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Spiritual Life in the Age of Religious Pluralism and Main Elements of the Formation of Future Monks
Spiritual Life in the Age of Religious Pluralism and Main Elements of the Formation of Future Monks

Author(s): Adrian-Lucian Dinu
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Editura Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi
Keywords: monk; spirituality; Fathers of the Church; prayer; virtues

Summary/Abstract: Through this study, I did not intend to achieve introspection on the historic evolution of the monachism or of the notions of “monk”, “nun” etc., but on the complex issue inferred by the monastic life. It is a known fact that orthodox spirituality has a universal character, to which spirituality – i.e. the entirety of the spiritual, monastic life – belongs. I believe that a few clarifications regarding this life desired by some men are quite opportune, especially in the social, political and religious context we are living in.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 137-155
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: English