The ecclesial ministry in the Romanian area today
The ecclesial ministry in the Romanian area today

Summary/Abstract: This study exposes, after more than 20 years from the fall of Communism, the main pillars on which the Romanian Orthodox Church has developed its internal mission. The starting point of the research is the change produced after 1989 in the relation between the Romanian Orthodox Church and the State. The first step taken by the Church, as an absolutely necessary change image, was in the direction of consolidating its position in the newly reborn Romanian society after the Communist period. At the same time, it is important to consider the posture in which Romanian Orthodoxy finds itself currently in the relation between Church, State and society; thus the following sections of the study cover the presence of the Romanian Orthodox Church amidst the military, the prisons, the nursing homes, the hospitals, as well as its implication in the development of social services in Romania. The last chapter exposes the orthodox religious education in the Romanian area, which unfolds itself both at pre-university and university level. The conclusion represents an evaluation of the mission of the Romanian Orthodox Church in contemporary society, recording both the achievements of the post-communist era and the more “sensitive” points (mainly present in the relation between Church and State).

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