SAINT BASIL THE GREAT, MASTER OF PHILANTHROPY

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dc.coverageSTUDIA UBB THEOLOGIA ORTHODOXA, LXV, No. 1, 2020 (p. 81 – 95)en-US
dc.creatorMUREȘAN, Radu Petre
dc.date2020-06-30
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-21T23:34:01Z
dc.descriptionThe present study aims to highlight the concept of philanthropy in the writings of Saint Basil the Great, the manner in which it was materialized during the lifetime of the Great Cappadocian Father and its relevance for the mission of the Orthodox Church in the contemporary society. Man as a social being and philanthropy as a result of the communion in love, following the Trinitarian model, are the main themes of Saint Basil’s sermons. The study shows that the philanthropy-centered discourse of Saint Basil would not have any impact if it weren’t reinforced by the personal example, when he shared all the wealth inherited from his parents with the poor, and built a whole philanthropic complex on the outskirts of Caesarea. Regarding the importance of St. Basil's writings for the current life of the Church, the study points out that St. Basil was actively involved in the life of society and tried, with audacity and perseverance, to denounce and correct its inequalities. In so doing, he proved to be a leader of the Church whose spiritual, administrative, and moral authority was so great that it could no longer be ignored or challenged by the authority of the state.en-US
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dc.identifierhttps://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbtheologiaorthodoxa/article/view/3762
dc.identifier10.24193/subbto.2020.1.06
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14637/3250
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherBabeș-Bolyai University / Cluj University Pressen-US
dc.relationhttps://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbtheologiaorthodoxa/article/view/3762/3637
dc.rightsCopyright (c) 2020 Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Theologia Orthodoxaen-US
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0en-US
dc.sourceStudia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Theologia Orthodoxa; Volume 65, No. 1, June 2020; 81 – 95en-US
dc.source2065-9474
dc.source1224-0869
dc.source10.24193/subbto.2020.1
dc.subjectSaint Basil the Great, Christian philanthropy, social welfare, history of the Christian Churchen-US
dc.titleSAINT BASIL THE GREAT, MASTER OF PHILANTHROPYen-US
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.typePeer-reviewed Articleen-US
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