SEIA Newsletter on the Eastern Churches and Ecumenism, n. 231, December, 2014

Here is the latest issue of the SEIA Newsletter on the Eastern Churches and Ecumenism, edited by Fr. Ronald Roberson.

Find it attached here below.

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SEIA Newsletter on the Eastern Churches and Ecumenism, n. 230, November 30, 2014

A new issue of the SEIA Newsletter on the Eastern Churches and Ecumenism, edited by Fr. Ronald Roberson, is now available.

It is attached here below.

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SEIA Newsletter, October 2014 – On the Eastern Churches and Ecumenism

SEIA stands for the Secretariat for  Ecumenical and Inter-religious Affairs of the American Conference of Catholic Bishops. The newsletter is put together monthly by Rev. Fr. Ronald Roberson, who is leading this secretariat. Fr. Roberson is the author of the first PhD ever on the theology of Fr. Dumitru Staniloae, the most important Romanian Orthodox theologian. During my doctoral studies I was in constant contact with Fr. Roberson.

Here is the latest newsletter, which I receive regularly from Fr. Roberson.

SEIA Newsletter – October 2014

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Here is, as an example, the first news item in this newsletter:

Ronald Roberson – Bisericile Crestine Rasaritene. O scurta prezentare

Unul dintre motivele care m-au determinat sa scriu acest scurt studiu despre Bisericile Crestine Rasaritene a fost convingerea mea ca un factor major ce împie­dica reconcilierea între crestinii din Rasarit si din Apus este lipsa de cunoastere reci­proca. În particular, cunoasterea Rasaritului crestin de catre crestinii apuseni este, din pacate, insuficienta; de aceea, sper ca, prezentând o astfel de privire panoramica, sa-i pot ajuta pe confratii mei catolici si protestanti sa-i înteleaga mai bine pe fratii si surorile noastre din Rasarit.

Este, de asemenea, adevarat ca însisi crestinii rasariteni adesea nu sunt bine infor­mati cu privire la Bisericile Rasaritene carora ei nu le apartin, si prea des opiniile se formeaza pe baza unor distorsionari sau a unor prejudecati istorice. Astfel, în aceasta carte m-am straduit sa prezint istoria si circumstantele actuale ale diferitelor Biserici în mod obiectiv, relatând evenimentele asa cum le-am putut determina mai bine, fara a emite judecati cu privire la cum ar trebui sa fie lucrurile.

Informatiile continute în aceasta editie în limba româna a cartii au fost actualizate pâna în ianuarie 2004. Astfel, este mai actualizata decât cea mai recenta (a sasea) editie în limba engleza, care a fost publicata de Institutul Pontifical Oriental din Roma în 1999.

SEIA Newsletter on the Eastern Churches and Ecumenism

For a number of years I receive from Fr. Ronald G Roberson, the author of the first PhD on the theology of Fr. Dumitru Staniloae, a newsletter on the Eastern Churches and Ecumenism published by the Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs  of the United States  Conference of Catholic Bishops. I have never share these newsletters on my blog, but I
became aware that very few of my friends are aware of this very important source of ecumenical information. So, I will try to publish them here, as possible. I attach the latest one below, in PDF Form. I thank again Fr. Roberson, with whom I had an intense correspondence during my doctoral studies, for his kindness.

Dumitru Staniloae. Tradition and Modernity in Theology – available online

I have received news that the book Dumitru Staniloae. Tradition and Modernity in Theology, edited by Dr. Lucian Turcescu, is available now online for free. You may download it HERE.

Three Romanian Evangelical authors, Emil Bartos, Danut Manastireanu and Silviu Rogobete, have contributed to this volume.

The Eastern Christian Churches – A Brief Survey

Ronald Roberson, CSP

I would like to introduce to you today a very important book. It is called The Eastern Christian Churches – A Brief Survey. It is, from my perspective, the best concise resource available on Eastern (Orthodox and Catholic) Churches.