Ekumenizmo samprata Aleksandro Menio kūryboje

LTStraipsnyje nagrinėjami pagrindiniai Aleksandro Menio biografijos faktai, atskleidžiama, kokie veiksniai ir žmonės turėjo įtakos jo, kaip asmenybės, brandai, mastymui. Trumpai apžvelgiamos tėvo A. Menio nužudymo aplinkybės ir priežastys, susijusios su ekumeninėmis idėjomis. Atskleidžiami Rusijos Stačiatikių ir Katalikų Bažnyčių santykiai. Kalbant apie šių bažnyčių santykius prasminga ir tikslinga apžvelgti ekumeninio dialogo sunkumus, kurie išlieka iki pat šių dienų. Aptariamos Katalikų Bažnyčios puoselėjamos ekumeninės idėjos, nulemtos Vatikano II Susirinkimo, bei posusirinkiminiai dokumentai. Nagrinėjama ne tik teorinė ekumenizmo samprata A. Menio kūryboje, bet ir praktinis ekumenizmo aspektas jo paties gyvenime. Bandomas atskleisti ekleziologinis ekumenizmo aspektas ir šių idėjų aktualumas šiandieniniame krikščionybės pasirinktame vienybės kelyje. Apžvelgiamas ir jo bendradarbiavimas su kitų konfesijų atstovais, Rusijos Stačiatikių Bažnyčios požiūris į jo kūrybą bei veiklą. [Iš leidinio]Reikšminiai žodžiai: Ekumenizmas; Konfesija; Menis, Aleksandras; Rusų Stačiatikių Bažnyčia; Confession; Ecumenism; Men, Alexander; Russian Orthodox Church.

ENAlexander Men – one of the most famous Russian biblical analyzer, religion historian, preacher, divine, whose creation has more rally points than discriminating ones and who exhibited amiability to ecumenical movement not only via his ideas but his way of life as well. His works are popular not only among the orthodox, but the catholic and other Christian confessions exactly because of his candidness. So, when speaking about the Christian solidarity, it's important to dip into the thoughts of Russian orthodox theologian and his ideas exactly, that attract thousands of Christians to read his books and articles. In the works and activity of Alexander Men there is no lack of ecumenical ideas which can be of service to develop the interlocution of Russian Orthodox and the catholic churches. Alexander Men was born in Moscow, 1935 January 22nd, the time when 95 percent of churches where closed, and bishops were tolerated only if they didn't contend against the Soviet Union. A. Men was born in the family of Jewry. In the 1947 he decided to become the orthodox priest and met the inspector of Moscow Spiritual Academy, who advised him to finish studies first. Alexander Men finished school in a few years after the death of Stalin in 1953. That very year he entered the institute (he couldn't study at the university because of the Jewry origin, seeing that as the anti Semitic creed was dominating in the Soviet Union), and studied biology.In 1955 the institute was closed and the faculty was relocated to Irkutsk. In that period he not only studied biology but also deepened his knowledge in the field of theology and wrote two tomes of "Religions history" and a book "What does Bible speak about and what does it teach". Also he was interested in the works of St. Francis de Sales, which were ecumenical themselves though there wasn't a word about ecumenism as movement. Mostly he was fascinated with thoughts that theological questions may be solved with love, but not a gun. In 1956 he married Natalija Grigorenko, a girlfriend from the institute. After the expulsion from the institute, in 1958 A. Men took holy orders of deacon and later started studying in Leningrad seminary. In 1960 he graduated the seminary and was ordained and was appointed to Alabin village situated 50 km far away of Moscow. In summer of 1970's he was removed to Novaja Derevnia, where he was vicar all the time, and in 1989 he was appointed parson. He performed the mission to the last exactly in this parish. In 1990 on the way to the church A. Men was killed with an axe to the head. [...]. [From the publication]