Studia Theologica Transsylvaniensia
Studia Theologica Transsylvaniensia

Studia Theologica Transsylvaniensia (StThTr) is an open-access, peer-reviewed theological journal published until 2024 annually by Institutul Teologic Romano-Catolic Alba Iulia and since 2025 by L’Harmattan Publishing House on behalf of the Institute of Roman Catholic Pastoral Theology at Babeș–Bolyai University and the Theological Seminary of Alba Iulia. Grounded in the Catholic theological tradition, the journal serves as a platform for research in biblical, historical, systematic, and pastoral theology. Dedicated to fostering interdisciplinary dialogue, it also regularly features contributions from related fields, promoting meaningful collaboration and strengthening connections across academic disciplines.

Scope of the journal

Studia Theologica Transsylvaniensia (StThTr) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal publishing original research articles, unpublished sources, and critical reviews in the following disciplines:

• Biblical studies
• Church History
• Systematic Theology
• Practical Theology
• Studies related to theology: e.g. philosophy, literature, history

Sections

• Research Articles:Original research papers submitted for peer review
• Reviews: Critical presentation of new publications in the field of theology and related disciplines

Manuscripts for review should be submitt ed via the journal’s website at the following link:

• https://stthtr.com/home/about/submissions

Editor-in-Chief

• Dávid DIÓSI – Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca

Associate Editor

• Attila BODOR – German Bible Society, Stuttgart; Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest

Editorial Team

• István ANDRÁS – Roman Catholic Theological Institute, Alba Iulia
• László BAKÓ – Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
• Mihály CZAPKÓ – Secretariat of the Hungarian Catholic Bishops' Conference, Budapest
• László HOLLÓ – Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
• Xénia JONICA – Archives of the Transylvanian Franciscan Order, Cluj-Napoca
• Imre-Róbert LUKÁCS – Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
• Zoltán OLÁH – Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
• Ferenc PATSCH – Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome
• János VIK – Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca

International Advisory Board

• András DOBOS – Saint Athanasius Greek Catholic Theological College, Nyíregyháza
• Judit ECSEDY – National Széchényi Library, Budapest
• Edit MADAS – Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest
• Levente Balázs MARTOS – Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest
• Attila PUSKÁS – Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest
• Peter SCHALLENBERG – Faculty of Theology, Paderborn
• Mátyás SZALAY – Theological College of Pécs
• Beáta TÓTH – Sapientia College of Theology of Religious Orders, Budapest
• Csaba TÖRÖK – Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest
• András VIZKELETY – Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest

L’Harmattan Könyvkiadó Kft.

• Address: Kossuth Lajos u. 14-16, 1053 Budapest, Hungary
• Email: szerkesztoseg@harmattan.hu, office@stthtr.com
• Phone: +36 20 487 7564

Responsible publisher:

• Ádám Gyenes

Responsible editor:

• Dr. Dávid Diósi (University Babeș–Bolyai | Faculty of Roman Catholic Theology | Department of Roman-Catholic Pastoral Theology)

ISSN (Print): 1582-0661

ISSN (Online): 3057-9139