TULCAN, Universitatea „Aurel Vlaicu” din Arad CONSILIUL ŞTIINŢIFIC: Pr. Prof. dr. ŞTEFAN BUCHIU, Universitatea din Bucuresti; Pr. Prof. dr. CONSTANTIN RUS, Universitatea „Aurel Vlaicu” din Arad; Pr. Prof. dr. ERNST CHR. SUTTNER, Universitatea din Viena (Austria); Prof. dr. IRINI CHRISTINAKIS-GLAROS, Universitatea din Atena (Grecia); Prof. dr. DIMITRIOS TSELENGIDIS, Universitatea din Tesalonic (Grecia); Prof. dr. ARISTOTLE PAPANIKOLAOU, Lincoln Theology Center of Fordham University (U.S.A.); Prof. dr. FADI GEORGI, Universitatea din Balamand (Liban); Prof. dr. PYOTR MIHAILOV, St. Tihon’s Humanitarian University of Moscow (Rusia); Prof. dr. MICHEL STAVROU, Institute Saint Serge, Paris (Franta); REDACTOR ŞEF: Conf. dr. CRISTINEL IOJA, Universitatea „Aurel Vlaicu” din Arad; COMITETUL DE REDACŢIE: Pr. Lect. dr. ADRIAN MURG, Universitatea „Aurel Vlaicu” din Arad; Pr. Lect. dr. FILIP ALBU, Universitatea „Aurel Vlaicu” din Arad; Pr. Lect. dr. LUCIAN FARCAŞIU, Universitatea „Aurel Vlaicu” din Arad; Pr. Asist. dr. ŞTEFAN NEGREANU, Universitatea „Aurel Vlaicu” din Arad. SECRETAR DE REDACŢIE: Diac. Lect. dr. CAIUS CUŢARU, Universitatea „Aurel Vlaicu” din Arad Culegere text, corectură, traducere în limba engleză a rezumatelor: Prof. ANCA POPESCU, GEORGIANA COSTESCU, RALUCA TUDORACHE, DIANA BAN Design: CĂLIN CHENDEA Editura Universităţii “Aurel Vlaicu” Arad Complex universitar M, Etaj I, Sala 82, Tel. 0257/219555, http://www.uav.ro/ro/resurse/editura-uav Tipografi a: SC “TIPO STAMPA” S.R.L. Arad Tel. 0257.349.004 Email: [email protected] Revista TEOLOGIA este o publicaţie ştiinţifi că trimestrială, recunoscută CNCSIS categoria C (cod 545) TEOLOGIA review is a quarterly scientifi c publication, recognized by CNCSIS Institution in C category (cod 545) Preţuri/ Prices: Uniunea Europeană (UE): 1 abonament (4 exemplare/ copies = 24 €; 1 exemplar/ copy = 6 €) Alte ţări/ Other countries: 1 abonament (4 exemplare/ copies = 40 €; 1 exemplar/ copy = 10 €) CONTENTS EDITORIAL The mission of theology: explaining transmitting and preaching the dogmas ................................................................................ 7 STUDIES AND ARTICLES Petr B. Mikhaylov The Eucharistic Sermon Today........................................................................ 9 Aristotle Papanikolaou Tradition or Identity Politics: The Role of the ‘West’ in Contemporary Orthodox Theology ..........................................................18 Alexey R. Fokin Different Dogmatic Approaches to the Question of the Origin of Human Souls ................................................................................... 26 Svetoslav Ribolov A Review of Dogmatic Theology in Bulgaria during 20th century .............. 39 Nicolae Moşoiu The importance of a deeper understanding of the Orthodox Ordo of the Holy Mysterion of Baptism for the spiritual life ....................... 56 Adrian Murg Magic in the New Testament: A Brief History of Research .........................96 Irini Christinakis Glaros The Autonomous and Semi-Autonomous Regime of the Church of Crete .............................................................................................114 NOTES AND COMMENTS Theological Conference in Volos ..................................................................122 The Fourth Congress of the Faculties of Orthodox Theology in Romania ....................................................................................132 CONTENTS 5 TEOLOGIA 3-4 \ 2010 BOOK REVIEWS • The Acts of the Council of Constantinople of 553, With Related Texts on the Three Chapters Controversy (Translated Texts for Historians, 51.) Liverpool, Liverpool University Press, 2009. (Constantin Rus) .............. 135 • Chalcedon in Context: Church Councils 400-700. Edited by Richard Price, and Mary Whitby. Pp. VIII + 205. (Translated Tests for Historians, Contexts.) Liverpool, Liverpool University Press, 2009. (Rev. Constantin Rus) ...................................................................................138 • Baptism in the Early Church: History, Theology, and Liturgy in the First Five Centuries, by Everett Ferguson. Pp. XXII + 953, Grand Rapids, Michigan and Cambridge, UK: Eerdmans, 2009 (Rev. Constantin Rus). ... 141 • Nicéphore Blemmydès, Œuvres théologiques. Tome 1. Edited by Michel Stravou. Pp. 363. (Sources chrétiennes, 517), Paris, Les Éditions du Cerf, 2007 (Rev. Constantin Rus) ................................................................ 143 • Rev. Ph. D. Ioan Chirilă, The Holy Bible – The Word of Words, Renaşterea Editions, Cluj – Napoca, 2010, 414 p (Lucian-Victor Baba). ...... 144 • Rev. Prof. Ph. D. Nicolae D. Necula, Tradition and Renewal in Liturgical Ministry, Vol. I, Editura Cuvântul Vieţii, Bucureşti, 2010, 211 p (Rev. Lucian Farcaşiu). ................................................................................. 146 • Lecturer Ph D. Florin Dobrei, The history of the ecclesiastic life of the Romanians in Hunedoara, Eftimie Murgu Publishing House, Reşiţa, 2010, 734 p. (Cosmin Mirică) ...................................................................... 149 WRITING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STUDIES INCLUDED IN THE “TEOLOGIA” REVIEW ...................................................................153 AUTHORS LIST .............................................................................................156 6 CONTENTS EDITORIAL The mission of theology: explaining transmitting and preaching the dogmas Closely related to theology is what we generally call dogma or dogmas, as the truth of faith revealed by God and formulated, explained, preached and defi ned by the Church, so that people can be saved. So, dogmas express the living and saving faith in Jesus Christ, the incarnated Son of God, and in his work or his saving care. In the mind of wide groups of people, there is a perception about dogmas that they entail a seclusion and rigidity of the spirit which does not allow humans to evolve on the knowledge scale of his fulfi lment, keeping them trapped between the limits of rigid schemes of thought. The understanding of the dogmas has nothing to do with their meaning proposed by the Church; from the Church’s point of view dogmas are understood by taking into account other coordinates and other signifi - cations. Father Staniloae used to say about dogmas that they represent “the doctrinal expression of the plan for salvation and glorifi cation of those who believe made through the Church by Christ and The Holy Spirit” (Dogmatic Orthodox Theology…). The Church must, for each generation of believers, emphasize the inexhaustible richness of the dogmas’ content and message, which become spiritual food for the man in search of a deep- er meaning for his existence. Since dogmas are defi ned in a concentrated and synthetic manner by the Church, they can’t be understood and ex- plored in their true depth by man alone, the seeker of true life, light, power and guidance. They must be clarifi ed, explained and highlighted to people; they will thus understand that dogmas are answers – always new – to the problems they face in their lives. These explanations of the dogmas cannot ignore at any moment the content of the Holy Scripture and Tradition on the basis of which the dogmas have been formulated. Theology would be devoid of any real content, legitimacy and cred- ibility if it did not have as a permanent mission the explaining and deep- EDITORIAL 7 TEOLOGIA The Mission of Theology... 3-4 \ 2010 ening of dogmas. Thereby, theology brings an indispensable and blessed service to the Church as a divine-human settlement for the salvation of all people, preparing them for salvation and eternal happy life in the Kingdom of The Holy Trinity. Thus, theology becomes a necessary and useful tool so that the Church can give testimony each time about life and salvation in Jesus Christ. Through its theology, the Church can endlessly deepen the unending wealth of the truths of faith, or of dogmas, revealing lights and directions for their lives, namely all that is necessary for people, support- ing them in their search for real joy, wisdom and light, their true humani- zation. The Church becomes the atmosphere where theology must work, manifest itself and blossom. Theology must never be fi xed within in the concepts of a historical pe- riod, marked in a certain way from a philosophical, cultural, scientifi c and social point of view, but must always remain open towards other horizons of anchorage in different and always new historical contexts. Only in this way will it be able to show to the world “the new wine” of the adaptation of theology to the