Synoro, Eros and Marriage, Issue 34, (1965), 85 pages.
The tribute to love and marriage of Synoro journal opens with the study of T. Zannis with the title “To mysterio touto mega esti: comment on the service of marriage”. As stated in the title, there is a historical presentation of the service of marriage and a step by step interpretation with the guidance of the prayer book. Next in the issue comes a note - free annotation of poet N.D. Karouzos on Eph. 5:20-33. In his poetic note, Karouzos proposes to “spiritually listen” for the approach of high notions such as in the text of Paul in which love and sacrifice play a principle role but also in the high art such as in the work of Bach.
D. Chios gives us the third study “The mystery of man and woman”, an interpretation based on the biblical and patristic theology regarding the problem of division of humanity in sexes. Chios understands the division as a presupposition of freedom for the human being, which freely develops relation with the opposite sex and with God but also sees the love of man for woman as an image of the loving relation of God with humanity.
The fourth study “Eros and celibacy: the drama of an unloved Christianity” is signed by Chr. Yannaras. He distinguishes between the virginity as parallel to marriage, since both begin from the divine love and celibacy as the consequence of a “dedication” to God aiming at the achievement of work as this is found in the western Christian tradition. This subject occupied Greek reality due to the spread of church organizations and is confronted from an orthodox viewpoint by the writer in this study that focuses on love as pre-condition of the meeting of persons (social work) and with God.
An extract with the title “The secret elaboration of the erotic element in Clontel’s theatre” of T.K. Papatsonis from his essay “Ek Vosor: oper esti sarkos” continues the issue. In it Papatsonis seeks the causes of over passing the deeper theological content of the work of this great writer. Papatsonis realizing that in Greece there is a difficulty in accepting western mystical theology seeks its presence in three theatrical works of Clontel believing that he exceeds the great western mystics.
D. Konstantinos Christodoulou presents the synopsis of the work of the Russian philosopher V. Soloviov “The meaning of love” in which love appears as the counterpoise of selfishness and individualism and disconnects sexuality from bringing up children while at the same time the possibility of genuine love, that should be distinguished by its forfeitures, is sought.
D. G. Kourtesis selects thoughts of N.A. Berdiayeff on sexuality, eros and love.
What follows is the publication of poems of M. Mounte, P. Alexandros and E. Mainas, the short stories “In the park” of T. Romanos and “With the elavatos” of K. Chiotelli. The comments in “Epikera”, bookreviews and the critique on theatre close this issue of Synoro.