• The origin, definition and nature of the transconscious in the spirituality of Father Stăniloae 

  Birzu, Vasile (AOSIS, 2021-08-26)

  In his important work, Orthodox Spirituality, Father Dumitru Stăniloae considers that, besides the real existence of the subconscious, there exists in man another reality as well, comprising the superior divine energies ...
• The profile and manifestation of moral decay in South African urban community 

  Sekhaulelo, Motshine Amos (AOSIS, 2021-04-28)

  South Africa in which we are living is characterised by unparalleled social and political change and apparently enormous differences of option. However, there is one aspect of our society that most of us would probably ...
• The orthodox liturgical year and its theological structure 

  Streza, Dan A. (AOSIS, 2021-09-02)

  The concept of ‘liturgical year’ indicates a reference to the meaning of the measuring units of civil time, and especially to the cosmic entities that determine the general rhythm of time – the sun and the moon. ...
• The relationship between religious beliefs and coping with the stress of COVID-19 

  Petrov, Aleksandr; Poltarykhin, Andrey; Alekhina, Natalia; Nikiforov, Sergey; Gayazova, Sarbinaz (AOSIS, 2021-10-28)

  Recently, we have faced the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the world, which has attracted the attention of all people. Stress has become a word familiar to all people. The stressors of life are ...
• The role of spiritual formation in the education of modern human beings : a European Christian perspective 

  Necula, Constantin V. (AOSIS, 2021-09-30)

  One of the most considerable changes in the contemporary European educational mentality is a person’s disconnection from spiritual life. Christian formation has been replaced with religious pluralism, in terms of syncretism ...
• Towards the social doctrine of the Orthodox Church : the document ‘For the Life of the World’ of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (2020) 

  Morariu, Iuliu-Marius (AOSIS, 2021-06-30)

  Amongst the recent documents released by the Greek Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, the one titled ‘For the Life of the World’, published before the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, touches upon an important ...
• Herlewing van sekulere spiritualiteit in Europa en die implikasie daarvan vir die NG Kerk in Suid-Afrika 

  Kok, Jacobus (Kobus) (AOSIS, 2021-07-20)

  This article critically reflected on the insights of David Tacey in which he notes that there is currently a revival in post-secular spirituality in the West, but that its deep religious roots are lacking. What would be ...
• What do religion and natural science each have to say about origins, creation and evolution? 

  Pretorius, Mark; Lioy, Dan T. (AOSIS, 2021-03-09)

  The purpose of this article is to put forward an acceptable scriptural stance with respect to an evolutionary worldview. The authors posit that a theologically orthodox position can best be substantiated when the moral ...
• The relationship between workplace spirituality and organisational health in an Islamic context 

  Tlemissov, Ulan; Anichkina, Olga; Popovich, Aleksey; Kozhuhov, Nikolay; Terekhova, Anna; Sepiashvili, Ekaterina; Koryagina, Inga; Tikhomirov, Evgeny; Morozova, Elena (AOSIS, 2021-10-27)

  It is widely accepted that some characteristics and aspects of spirituality have been mentioned in the religious beliefs, teachings and practices of many divine (Abrahamic) religions, including Islam. This has recently ...
• The non-romantic idea of nature in African theology 

  Kroesbergen, Hermen; Kroesbergen-Kamps, Johanneke (AOSIS, 2021-07-13)

  In many ways, the African world view and African theology are closer to nature than Euro- American theology is. This can be seen, for example, in its emphasis on holism and interconnectedness, and its inclination to ...
• Theology of nature : reflections on the dogmatic doctrine of creation 

  Danz, Christian (AOSIS, 2021-07-14)

  The doctrine of creation and the knowledge of nature have come into tension in modernity. Against this background, the article discusses the basic problems of a theology of nature starting from a systematic theology of ...
• The strategy for planning the future of a Christian believer in the exegetical context of James 4:13–15 

  Pruzinsky, Stefan; Kuzysin, Bohuslav; Sip, Maros; Kubicova, Anna; Pruzinsky, Stefan (AOSIS, 2021-10-28)

  This article deals primarily with the examination of two key and exegetically demanding expressions in the text of the General Epistle of James, which relate to fundamental biblical principles on planning the future of ...
• The trees in the middle of Paradise (Gn 2:9) during the Great Lent : orthodox hymnography as biblical interpretation 

  Oancea, Constantin H. (AOSIS, 2021-08-17)

  The article examines the interpretation of the Scripture in Byzantine hymnography during the Great Lent. Some notable recent contributions focus on Andrew of Crete’s and Romanos the Melodist’s compositions, illustrating ...
• Transcendence and immanence into or onto creative pluralism in South Africa 

  Van Rooyen, J.A. (Johan) (AOSIS, 2021-04-23)

  Two philosophical tools are used in this article, namely (1) that of philosophical-pluralism and (2) transcendent pluralism as a kind of glue to enhance our examining of creative pluralism. There is a diversity implant ...
• Patriarch Tarasios : an exponent of Byzantine church diplomacy in relation to Rome and the bishop of Constantinople 

  Nicolae, Chifar (AOSIS, 2021-09-30)

  On September 24, 787, the works of the VII Ecumenical Synod were opened in the ‘Saint Sophia’ Church in Nicaea, after the first attempt, on August 7, 786, had failed. Although the nominal presidency was held by the legates ...
• Spiritual autobiographies as sources of the ecumenism : Dag Hammarskjöld’s case 

  Morariu, Iuliu-Marius (AOSIS, 2021-01-29)

  An important genre of the theological area, spiritual autobiography is currently undergoing a rediscovery process, because of recent research on this topic. Written by important mystical personalities belonging to different ...
• Some considerations on monasticism according to Father Andre Scrima 

  Boicu, Dragos (AOSIS, 2021-09-09)

  Father André Scrima emphasised in his works the importance of monasticism as an inward phenomenon of the church, and he even believed that the Orthodox Church can be considered a ‘monastic’ church, given that monasticism ...
• The mystery and the unity of the church : considerations from an Eastern orthodox perspective 

  Mosoiu, Nicolae V. (AOSIS, 2021-08-31)

  This article attempts an approach to discuss the mystery and the unity of the church and firstly, it underlined that the church cannot have a formal definition as the divine life extended from Christ’s resurrected body ...
• The genetic mechanism of fallness : St. Maximos the Confessor revisited 

  Moldovan, Sebastian (AOSIS, 2021-09-09)

  Through a close reading of the two definitions of evil in the Introduction to Responses to Thalassios, this article points out a circular, cognitive-affective-somatic, genetic mechanism that St. Maximos the Confessor ...
• The irrevocable pedagogical value of the Bible : liberation transcends technology 

  Mdingi, Hlulani M. (AOSIS, 2021-09-23)

  The introduction of the Bible in Africa operated on two major frontiers, firstly, the oral tradition of the missionary who possessed both the Gospel message by word and in the written text (gadget). Conversion occurred ...

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