Literary Work of Metropolitan Bartholomew Anania – homiletic source for
stylistic ideas, strategies and ideas
The intent of the present study is to make a lapidary incursion into the
literary work of the worthy “laborer of the Romanian language” from the city of
Cluj, Metropolitan Bartolomeu Anania, highlighting some homiletic themes and
ideas, an approach through which we wish to encourage including the author’s
creation amongst the sources of today’s sermon. Thus, we note the necessity of
such a thesaurus for the Romanian homiletics, finding with joy that the
literary work of His Holiness turned him into an Orthodox Christian missionary
among the Romanian intellectuals, who again understood the natural
interdependence between faith and culture in the history of the people
Romanian. If we all agree that preaching is a “solemn” thing, that is rigorous,
very serious, requiring increased attention, then we need all the arguments,
even literary, less used, to produce a persuasive speech. Thus, the literary
creation of His Holiness Bartolomeu Anania is a first-hand source for the
thorough construction of many sermons and occasional speeches, which can also
represent vibrant testimonies of not forgetting a dear and generous parent.
BOGDAN LUPAŞTEAN
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