Cconferința Inaugurală: Words of Eternal Life
Inaugural Conference: Words of Eternal Life

Author(s): Josiah Trenham
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, Religion and science , Sociology of Religion
Published by: Editura Doxologia
Keywords: Digital Age; Divine Authority; Sermon on the Mount; Eternal Life; Raising of Lazarus; Word of God; Cunning Distraction;
Summary/Abstract: Fr. Josiah Trenham addresses the crisis of authority and the trivialization of language in the modern digital age. He critiques the impact of technology, arguing that the internet and smartphones foster "cunning distraction," shallow thinking, and the erosion of traditional, authoritative sources in favor of secular algorithms. Contrasting this digital noise with the Christian tradition, Fr. Trenham presents the words of Jesus Christ as the ultimate source of Divine Authority, analyzing the Sermon on the Mount to demonstrate Christ’s inherent, scriptural, comprehensive, and eschatological power. The lecture further explores the concept of the "Word" in the Gospel of St. John and the liturgical hymns of Lazarus Saturday, illustrating how Christ’s voice acts as a life-giving force that destroys the dominion of death. The speaker concludes that the Words of Christ are the necessary antidote to the spiritual fragmentation caused by the information age.

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