The Future of Knowledge
The Future of Knowledge
Author(s): Titus Corlăţean, Ioan-Gheorghe Rotaru
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Philosophy, Social Sciences, International Law, Theology and Religion, Law on Economics, Financial Markets, Business Ethics
Published by: Scientia Moralitas Research Institute
Keywords: Social science; Theology; Business; Economy; Political sciences;
Summary/Abstract: The International Conference The Future of Knowledge – Proceedings of Harvard Square Symposium was held on 29-30 April 2016 at the Harvard Faculty Club, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and was organized by RAIS, IPSEC and the Scientific Press. The theme, “The Future of Knowledge,” was suggestively chosen to highlight the mission of our symposia;that of making a valuable contribution to a future of humanity full of hope and trust, keeping in mind that the common responsibilities toward the future generations (which we share across nations, cultures, and beliefs), ought to be symbiotic with our professional ideals in providing good stewardship.
- E-ISBN-13: 978-1-945298-00-4
- Print-ISBN-13: 978-1-945298-01-1
- Page Count: 403
- Publication Year: 2016
- Language: English
The Future of Knowledge: current challenges and perspectives for International law
The Future of Knowledge: current challenges and perspectives for International law
(The Future of Knowledge: current challenges and perspectives for International law)
- Author(s):Titus Corlăţean
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Politics / Political Sciences, International Law, Law on Economics, EU-Legislation
- Page Range:3-16
- No. of Pages:14
- Keywords:knowledge; international society; International Law; international relations; UN Charter; European Union; USA; Russia; predictability; challenges; terrorism; refugees; changes
- Summary/Abstract:The dynamic of changes of the International Society increased dramatically in the past 50–100 years. Fundamental changes touched also the domain of International Law, as created after 1945 by the relevant international actors through the United Nations, Law which regulates the current international relations. Norms and fundamental principles of International Law, considered for a long time as immutable, are subject of serious challenges generatedbynewbalancesofpowerintheworld, thecomplexprocess of Globalization, by terrorism, illegal migration etc. Temptations for instance to revert back the fundamental “acquis” of the European Union, such as European integration, fundamental rights and liberties, the moral Judaic–Christian foundation of Europe etc. into an updated version of a Europe of sovereign states on Westphalian model became a reality. The reconfiguration of the Global system and the future of knowledge from this point of view will imply a serious effort for the renewal of the fundamental legal concepts, but mainly a new quality and vision of the international political leadership. For generating once again progress, these changes should nevertheless not renounce to what was fundamentally acquired, to the essential principles and values embodied by the Humanity in the new born post–War society and its International Norms.
Imagery and Fantasy in Dimitrie Anghel’s Poetry
Imagery and Fantasy
in Dimitrie Anghel’s Poetry
(Imagery and Fantasy
in Dimitrie Anghel’s Poetry)
- Author(s):Cosmina Andreea ROŞU
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Language and Literature Studies
- Page Range:19-32
- No. of Pages:12
- Keywords:symbol; aesthetic; poem; fantasy; flower
- Summary/Abstract:Dimitrie Anghel is a remarkable Romanian symbolist for his special approach to the flower universe, especially for his frequent identification with floral element considered to be the avatar of the poetic. At the beginning of the 20th century Dimitrie Anghel’s lyrical creation has the merit of contributing to the development of Romanian lyricism by communicating the message through all the senses and his prose proves its modernity by resizing his contribution to the extension of Romanian literature in the European context. the escape in the garden—as a space of withdrawal in ideal, it is achieved through dream, in a symbolic way, abundant in expressive images. the representation of an identity discourse, the dream suggests the space of a human being originating retrieval through continuous metamorphoses, a space of human souls’ transmigration.
Is There Anything Left to be Told About John? The Future of Johannine Character Studies and the Literary Concept of Bildung
Is There Anything Left to be Told About John? The Future of Johannine Character Studies and the Literary Concept of Bildung
(Is There Anything Left to be Told About John? The Future of Johannine Character Studies and the Literary Concept of Bildung)
- Author(s):Teodor Ioan Colda
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics
- Page Range:33-54
- No. of Pages:22
- Keywords:Fourth Gospel; characters; bildungsroman; novel
- Summary/Abstract:In this paper, the author suggests that Johannine scholarship can be enriched in the future with the contribution of scholars from different parts of the world, sometimes even from areas where Johannine scholarship does not have a long tradition. He also briefly advances a new approach to character studies in the Fourth Gospel, emphasizing the possibility of engaging the modern literary genre of Bildung/Bildungsroman in the study of the gospel narratives, succinctly arguing for the legitimacy of his approach.
Polysemy and Metaphor in the Verbs of Perception
Polysemy and Metaphor in the Verbs of Perception
(Polysemy and Metaphor in the Verbs of Perception)
- Author(s):Mihaela Georgiana Manasia
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Language and Literature Studies
- Page Range:55-64
- No. of Pages:10
- Keywords:polysemy; metaphor; perception verbs; prototypical meaning; metaphorical meaning
- Summary/Abstract:This paper addresses the idea that has been recently put forward by several studies in the field of cognitive linguistics that perception verbs have a polysemous structure motivated by our experience and understanding of the world. Metaphor is not only characteristic of poetic language, but on the contrary, it can be found everywhere in everyday language and the polysemous character of perception verbs reflected into a wide range of syntactic and constructional alternatives makes them a motivating semantic field to approach in this respect.
The Imperative Progress Versus the Ethics of Moderation: Future Expectations in the Society of Knowledge
The Imperative Progress Versus the Ethics of Moderation: Future Expectations in the Society of Knowledge
(The Imperative Progress Versus the Ethics of Moderation: Future Expectations in the Society of Knowledge)
- Author(s):Arthur Wagner
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Philosophy
- Page Range:65-75
- No. of Pages:11
- Keywords:imperative; knowledge society; ethic; moderation; responsibility; future
- Summary/Abstract:The 20th and 21st century are characterized by a strong urge for progress in the field of technology, knowledge, communication and business. These structural changes patronized the emergence of a knowledge society, where knowledge is the basis of economic and social growth. The other side of progress is characterized by ambivalent effects. While the idea of progress is based on development and crossing the institutionalized limits, the ethics of responsibility starting from respecting the limits and the temperature, following the aim of sustainability. Hans Jonas sets with his principle the responsibility of a distinctive scale both in dealing with the present and with the future. Without an interdisciplinary exchange, the ethics of moderation proves in its action to be guidance, but only limited. The wider actual acceptance of “sustainability” reveals its chances towards becoming a global ethos.
The Role of Worldview in Hermeneutics
The Role of Worldview in Hermeneutics
(The Role of Worldview in Hermeneutics)
- Author(s):Liviu Ursache
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Philosophy
- Page Range:76-84
- No. of Pages:9
- Keywords:knowledge; modernism; postmodernism; hermeneutics; method; interpretation
- Summary/Abstract:There are different venues to knowledge and their importance in the process depends very much on the worldview on holds on to. I have pointed out some ways in which both modernism and postmodernism influences someone’s hermeneutics, with predilection for theological hermeneutics. Even though a lot could be said about the core ideas of the two worldviews mentioned above, I am more interested, in this article, in highlighting how these could help out the interpreter in the process of knowing. In the same way, any other view of world, in future, would help the interpreter in ways former worldviews did not.
The Influence of the Religious Phenomenon in the Contemporary Society
The Influence of the Religious Phenomenon in the Contemporary Society
(The Influence of the Religious Phenomenon in the Contemporary Society)
- Author(s):Ion–Lucian Răcilă
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Philosophy
- Page Range:85-104
- No. of Pages:20
- Keywords:religious phenomenon; secularization; globalization; pluralism; atheism
- Summary/Abstract:Social influence of the religious phenomenon, is a complex phenomenon, especially in contemporary society, which takes account of certain indicators such as: context of religious freedom, religious language or religious speech, religious affiliation, religious practice; attitudes of religious groups or religious institutions on society and on social security; the impact of specific religious groups, secret societies, mysteries on the population firms. In order to be objective and to have the right attitude towards certain aspects that define contemporary society issues on the globalization, integration, secularism, atheism indifference, pluralism, it is first necessary that these issues be carefully studied, known and understood in the context of contemporary society. The phenomenon of secularization, globalization, religious indifference, not social issues but social phenomena, specific ways of expression of contemporary society.
Kierkegaard and the Knowledge of God
Kierkegaard and the Knowledge of God
(Kierkegaard and the Knowledge of God)
- Author(s):Valentin-Petru Teodorescu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Philosophy
- Page Range:105-127
- No. of Pages:23
- Keywords:fideism, arguments; knowledge; externalism; egalitarianism; future
- Summary/Abstract:Contrary to the common opinion that Kierkegaard is a fideist, there are in fact good proofs that he offers arguments (of an ethical and existential nature) in favor of the belief in God’s existence. However, this type of philosophical justification is not classical. Evaluated through the categories of modern epistemology it may be called rather externalist than internalist. The advantage of this approach to the problem of the arguments for God’s existence is its egalitarian, eliberating and formative consequences. In addition to that, a result of this view on the belief in God (and the knowledge of his attributes) is the fact that they do not seem to depend in any way by the contingent developments of science or society; therefore, they cannot be affected and eventually deteriorated by these factors.
The Role of Knowledge in the Evolution of the Religious Phenomenon
The Role of Knowledge in the Evolution of the Religious Phenomenon
(The Role of Knowledge in the Evolution of the Religious Phenomenon)
- Author(s):Lucian Ionel Mercea
- Language:English
- Subject(s):History
- Page Range:128-145
- No. of Pages:18
- Keywords:knowledge; neo–Protestant, Baptist; Adventists; Brethren; Pentecostals; orthodox
- Summary/Abstract:In the development of the religious phenomenon, knowledge bears an essential role. The present study analyses the factors that have contributed to the emergence and the spreading of Neo–Protestant denominations (Baptist, Adventists,Brethren and Pentecostals) within the borders of Romania in the second half of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. Four different perspectives are presented: the orthodox, communist, neo–Protestant and sociological points of view. With this paper we will observe the way knowledge played an important role in the appearance and development of neo–Protestant confessionsin Romania. That mainstream churches in Romanian (Orthodox,Catholic), preoccupied more with the ritualistic aspects of their liturgical services, didn’t fulfill the needs of believers in search fora deeper spiritual experience. For this to occur, believers belonging to these ecclesiastical traditions have turned towards what has been labeled neo–Protestantism in Romania.
The Establishment of the First Metropolitan See of Wallachia
The Establishment of the First Metropolitan See of Wallachia
(The Establishment of the First Metropolitan See of Wallachia)
- Author(s):Daniel Gligore
- Language:English
- Subject(s):History
- Page Range:146-160
- No. of Pages:15
- Keywords:The Metropolitan See of Wallachia; Iachint; Nicolae Alexandru Basarab; Curtea de Argeş; recognition of Metropolitan See
- Summary/Abstract:The seat of the first Metropolitan See of Wallachia—which was canonically recognized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople—was established at Curtea de Argeș, along side with the Princely seat. This ecclesiastical structure—together with the existing princely seats which were attested long before the foundation of Wallachia—demonstrate that “the [Romanian]nation was born spontaneously and naturally as a Christian nation, because conventional Christianity together with the Latin culture contributed to its formation. We are Romanians because we areChristians and we are Christians because we are Romanians
Expectations and Christian Perspectives Regarding the Future
Expectations and Christian Perspectives Regarding the Future
(Expectations and Christian Perspectives Regarding the Future)
- Author(s):Ioan-Gheorghe Rotaru
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Theology and Religion
- Page Range:161-180
- No. of Pages:20
- Keywords:Christian perspective; problems; provocations; expectations
- Summary/Abstract:Christianity regards the future in the sense that the future events will have the vocation of eradicating the evil for good, ending the fight between good and bad and eliminating the source of evil once and for all. In this study1, looking from this Christian perspective regarding the future, a person who embraces the Christian values, no matter the present difficulties, will go further with stoicism and with faith, convinced that future will bring the complete solution to everything. Regarding the knowledge, a Christian considers that during his lifetime he knows the things only partially, but, along with the coming of Jesus Christ, he could reach the full understanding of things, fact which will determine him to move on in life facing any vicissitude with faith, waiting for the accomplishment of all the divine promises.
The Spiritual Knowledge in the Era of Globalization
The Spiritual Knowledge in the Era of Globalization
(The Spiritual Knowledge in the Era of Globalization)
- Author(s):Ioan Stinghe
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Theology and Religion
- Page Range:181-194
- No. of Pages:14
- Keywords:knowledge; sacred; globalization; revelation; theology
- Summary/Abstract:Tackling the knowledge supposes the study of a phenomenon which has over passed civilizations and in the same time an actual phenomenon, with great perspectives of future development. Because knowledge is a phenomenon with a big complexity, based on the relation of humans with divinity, in this article we will approach knowledge from the perspective of the necessity of recovering the sacred and of the interconnection of human with the divine through the transcendental experience, as a reliable source for the future and development of knowledge. We will briefly analyze globalization, for updating the reference frame and for being able to emphasize the knowledge dynamics in a society which needs, more and more, integration in the harmonious and rational order of the Universe.
God and the Sacredness of Art from the Perspective of Worship
God and the Sacredness of Art from the Perspective of Worship
(God and the Sacredness of Art from the Perspective of Worship)
- Author(s):Iacob Coman
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Theology and Religion
- Page Range:195-212
- No. of Pages:18
- Keywords:artistic sacredness, idolatry; artistic vocation; artistic purpose; holiness
- Summary/Abstract:When talking about sacredness, in general, and about the sacredness of art, in particular, the problem of morality intervenes from a biblical perspective. This is because whenever we have to do with the artistic sacredness, we have to do with an election through which we switch from worshiping God to something else entirely. Inthe present research we will try to put the scientific–dogmatic basis on the issue of the above. Without claiming to solve the problem, we will emphasize, however, some nuances trying to take into account both the artistic vocation and the artistic intention, both the vocation of the artist and the artist’s intention.
The Future of Knowledge in Theology
The Future of Knowledge in Theology
(The Future of Knowledge in Theology)
- Author(s):Marius Nechita
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Theology and Religion
- Page Range:213-221
- No. of Pages:9
- Summary/Abstract:The knowledge of God is often associated to seeing. The soul that sees God knows Him and recognizes Him. Seeing has a special importance as it assures you participation to the Seen one.But, in order to able to see you have to be in the same light as the Seen one, you have to be like Him. During Christ’s Transfiguration on Tabor Mountain, the Apostles recognized Christ’s glory of God “as much as they could” since they were also in the same divine light. The Lord was always covering Himself with light as a garment, but the disciples weren’t “transfigured” after Christ’s likeness, so they could have seen Him. Motovilov could also see the face of Saint Seraphim of Sarov because his face glowed from Holy Spirit’s grace, too. The person who looks at another one inwardly receives some of his attributes.
Musical Excellence: The Spiritual Panacea of the Future
Musical Excellence: The Spiritual Panacea of the Future
(Musical Excellence: The Spiritual Panacea of the Future)
- Author(s):Cristian Caraman
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Theology and Religion
- Page Range:222-234
- No. of Pages:13
- Summary/Abstract:The present paper presents The biblical reference points of music, The manifestations of Protestant music culture and The excellence in music. The Protestant music started with Luther, Calvin and continued with Bach, Handel, Brahms, asserting itself in Europe, North America, Africa, and recently in Asia. The Protestant culture, especially the musical one, has penetrated all aspects of civilization, being by far, through its representatives, one of the most powerful spiritual dimensions in human history. The future of a better world consists of a more educated and more sensible generation in which music can make people better. The values of theProtestant–Evangelical music can contribute to the human spiritual dimension and to the beauty of its culture and civilization.
Five Gems in the Torrent: Historical Portrayals of Chinese Women in Sound and Religion
Five Gems in the Torrent: Historical Portrayals of Chinese Women in Sound and Religion
(Five Gems in the Torrent: Historical Portrayals of Chinese Women in Sound and Religion)
- Author(s):Yuchi Che
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Theology and Religion, Culture and social structure
- Page Range:235-247
- No. of Pages:13
- Keywords:China; woman; sound; religion; Communism; Nüwa; Pangu; Mulan; Confucianism; Lao Tsu
- Summary/Abstract:In the long history of the patriarchal culture of China, women were consistently stigmatized as naïve. What made this situation worse was the mentality that—“a woman who lacks talent is a virtuous woman”—a famous quote, which had became the standard to measure the qualities of a woman. This portrayal was quite permanent throughout the cultural history of China, as even today, this stereotype is still prominent in the poor, rural, and illiterate areas of China. This paper highlights in a chronological fashion the portrayal of the woman in the Chinese culture through sound, music, religion, and mythology.
From Information to Wisdom
From Information to Wisdom
(From Information to Wisdom)
- Author(s):Timotei Rusu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Theology and Religion
- Page Range:248-259
- No. of Pages:12
- Keywords:Information; knowledge; community; small groups; wisdom
- Summary/Abstract:The volume of available information is growing exponentially. It has become an explosion. Yet, most people are more isolated, frustrated and unhappy. How can this ocean of information be useful and meaningful to the third millennium of people? One of the answers to this question is the thesis of this article. Relationshipsin smaller communities, small groups, where people are connected and the information is shared. In this context information can be turned into knowledge and knowledge can be turned into wisdom.
Christ: The Divine Solution to the Human Problem
Christ: The Divine Solution to the Human Problem
(Christ: The Divine Solution to the Human Problem)
- Author(s):Samuiel Balc
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Theology and Religion
- Page Range:260-268
- No. of Pages:9
- Keywords:Christ; divine solution; teaching; human problem; influence
- Summary/Abstract:In His plan which God put together from all eternity, He prepared everything that was necessary for the rehabilitation of mankind who had fallen into sin. The central point of this divine plan was the sacrifice of atonement for sin through His only Son through whom He would secure the redemption of man. through his life and work, Christ fulfilled the greatest mission ever while offering at the same time a worthy model to be followed in every Christian missionary activity. By carefully reading through the HolyScriptures as well as other Christian authors, it can be affirmed without reservation the fact that Christ was, is and remains the unique solution for the human problem
The Failure of the ‘Mosaism’ Project: What Happens When Politics and Self–Centrism Mixed With Religion
The Failure of the ‘Mosaism’ Project: What Happens When Politics and Self–Centrism Mixed With Religion
(The Failure of the ‘Mosaism’ Project: What Happens When Politics and Self–Centrism Mixed With Religion)
- Author(s):Cosmin Tudor Ciocan
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Theology and Religion
- Page Range:269-295
- No. of Pages:27
- Keywords:prophetism; religiousness; situatedness; covenant; obedience; faithfulness
- Summary/Abstract:Unlike the official ratio between Christianity and Mosaism, where Christianity is considered the offspring of Mosaism, I reconsider this position based on facts and prophecies told in Bible which prove that OT has to be distinguished in two separate realities:the genuine ‘voice of God’ expressed in prophecies and Decalogue, and the religiousness of Jewish people affected by the Egyptian exodus, by time, social context, ego, and nationalism, religious background inherited from Mesopotamia and Egypt, and so forth. The context of Mosaic’s birth created the confusion that all what is written in Old Testament is the will of God, including crimes/violence, and that has led to many denials of the Old Testament, in spite of the strong relation between Old and New Testament. By separating the realities of Christ/Apostles and Prophets from the religion of Israel found in Bible, I hope to prove that, from the beginning, Yahweh separates His prophets from the people of Israel/priests for their stubbornness in listening to Him, with the claim that Mosaism grew apart from Prophetism.
The Future of Knowledge and the Ways of Doing Theology
The Future of Knowledge and the Ways of Doing Theology
(The Future of Knowledge and the Ways of Doing Theology)
- Author(s):Sorin Bădrăgan
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Theology and Religion
- Page Range:296-304
- No. of Pages:9
- Keywords:knowledge; future; apophatic; cataphatic; postmodernity
- Summary/Abstract:The classical ways of doing theology, the apophatic and the cataphatic will face a new era in what regards human knowledge; the growth and the speed of the latter combined with the social changes that are already under way will pose challenges and perhaps create opportunities for the Christian discourse about God. In this paper, we argue that the knowledge of the future favors an apophatic approach rather than a cataphatic one.
The Intercultural Dimension: A Determinant Factor in the Future Development of the International Commercial Negotiation Process
The Intercultural Dimension: A Determinant Factor in the Future Development of the International Commercial Negotiation Process
(The Intercultural Dimension: A Determinant Factor in the Future Development of the International Commercial Negotiation Process)
- Author(s):Dorothea Lidia Caraman
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Anthropology
- Page Range:307-315
- No. of Pages:9
- Keywords:culture; international negotiation; intercultural differences
- Summary/Abstract:The theory and international practice enshrines negotiation as being a multidimensional concept, based on communication. This feature confers negotiation a complex and varied content and makes it dependent on multiple factors that determines its success. These factors which have a significant importance on international negotiation include also culture, which contributes significantly to the enhance of the negotiation process complexity, adding a new dimension to the content of international negotiations. The participant’s culture proves to be one of the strongest and most influential factors that can stimulate or taint the process and the results of the negotiation. In this paper, we propose to analyze the implications of the cultural factors on the negotiation process and how they can stimulate or taint the process and the results of negotiation.
The Future of Knowledge in the Internal Audit
The Future of Knowledge in the Internal Audit
(The Future of Knowledge in the Internal Audit)
- Author(s):Emilia Vasile, Daniela Mitran
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Economy
- Page Range:316-328
- No. of Pages:13
- Keywords:internal audit; high quality decision; corporate governance; transparancey
- Summary/Abstract:In the last years, the focus of internal audit has shifted away from business toward financial controls. In the future internal audit departments need to align their contributions to the organization’s strategic objectives. The purpose of the internal audit which is organised within the entities is to provide counselling to the general management and to assess the functionality of the internal control system, activities by which it brings an additional value to the entity which is audited. The optimal functioning of the entities on the basis of an integrated internal control framework imposes the existence of a proper control environment which should promote the ethical values, be transparent, accept good practice standards and set responsibilities on the same line with the strategies and policies approved by the superior level management.
The Future of Economics and Human Dignity: Economic and Theological Perspectives on the Meaning of ‘Wealth’ and ‘Poverty’
The Future of Economics and Human Dignity: Economic and Theological Perspectives on the Meaning of ‘Wealth’ and ‘Poverty’
(The Future of Economics and Human Dignity: Economic and Theological Perspectives on the Meaning of ‘Wealth’ and ‘Poverty’)
- Author(s):Nelu Burcea
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Social Sciences, Economy
- Page Range:329-340
- No. of Pages:12
- Keywords:human dignity; economics; ethics; future; morality; human rights
- Summary/Abstract:Human dignity is a concept which can hardly be confined to a unique field of inquiry, or be analyzed from a restricted scientific approach. In this paper I would like to approach the idea of human dignity through the lenses of economics and religion. The word “dignity” has wide and multiple applications, ranging in meaning from the concepts of freedom, reaching economic level by applying the idea of a welfare concept or feeling decent. Although, the term of dignity is not likely to be reduced to the economic arena, this paper draws attention—although not exclusively—to the terms of poverty and wealth. Poverty is generally regarded as important to human dignity, but what can be said about wealth? Considering the meaning of “poverty” and “wealth” in relation to human dignity, this research uses a general theological approach from the perspective of the Bible.
True Knowledge: The Supreme Purpose of Current Christian Education
True Knowledge: The Supreme Purpose of Current Christian Education
(True Knowledge: The Supreme Purpose of Current Christian Education)
- Author(s):Adrian Gheorghe Paul
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Theology and Religion
- Page Range:343-364
- No. of Pages:22
- Keywords:Knowledge; participation; truth; Christian education; new man; supreme purpose
- Summary/Abstract:By true knowledge it is a necessity for humans, it is a longing and a fulfillment. It can not be achieved fully, only by the opening and the participation of man to God, the One who is the Subject that draws us to the true knowledge. If we understand that the truth is personified and fully incarnated into the divine Person of Jesus Christ (“I am the Truth” Jn 14:8), then by following him and His commandments and His Gospel’s prescriptions, is a necessary object to follow toward achieving the full and satisfactory knowledge. Here, a decisive role occupies the Christian education, human formation after the image of the perfect model—Jesus Christ, the Son of God made man. Thus, we focus in this study on the formation of the new man in Christ through education, to understand the eternal Truth and to gain the true knowledge of realities.
The Future of Distance Learning for Theological Education in Romania
The Future of Distance Learning for Theological Education in Romania
(The Future of Distance Learning for Theological Education in Romania)
- Author(s):Daniel Fodorean
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Theology and Religion, School education
- Page Range:365-376
- No. of Pages:12
- Keywords:theology; education; distance learning education; online education; university
- Summary/Abstract:Romanian education system is in constant change, trying to distance itself from the communist approach to education, but also in fast integration with our contemporary new pedagogical methods. In the opinion of some observers especially careful on education, the changes that have occurred in the nearly 27 years since the fall communism in Romania has been too slow. Others believe that in these 27 years has made radical changes Romanian education. A kind of jumps from modern approaches to postmodern approaches, from traditional education methods in education, using innovative pedagogical methods almost most. Distance education has found its place in education specific legislation in 1995, but the first program of distance learning in higher education was launched in the academic year 1998–1999. In theology, the situation was even more different in that it was only in 2005 launched the first distance learning program in the field of theology. This article aims to evaluate and demonstrate that the distance education in theology is the only possible path of development, thus ensuring the future for training religious ministers in Romania.
PEACE—A Vital Ingredient for a Society of Conscience: A White Paper on the Contributions of the Institute for Peace Studies in Eastern Christianity
PEACE—A Vital Ingredient for a Society of Conscience: A White Paper on the Contributions of the Institute for Peace Studies in Eastern Christianity
(PEACE—A Vital Ingredient for a Society of Conscience: A White Paper on the Contributions of the Institute for Peace Studies in Eastern Christianity)
- Author(s):Marian Simion
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Politics / Political Sciences
- Page Range:377-394
- No. of Pages:18
- Keywords:peace; Orthodox Christianity; education; consulting; research; politics; religion; economics
- Summary/Abstract:The relationship between religion as a source of meaning and the violent or compassionate behavior of the human beings is one of the vital ingredients of a Society of Conscience. While organized religions are viewed with suspicion, and accused to be the main sources of aggression, intolerance and divisiveness, the conscience of religious faith, as a devotional behavior, offers the key to a renewed spirituality; the cornerstone to a Society of Conscience. Therefore, this white paper focuses on the contributions of the founder of the Institute for Peace Studies in Eastern Christianity, in exploring the resources of Orthodox Christianity in order to advance compassion, and peaceful coexistence.
Legislation, Ethics, and Religion: An Approach in the Context of Religious Freedom
Legislation, Ethics, and Religion: An Approach in the Context of Religious Freedom
(Legislation, Ethics, and Religion: An Approach in the Context of Religious Freedom)
- Author(s):Ivanoff Ivan Vasile
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Politics / Political Sciences
- Page Range:395-403
- No. of Pages:9
- Keywords:morality; ethics; legislation; religion; interdependence
- Summary/Abstract:The analysis of the concepts present in the title has been made by taking into account the prevalence of some over the others and in strong inter-dependence between them, while the practical effect of the conclusions drawn is the relevant one.
