Romanian Theologians in Dialogue with the World

Three Romanian authors share their perspectives on Christian unity and what it means to be Christian in today’s world. In the first article, Metropolitan Serafim discusses ecumenism and the encounter between Orthodox Christianity and the Western world. Next, philosopher Andrei Plesu talks about angels and nationalism in his thought-provoking essay. Lastly, Fr. Dumitru Staniloae speaks of true Christian love and the important duty Christians have in the world.
"The Christian faith can only be renewed and restored through the path of holiness. Furthermore, only holiness will unite Christians. That is why Pope John Paul II said: “The Church today needs saints, not reformers."
"...the world is a musical phrase. It has the 'sound' of the perfect opera. As per Hildegard von Bingen, a visionary nun of the 12th century, 'each element has, as God established, its sound. Together, they resound like the verse accompanied by a guitar, in a unique harmony'. Therefore, nothing which is created is mute. Boethius was talking about musica mundana, a reflex of a musica coelestis which is above the mundane and beyond sound. Analogically, musica mundana produces a musica humana, equated to the internal harmony of the soul. In a singing world, the human individual must register her or his own melody..."