The orthodox liturgical year and its theological structure

dc.contributor.authorStreza, Dan A.
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-30T09:54:17Z
dc.date.available2022-03-30T09:54:17Z
dc.date.issued2021-09-02
dc.descriptionThe author is participating as the research associate of Dean Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Pretoria.en_ZA
dc.descriptionSpecial Collection: Lucian Blaga University, Sibiu, Romania, sub-edited by Daniel Buda (Lucian Blaga University) and Jerry Pillay (University of Pretoria).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe 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. Interestingly, the liturgical time depends both on the structure of civil time, and, on the two discrete systems of the solar and lunar cycles, which have always been underpinnings of time measuring. The special importance and influence that the cosmical rhythms exert on the entire human life are also felt in the structure and theology of the liturgical time, where it signals the attempt to merge and reconcile the cosmical solar and lunar cycles within the liturgical year. This leads to a unique theology, expressing the powerful synthesis of the variability of the lunar cycle compared to the structure of the solar year’s fixed dates. CONTRIBUTION : This research reveals the unique orthodox perspective on both civil and liturgical time, expressing their profound theological meaning, as a conscious, permanent reflection upon the mysterious, yet real, presence of Christ in the divine services of the Church.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentDogmatics and Christian Ethicsen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2022en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.hts.org.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationStreza, D.A., 2021, ‘The orthodox liturgical year and its theological structure’, HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies 77(4), a6742. https://DOI.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6742.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/hts.v77i4.6742
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/84708
dc.language.isofren_ZA
dc.publisherAOSISen_ZA
dc.rights© 2021. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_ZA
dc.subjectLiturgical timeen_ZA
dc.subjectOrthodoxyen_ZA
dc.subjectLiturgicsen_ZA
dc.subjectAnthropologyen_ZA
dc.subjectFeasten_ZA
dc.subjectCalendaren_ZA
dc.subjectChronosen_ZA
dc.subjectKairosen_ZA
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dc.titleThe orthodox liturgical year and its theological structureen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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