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Another City

A Journal of Orthodox Culture

Dumitru Stăniloae (1903–1993)

The Cross as a Means of Sanctification and Transformation of the World

August 17, 2020 / Fr. Dumitru Staniloae

The Cross as a Means of Sanctification and Transformation of the World

In one month's time we celebrate the Feast of the Elevation of the Cross. The cross, writes Orthodox theologian Fr. Dumitru Staniloae, is the means -- if we adopt it -- by which paradise is restored. This paradise is not only that which which will be experienced at the end of the Christian's earthly life, but "...may also be an evolving paradise here on earth, a restitution of … [Read more...] about The Cross as a Means of Sanctification and Transformation of the World

The Cross as a Means of Sanctification and Transformation of the World

March 10, 2018 / Fr. Dumitru Staniloae

The Crucifixion of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

Fr. Dumitru Staniloae's many works include commentaries on the Church Father, a Romanian translation of the Philokalia, and his 1978 masterpiece The Orthodox Dogmatic Theology. Fr. Dumitru endured several years of imprisonment for his faith at the hands of Communists, after which he began to work for the Romanian Holy Synod and often traveled to international conferences to … [Read more...] about The Cross as a Means of Sanctification and Transformation of the World

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