https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/122484 2026-06-06T22:49:46Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/122705 Title: Reading Moltmann’s The Trinity and the Kingdom of God in an ethical key Authors: Melnychenko, Oleh Abstract: Jürgen Moltmann’s The Trinity and the Kingdom of God, first published in 1980, remains a highly discussed and influential work. At the same time, despite the number of followers and long-running debates, considerable misreadings and misinterpretations continue to appear in the critique of this book. In what follows I hope to highlight those aspects of the book which apparently are in the blind spot of Moltmann’s readers and reviewers. 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/122703 Title: Lessons on the relationship between tradition and culture in the light of Dei Verbum and Gaudium et spes Authors: Zammit, Mark Joseph Abstract: Studying the documents of Second Vatican Council is especially topical on the 55th anniversary of its conclusion. One of the greatest achievements of the Council was to present the doctrine of the Church through a pastoral vision, that of making the mystery of God and salvation meaningful to the contemporary world. Dei Verbum (DV) and Gaudium et spes (GS), while differing in scope and content, achieve this objective in the doctrine crystallised within them. 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/122700 Title: Reinterpreting the influence of Clement of Alexandria on the thinking of Eusebius of Caesarea Authors: Gligan, Ciprian Dimitrie Gabriel Abstract: Undoubtedly, the Catechetical School of Alexandria marks a turning point in the history of Christianity, exemplified by its innovative efforts to employ new terminology and concepts to set the foundation of the new Christian doctrine. Among some of the most influential theologians and teachers of the Catechetical School of Alexandria, we feel compelled to mention Clement of Alexandria and Origen, who each influenced both their contemporaries and scholars in the centuries to come. Eusebius of Caesarea, one of the most important historians of Christianity, was himself one of the many scholars who were highly influenced by the writings and teachings of the two Alexandrian Coryphaei - Clement and Origen. 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/122687 Title: Augustinian influence on Maltese theatre Authors: Grima, Tyrone Abstract: The relationship between the institution of the Catholic Church and the theatre in the West has been ambiguous. The same Church that condemned the theatre on the grounds that it reminded it of the suffering and humiliation that the Christian community experienced in some forms of theatrical events practised in the Roman Empire, referred to as the “theatre of the demons,”1 is the same Church that four centuries later reintroduced the theatre as a vehicle to spread the fundamentals of Christian theology to an illiterate congregation. The notion of theatre, associated with immorality and idolatry of false gods, was reclaimed by the Church as a means to kindle its community with the spirit of faith. 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z