THE ROMANIAN INSTITUTE OF ORTHODOX THEOLOGY AND SPIRITUALITY The Chapel “St. Apostles Peter and Paul” Incorporated in August 1993, New York Cultural Transparency and the Loss of Privacy in the Era of Digital Technology: How Is This Shaping Our Becoming and the Ethical Dilemmas Related to It The Twenty-third Ecumenical Theological and Interdisciplinary Symposium December 5, 2015 Published by The Romanian Institute of Orthodox Theology and Spirituality New York, 2016 The Romanian Institute of Orthodox Theology and Spirituality incorporated in August 1993 Theodor Damian, Ph.D., President 30-18 50th Street, Woodside, NY 11377, Tel.: (718) 626-6013, E-mail:
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