The Missionary Formation in the Eastern Orthodox Theological Education in Present Day Romania

The article presents the current missionary formation in the Romanian Orthodox Church. I evaluated the national curricula from the faculties of Orthodox Theology, following the missionary orientated topics in each subject, and I analyzed the curricula of Missiology taught in the faculties.The articl...

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Main Author: Sonea, Cristian (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2018]
In: Transformation
Year: 2018, Volume: 35, Issue: 3, Pages: 146-155
IxTheo Classification:FB Theological education
KBK Europe (East)
KDF Orthodox Church
KDJ Ecumenism
RC Liturgy
RJ Mission; missiology
Further subjects:B Spiritual Formation
B Witness
B 'liturgy after the Liturgy'
B Ecumenical Dialogue
B Mission
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Summary:The article presents the current missionary formation in the Romanian Orthodox Church. I evaluated the national curricula from the faculties of Orthodox Theology, following the missionary orientated topics in each subject, and I analyzed the curricula of Missiology taught in the faculties.The article underlines the relation between the content of the Missiology curriculum and the historical context in which the Orthodox Church in Romania developed, and it explains why there are both innovative and conservative themes within the curriculum. Finally, the specificities of the orthodox missionary formation in Romania are emphasized, such as the spiritual education, the central place of the liturgy, and the focus on internal mission.
ISSN:1759-8931
Contains:Enthalten in: Transformation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0265378818803063