The symposium 'Dialog between Theology and Philosophy,' at its second edition, has debuted yesterday in the Conventus Hall of the Patriarchate Palace. Organized by the Romanian Patriarchate, in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Religions, the University of Bucharest and the Al. I. Cuza University of Iasi, the symposium debuted with an address by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, who reminded a few guidelines needed in making use of philosophy in the theological process: 'When a theologian makes use of philosophy, he must keep in mind a few things about wisdom. The point of interference between theology and philosophy is wisdom, understood as intelligence which protects and promotes human life in harmony. The difference between intelligence and wisdom is that intelligence, when it is serving life and harmony, it becomes wisdom,' the Patriarch said.
During the opening session, Florin Frunza, who presented the message of the State Secretariat for Religions, and presidential counselor Bogdan Tătaru Cazaban have also spoken.
Professors of philosophy and theology from Bucharest and Iasi have presented, during the first working session of the symposium, papers on Romanian philosophers who discussed religion in their writings.
The themes addressed in the first day of the event have also highlighted the preoccupations for the relationship between reason and faith, as well as the issue of knowledge in the vision of some Romanian thinkers, such as Mircea Vulcanescu, Nae Ionescu, Lucian Blaga and others.
The symposium will conclude today, and participants will subsequently be divided into debate groups, whose purpose is to find paths of dialog between theology and philosophy. Their work will be followed by the presentations of the conclusions they reached, and by a press release.
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