Sfântul Preot Mărturisitor Dumitru Stăniloae sau despre teologia cea îndumnezeitoare
Saint Dumitru Stăniloae, the Confessor Priest, or On Deifying Theology

Author(s): Ioan C. Teșu
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion
Published by: Editura Doxologia
Keywords: Saint Priest Confessor Dumitru Stăniloae; theology; Orthodox Spirituality; ascesis; mystics; deification;
Summary/Abstract: Saint Dumitru Stăniloae, the Confessor, is considered the most important Orthodox theologian of the 20th century. He was called the “Saint of Books” and the “Saint of the Philokalia” due to his translation of this masterful collection of ascetic-mystical writings and his rich theological notes and commentaries, in which he delved deeply into the teachings of the Holy Fathers of Orthodox Spirituality. He is considered a true “gift” and a great “blessing” for Orthodox theology, the complete or integral theologian, in whom scientific knowledge was intertwined, in the highest and most joyful way, with spiritual experience.His monumental work, both in scope and, above all, in value, is characterised by complete fidelity to the unadulterated sources of the Orthodox faith, presented and analysed in a contemporary manner; it is a theology that is comprehensive and open to current moral and spiritual issues and debates.The theology of Saint Dumitru Stăniloae, the Confessor, is, at the same time, a theology of love and perfection, a theology in which, through the ascetic effort of renouncing sins and passions and cultivating Christian virtues, culminating in the supreme virtue of love, the ascetic person reaches, through experience, holiness or deification. As it becomes better known, translated, and explored, the rich and profound body of work by this Romanian theologian will demonstrate its importance and relevance, offering deep answers to the existential problems of the contemporary world.

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