Papers by Eduard M I R E L Constantinescu
Conference Presentations by Eduard M I R E L Constantinescu
This paper treats the Biblical garden motif as a hermeneutical pattern that helps the reader disc... more This paper treats the Biblical garden motif as a hermeneutical pattern that helps the reader discover his lost innocence in the atmosphere of the ideal environment that offers protection, provision and spiritual bliss. The study considers three significant gardens mentioned at various times in the Bible: the garden of Eden, Golgotha and the garden of the New Jerusalem. The narratives of these three gardens articulate the Messianic hopes of God's people built up along the centuries in the grandest soteriologic paradigm ever-the Great Plan of Redemption of humankind. In a super-industrialized society with pronounced tendencies towards materialism and secularism man remains paradoxically lonely. The multi-layered society tends to produce unbalanced people whose identities dissolve among the multitudes. The rediscovery of the garden motif brings us to the ideal place where man originally found his pleasure in God and will find his salvation at the end.
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Following a long tradition of monastic practice which goes back to the Cappadocian fat... more Abstract:
Following a long tradition of monastic practice which goes back to the Cappadocian fathers, the hesychastic movement played an important part in offering the Orthodox community a viable alternative to the main-line Church with its nominalism and corrupt ecclesiastic practices. This paper tries to articulate their message of spiritual renewal, which remains fresh even today. Religious and political upheaval and continuous marginalization in stead of hindering the hesychasts in practicing spiritual disciplines, encouraged them edifying their tradition until today in most East- European countries, sometimes even supported by the main Orthodox clerics. Their mystical approach to soteriologic prayer and direct transcendental communion with God resulted in a Christology that gave birth to a community of hermits practicing the ‘Jesus prayer’. A very basic lifestyle and a few elements of creedal value create the basis for a whole community to re-live the experience of the Taboric light beyond words and images.
Drafts by Eduard M I R E L Constantinescu
N/A, 2018
This is the third chapter in the book that I am preparing for publication, "The Advancement of th... more This is the third chapter in the book that I am preparing for publication, "The Advancement of the Missio Dei in the 21st Century".It contends about old habits of even specialists (Theologians) in the past regarding the marginalization of the discipline of Missiology. However, nowadays, missiology not only was accepted at the round table of theology, but also it is in many colleges understood like the middle part that spins the wheel and its spokes. The chapter is trying to answer this dilemmatic question, "Is there a Biblical basis of mission or a missional basis for the Bible, which is itself a by-product of mission. The concept of mission of God is defined and the illustration comes from the Abraham missionary paradigm, that remains forever the link that assembles most of the big topics of the Bible.
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Papers by Eduard M I R E L Constantinescu
Conference Presentations by Eduard M I R E L Constantinescu
Following a long tradition of monastic practice which goes back to the Cappadocian fathers, the hesychastic movement played an important part in offering the Orthodox community a viable alternative to the main-line Church with its nominalism and corrupt ecclesiastic practices. This paper tries to articulate their message of spiritual renewal, which remains fresh even today. Religious and political upheaval and continuous marginalization in stead of hindering the hesychasts in practicing spiritual disciplines, encouraged them edifying their tradition until today in most East- European countries, sometimes even supported by the main Orthodox clerics. Their mystical approach to soteriologic prayer and direct transcendental communion with God resulted in a Christology that gave birth to a community of hermits practicing the ‘Jesus prayer’. A very basic lifestyle and a few elements of creedal value create the basis for a whole community to re-live the experience of the Taboric light beyond words and images.
Drafts by Eduard M I R E L Constantinescu
Following a long tradition of monastic practice which goes back to the Cappadocian fathers, the hesychastic movement played an important part in offering the Orthodox community a viable alternative to the main-line Church with its nominalism and corrupt ecclesiastic practices. This paper tries to articulate their message of spiritual renewal, which remains fresh even today. Religious and political upheaval and continuous marginalization in stead of hindering the hesychasts in practicing spiritual disciplines, encouraged them edifying their tradition until today in most East- European countries, sometimes even supported by the main Orthodox clerics. Their mystical approach to soteriologic prayer and direct transcendental communion with God resulted in a Christology that gave birth to a community of hermits practicing the ‘Jesus prayer’. A very basic lifestyle and a few elements of creedal value create the basis for a whole community to re-live the experience of the Taboric light beyond words and images.