The Origin and Revelation of the Church
I. Origin and Revelation of the Church Through the centuries there have appeared many heretical teachings which distorted the revealed truth, and which the holy
I. Origin and Revelation of the Church Through the centuries there have appeared many heretical teachings which distorted the revealed truth, and which the holy
When is a Synod of the Church considered Ecumenical? An Ecumenical Synod is one : 1. that is convened with the permission of an Emperor
Introduction We shall now attempt to approach this topic, from within the perspective of the Orthodox Patristic Tradition. In this way, a historical-spiritual perspective is
Introduction The argument is often stated that Orthodoxy does not provide the solutions one might expect for the structuring and organization of life in society;
On the Last Sunday of Lent “we commemorate the Second and Incorruptible Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ”. The expression “we commemorate” of the Book
1. Introduction It is a known fact that a precise definition of Orthodoxy as a Church is impossible, because “Orthodoxy-Church” is a Divine-human magnitude and,
In Prayer and Fasting (Worship and Ascesis as the coordinates of Orthodox spiritual living) 1. Spiritual life and ecclesiastic theology The composition of the Church’s
BOOK I CHAPTER I That the Deity is incomprehensible, and that we ought not to pry into and meddle with tire things which have not
1. Hesychasm* constitutes the quintessence of Orthodox tradition, having related itself to everything that the term “Orthodoxy” embodies and expresses. Orthodoxy outside the Hesychastic tradition
1. Christian Worship Ever since its founding on the Day of the Pentecost, Christianity (as the Church of Christ), was expressed not only as a