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Kleronomia, Volume 7, Issue B, July 1975, pp.444

            This issue of Kleronomia contains nine (9) interesting essays, some important book reviews and Chronicles.

            Sp. Kyriazopoulos is doing an excellent study on the morale of political institutions of the 5^th century B.C. Then, he analyses some passages of Aristotle regarding the “Word” and “Soul”, which influenced the later theological thought in examining and interpreting the same terms and issues.

            Olivier Clement examines in details the Synod of Lyon. The author analyzes the beginning and the reasons of the schism and the failure of the re-unity as well as the problem of Filioque. Then, he presents the theological views of East and West for the Holy Spirit and some other modern theological approaches.

            Pan. Christou presents the interpretative problems of the important Epistle to Diognetus, giving some new hermeneutical elements and views.

            John Romanidis analyzes the theme of Filioque. The text is addressed mainly to the Anglicans. After a historical analysis of the terms “birth” and “procession” of the Holy Spirit, he concludes that the use of the term “procession” means the unintelligible way of the origin of the Holy Spirit by the Father in a way totally different from the birth.

            Theodoros Zisis studies the essay of Eftstratios, Bishop of Nice (1050-1120) on the theme of refutation of the Christological doctrines of Armenians and the confessional and historical development and progress of the above texts.

            Panagiotis Nellas is examining the theological sources of Nikolaos Kabasilas, an author focused on patristic tradition. His sources are the Christology of Paul, Ignatius, Origen, John Chrysostom and Gregory Palamas.

            Irineos Bulovic examines the heart prayer of Jesus through the work of Mark Evgenikos with the title “Admirable Speech for the passing the holy blessing words”. The above work is contained as a paraphrase in Philokalia.

            Nafkratiou Tsoukalakis studies the personality of the theologian John or Giannakou of Thessaloniki. There is a rich bibliographical presentation and an index of letters from the 18^th century.

            The volume closes with some new patristic and other editions (401-452) and the description given by Pr. Ioannis Romanidis about the award of Archbishop of America of an honorary Doctor’s Degree of the Theological Faculty of Thessaloniki. 

Kleronomia, Vol. 8, Issue A, January 1976, 216 pages.

This volume of Kleronomia, includes 11 interesting essays, a bibliographic bulletin and the season’s Chronicles.

Evangelos Chrysos, in this work, studies the aspects of the legal relations, between Romans and Persians. This study is included in a wider research that aims to locate the legal conditions of the foreign affairs of that same period.

ConstantineN. Tsirpanlis, researches the theology of Athanasius the Great, on salvation, mainly through his work concerning the fall and the Incarnation.

Theodore Zisis, continues the study of the anti-Armenian texts written by Metropolitan Eustathios of Nice (1050-1120), continuity the passage in Kleronomia 7 (1975) 315-326.

George Papazoglou, in this interesting study, presents the work “About the Pope’s principle” of Archbishop of Athens Anthimos (14th century). The text that is mentioned is in the Sinaitic Code 1787.

Matthew G. Chapman, researches into the meaning of the work “ChristianMonasticism” by Dom.DavidKnowles, about the Hesychasm of Gregory Palamas.

DianeTouliatos-Banker, compares the liturgical rite of the vespers service in several manuscripts.

JoanComan presents, the Fathers and the elements of spirituality which are found in the Orthodox Church of Romania, mainly through the Christological and anthropologic texts.

PanayotisNellas, studies the theological background about the “prelacy kingdom”, meaning the role of the Lay in the Church.

Basil Stavridis, describes the ecumenical dimension of Orthodoxy and its relations through the World Council of Churches, the various meetings and the theological texts.

The Chronicles present the time when Ezekiel, Metropolitan of Pisidia, became abbot of the Patriarchal Monastery of Vlatades in Thessaloniki. Then follows the bibliographic bulletin with interesting seasonal books.

Kleronomia, Vol. 8, Issue B, July 1976, 415 pages.

This volume of Kleronomia includes 6 theological essays and a bibliographic bulletin.

R.Scaeffler develops, in German, the issue of history, especially in regard to prophecy and eschatology - prophetic and revealing speech in the Old Testament - and its importance to God’s people. He concludes, by analyzing God’s Kingdom and the “new world” of Revelation from an eschatological point of view.

Archimandrite Naykratios Tsoulkanakis, studies the presence of children and young people in monastic fraternities. The writer explores the views and the opinions of nuns in Egypt and Nitria. According to the research the reasons that led to this situation were a) the wish, of many parents, their children to be dedicated to the virginal life, b) the eagerness of nuns to become “orphans’ fathers”, according to Basil the Great and c) the reputation of many monasteries that functioned as “centres of philosophy”.

Kenneth Holum studies, in English, the family life of emperor Theodosius II. He examines particularly his relation and his behaviour towards his wife and the upbringing his children.

Arthur E.John Gonzalez researches, in English, into the relation of politics and the history of the Byzantine Church. Through the problems with iconoclasm, he marvellously describes the political interventions during this period so as to resolve problems of that time.

Matthew Chapman andArthur E.John Gonzalez, estimate together the iconoclastic period.

Anthony Papadopoulos presents in an extensive text the question of God’s knowledge, in systematic theology. A person’s deification or perfection, are connected to God’s knowledge, mainly the direct knowledge, which is the result of God’s Divine Glory. He also presents the patristic theology of the Church and particularly this of Niptic Fathers (Evagrius Ponticus). Finally, a bibliographic bulletin is also presented.