Orthodox Review of Spirituality and Theology
Orthodox Review of Spirituality and Theology
Cyprien Apintiliesei
Cyprien Apintiliesei. Romanian Orthodox layman, doctoral student at the Faculty of Catholic Theology at the University of Strasbourg. His thesis focuses on “The ontological-relational structure of the person: the theological and philosophical sources of Dumitru Staniloae”.
Published articles (1)
The divine reasons and their relations to the Holy Trinity according to the approach of Dumitru StaniloaeThis article by Cyprien Apintiliesei focuses on the notion of "divine reasons" in Orthodox theology, as inherited from the cosmology of the Church Fathers and systematized by the Romanian theologian Dumitru Stăniloae. The study adopts an academic approach with a doctrinal and explanatory aim. The author examines the structure and function of these divine reasons in creation, analyzing their Trinitarian grounding and their relationship to uncreated energies. The central idea is that these reasons constitute the ontological foundation of the relationship between God and the created world, making the process of deification possible. On the theological level, the article highlights the central role of humanity as mediator called to conform the world to its original reasons, while specifying the particular contribution of contemporary Romanian theology to this patristic and cosmological debate.
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