The Role and Mission of the Monastery in the Theology of Saint John Cassian Cover Image

Rolul și misiunea mănăstirii în teologia Sfântului Ioan Casian
The Role and Mission of the Monastery in the Theology of Saint John Cassian

Author(s): Alexandru-Lucian Ojică
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion
Published by: Facultatea de Teologie Ortodoxă Alba Iulia
Keywords: monastery; witnessing; Christology; tradition; St. John Cassian;

Summary/Abstract: St. John Cassian, the great disciple of Antiochian JohnChrysostom, brought to the West not only an alexandrian christology,but also the tradition of Eastern monastic life. The foundation of two monasteries in Marseille (415), alongside his work, shows that the human vocation is assuming the road to Christ. The path to perfectionis for every christian to follow their specific vocation, but the supported principles and lived by monks always been a landmark for all Christians. The parallelism between the monastic life and angels shows that monastery has a similar mission to angels, which is to convey the true faith confession.

  • Issue Year: XX/2015
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 259-270
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Romanian