Stanciu, Teofil (2022) Dimensiunea chenotică a prezenței creștine publice. O analiză din perspectivă evanghelică a relevanței publice a conceptului de chenoză în gândirea lui Dumitru Stăniloae și Vasile Voiculescu [The kenotic dimension of public Christian presence. An analysis from an evangelical perspective of the public relevance of the concept of kenosis in the thought of Dumitru Stăniloae and Vasile Voiculescu]. Doctoral thesis, Aurel Vlaicu University, Arad.
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The aim of this research is to configure the elements of a kenotic Christian identity that would help lay believers to link their allegedly Christian identity more coherently, more consciously and more assertively to their presence in the public space, resisting both the temptation of reclusion and the temptation of being subservient to political ideologies that guarantee their survival by strictly external means. This thesis brings together the Orthodox theology of kenosis (as elaborated by Dumitru Stăniloae) with the need for public presence of Christians in the context of Romanian realities. The proposals in this work, although accessible to a specialized theological audience, can pave the way for the shaping of a Christian identity that harnesses the public, ethical and aesthetic potential of kenosis. It aims to articulate a theological basis on which Christians with diverse vocations might root their public identity. The dissertation is part of what Harold Breitenberg – in an attempt to systematize the field and define concepts – labeled a "constructive public theology", which envisages "theologically grounded and informed interpretations of and guidance for institutions, interactions, events, circumstances, policies, and practices, both within and outside the church". More specifically, it is about "constructive efforts, descriptive accounts, and normative proposals" that address public life in general, but from a perspective of theological ethics, with the important specification that, in our case, kenosis itself is presumed to be a public truth. This constructive model of public theology provides the methodological solution to hold together the three pillars of the analysis: the kenotic (as a Christological foundation), the Christian (seen by Christological anthropology and Christian identity perspective) and the public space (analyzed insofar as the discussion also involves the presence of religion in the public sphere).
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | B Mission theology/theory > Public Theology G Christian traditions/Denominations > Pentecostal |
| Divisions: | Central Europe > Romania |
| Depositing User: | Katharina Penner |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Apr 2025 06:30 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Apr 2025 06:30 |
| URI: | https://ceeamsprints.osims.org/id/eprint/3188 |
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