{"id":495190,"date":"2024-09-11T13:49:22","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T10:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=495190"},"modified":"2024-09-11T13:49:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T10:49:22","slug":"father-nicolae-steinhardts-journal-of-joy-to-be-published-in-english-by-svs-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/father-nicolae-steinhardts-journal-of-joy-to-be-published-in-english-by-svs-press\/","title":{"rendered":"Father Nicolae Steinhardt’s \u201cJournal of Joy\u201d to be published in English by SVS Press"},"content":{"rendered":"

Father Nicolae Steinhardt\u2019s seminal work, \u201cThe Journal of Joy,\u201d will be published in its entirety in English by St. Vladimir\u2019s Seminary Press in New York. The volume is currently available for pre-order.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In his book, Steinhardt writes, \u201cThe test that never fails, the definitive criterion for drawing close to Christ is good cheer. Only a state of happiness proves that you belong to the Lord. The grumpy, virtuous man is not a friend of the Saviour but a seeker of the devil. The irritable ascetic is not authentic.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the foreword, Olivier Cl\u00e9ment highlights the humility and closeness with which Steinhardt speaks to his readers. \u201cThe ethos Steinhardt recommends to Christians is that of an aristocrat minus the stiff upper lip and aloofness, a style molded by kindness, calm, good manners, respect for the dignity of others, and thus for one’s own dignity,\u201d says Cl\u00e9ment.<\/p>\n

Father Nicolae Steinhardt<\/h2>\n

Nicu-Aurelian Steinhardt was born on July 29, 1912, into the family of engineer and architect Oscar Steinhardt.<\/p>\n

On December 31, 1959, he was summoned by the Securitate as a witness in the trial of Constantin Noica. He refused and was sentenced to 13 years of hard labour in the \u201cPillat-Noica group\u201d for the crime of \u201cconspiracy against the social order.\u201d<\/p>\n

After several mystical experiences alongside imprisoned Christian confessors at Jilava, Steinhardt decided to convert to Orthodoxy and was baptized on March 15, 1960, by Hieromonk Mina Dobzeu.<\/p>\n

After five years of imprisonment, he was released in August 1964 and became a monk at Rohia Monastery (August 16, 1980).<\/p>\n

Throughout his life, Steinhardt published numerous works on Christian spirituality, but \u201cThe Journal of Joy\u201d is considered symbolic of his personality.<\/p>\n

The book has been translated into Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, Hungarian, Hebrew, French, and German.<\/p>\n