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Towards a Humanistic Theology of Youth Development: growing through the work of the Romanian theologian Dumitru Staniloae

Towards a Humanistic Theology of Youth Development: growing through the work of the Romanian... This article will introduce to an international and ecumenical audience the Romanian Orthodox theologian Dumitru Staniloae and the Eastern Orthodox approach to salvation. By then correlating Staniloae's theology with current development theories it will demonstrate Orthodoxy's importance for issues young people's development and participation in society, primarily in developing countries. This will be accomplished by correlating Staniloae's Trinitarian theology with two increasingly important development test cases: increasing social capital and reducing corruption. A critical theme to be explored is Orthodoxy's ability to bridge the conceptual chasm between humanistic concerns of the development world (natural theology), and those of salvation and redemption (revealed theology) with several concomitant practical implications for youth work spelled out. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Philosophia Reformata Brill

Towards a Humanistic Theology of Youth Development: growing through the work of the Romanian theologian Dumitru Staniloae

Philosophia Reformata , Volume 5 (2): 9 – Jan 27, 2006

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Brill
Copyright
© Copyright 2006 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0031-8035
eISSN
2352-8230
DOI
10.1163/24055093-90000148
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Abstract

This article will introduce to an international and ecumenical audience the Romanian Orthodox theologian Dumitru Staniloae and the Eastern Orthodox approach to salvation. By then correlating Staniloae's theology with current development theories it will demonstrate Orthodoxy's importance for issues young people's development and participation in society, primarily in developing countries. This will be accomplished by correlating Staniloae's Trinitarian theology with two increasingly important development test cases: increasing social capital and reducing corruption. A critical theme to be explored is Orthodoxy's ability to bridge the conceptual chasm between humanistic concerns of the development world (natural theology), and those of salvation and redemption (revealed theology) with several concomitant practical implications for youth work spelled out.

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Philosophia ReformataBrill

Published: Jan 27, 2006

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