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Within the theological dialogue between the Evangelical Church in Germany and the Romanian Orthodox Church, initiated in 1979, one can identify four categories of theological issues approached during the discussions: the relation between Scripture and Tradition, the Holy Sacraments, Christology and Ecclesiology. This assessment synthesizes the main theological agreements reached in the course of the dialogue. The author analyzes the final reports of each round of discussions, considering them to be the synthesis of the issues approached. Although it appears that the issues concerning the relation between the Holy Scripture and the Holy Tradition, Ecclesiology, Sacraments led to a substantial agreement, the concepts and terms were not clearly defined, and this remains a major requirement of the future dialogues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present study analyses Dumitru Staniloae's attitude towards his contemporary ecumenism in particular and towards the ecumenical movement in general. At the same time it approaches the specific contribution of the Romanian Orthodox theologian to the inter-confessional and ecumenical dialogue both through his participations in certain ecumenical meetings and by spreading some key-concepts in order to understand the ecumenism, especially from the Orthodox perspective. Father Staniloae's theological work represents an authentic invitation to dialogue between Churches and even between religions founded on love and on the cosmic dimension of the salvation achieved by Jesus Christ. To his opinion, the Orthodox Church is Una Sancta, always opened in Christ's love towards the others, always receptive to their soteriological destiny in Christ, the center of creation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Although the ecumenism is a characteristic concept of the modern and contemporary Christianity, its principles can also be noticed in the work and activity of many Christian personalities across history. The present article proposes an analysis of Saint Isaac the Syrian's work from an ecumenical perspective. The manner in which his work and his biography have been transmitted and perceived, as well as the sacramental theology the east-Syrian mystic developed, open the possibility for new insights and new ways of approaching the ecumenical dialogue. It is particularly his inclusive Eucharistic vision, according to which the Holy Eucharist should only be denied to those who disbelieve its role and its forgiving and redeeming power, which represents nowadays a challenge for those involved in ecumenical relationships. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]