Synoro, Issue 29, (1964), 64 pages.
This issue of Synoro journal was published in spring 1964 as continuity of Skapani that began in January 1961 and after having published 28 copies it stopped in December 1963. The editing committee of the new publication numbered its issues in continuation of the previous journal’s issues, thus wanting to show the organic bonding between the previous and this second effort. This three-month publication marked deeply the theological work of the 20th century, being the rostrum of expression for the most important representatives of the significant school of thought known as the “theology of the '60”.
The first part of the issue is an “introductory essay or on the famine of action” by the chief-editor Christos Yannaras who points out a diachronic problem in the area of publication. The meaningless writing, which does not create relation with its reader and does not commune with them in the essential and real of the needs of their existence but vindicates the need for reward of the technical ability, as far as the handling of quill of the writer is concerned. The text expresses the famine for real word, -deficiency that was mainly covered by the publication of Synoro- in the redundant babble that submerged publications in the beginning of the '60s.
What follows is an essay of Martin Jordan entitled “Thoughts on the spirit of Orthodoxy” where the writer seeks the genuine presence mainly a) in its worshipping practice, namely the space of expression of its truths and b) in the authority of the people who, being educated in its ecclesiastic experience, constitute its criterion.
Under the title “Mythologountes about the contemporary situation” Sp. D. Kyriazopoulos presents a philosophical essay in literary style on the need of the encounter of people with reality, while Pierre Teilhard de Chardin in his essay entitled “The meaning of human effort” develops in a symbolic language the conditions of victory over death through participation in the communal worshipping life of the Church and the overcoming of individualism.
The essays of the issue are supplemented by a study of Leonid Ouspenski, translated by K. Xinopoulos, under the title “Easter Orthodox icons” where the great hagiographer and theorist of Orthodox iconography analyzes the two most important depictions of Resurrection, Jesus’ Descent in Hades and the picture of the Holy women.
In the 2nd part of the issue there are three narratives published: “Aposkeves” by Keti Chiotelli, “The water in the farm” by Elli Egeou and “The American” by N. D. Dimitriadou.
The third part of the issue is dedicated in poetry with the publication of extracts of the kontakion of Romanos Melodos “on the Passion”, of the “Anthem of Hope” of Charles Péguy, of “Geometry of Love” by D. L. Stathopoulos, 6 five-verses of I. Mainas and “The Rise” by Nikos D.Triantafillopoulos.
The issue closes with the permanent informative column “Epikera” whose main part is dedicated in the publication of Synoro.