Contemporary Crises and Theological Interpretation: Wars, Natural Disasters, and the Christian Perspective on Meaningtranslated

Modern societies are faced with a multitude of crises that deeply affect human existence and question the certainties of the time. War conflicts, natural disasters, pandemics and humanitarian crises constitute an environment of uncertainty and insecurity, in which fundamental questions arise about the meaning of human suffering and existence. By Archim. Theofilos Lemontzis (Dr. of Theology)

St. Sophronius of Essex traces the cause of all judgments by saying the following: "in Paradise man, drunk with the deadly pleasure of Luciferian self-deification, became insane and became a prisoner of Hades..., vulnerable to every form of perversion he can even go as far as committing any crime.... The world is fed daily with news of murders and torture of those defeated in fratricidal conflicts. The dark clouds of hatred hide the Heavenly Light from our eyes. People themselves create their own hell for themselves."

Man's self-centeredness, hatred and illusion that he is the center of everything alienates him from God. This alienation gives rise to all kinds of crises...