AUTHOR: George ENACHE Danubius, XXX, Galaţi, 2012, pp. 375-422.   Abstract After Marshal Ion Antonescu’s dictatorship had fallen on August 23, 1944, the Romanian society tried to go back to a democratic system of values. Unfortunately, Romania’s entering the Soviet Union’s sphere of influence eventually led to the instauration of an original kind of democracy:…

AUTHOR: George ENACHE, Cristian CĂLDĂRARU THE ISSUE OF THE CANONICAL JURISDICTION OVER BESSARABIA AND THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH AND THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH Danubius, XXXI, Galati, 2013, pp. 195-222. Abstract The study analyses from a historical perspective the dispute between the Romanian Orthodox Church and the Russian Orthodox Church regarding the issue…

AUTHOR: George SPIRIDON TRAIAN DORZ’S ATTEMPTS TO LEGALIZE „GOD’S ARMY” Danubius, XXXII, Galati, 2014, pp. 383-398. Abstract In 1948, shortly after Communism took over the power in Romania, the religious associations functioning within the Romanian Orthodox Church were abolished. Nevertheless, a revival group within the Romanian Orthodox Church continued to exist throughout the entire Communist…

AUTHOR: George ENACHE THE ALLIANCES AND THE CONFRONTATION FOR POWER WITHIN THE HIERARCHY OF THE ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH, IN THE PERIOD BETWEEN AUGUST 1944 AND FEBRUARY 1948 Danubius, XXXII, Galati, 2014, pp. 307-344. Abstract After August, 23-rd, 1944, the Communist powers from Romania, supported by the Soviet army and the Soviet occupation authorities, started to…

AUTHOR: George ENACHE SAINTS AND HEROES, WAR AND PEACE. A ROMANIAN ORTHODOX HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Danubius, XXXIV, Galaţi, 2016, pp. 451-492. Abstract In the Orthodox tradition, there is no systemic theory on the issue of war. Some contemporary authors attempted to deduce a theory and to establish Orthodox regulations concerning war, but, in most cases, these…