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The Theology of Gender – 12. St. Basil’s Canon 9 on adultery Sofia Matzarioti-Kostara 24 April 2017 The whole series can be read here: The Theology of Gender Canon 9 of St. Basil ascribes the practice of the Church not to allow the woman to separate from her husband if he commits adultery to ...
The Theology of Gender – 11. St. Basil’s canons on the issue of divorce and remarriage Sofia Matzarioti-Kostara 21 April 2017 The whole series can be read here: The Theology of Gender St. Basil’s canons on the issue of divorce and remarriage seem at first sight to treat man and woman differently, making it difficult f...
The Theology of Gender – 10. St Basil’s contribution to the canonical tradition Sofia Matzarioti-Kostara 18 April 2017 The whole series can be read here: The Theology of Gender In order to evaluate Saint Basil’s contribution to the canonical tradition and spiritual conscience of the Orthodox Church, we have to ...
The Theology of Gender – 9. St. Basil the Great Sofia Matzarioti-Kostara 7 April 2017 The whole series can be read here: The Theology of Gender St. Basil the Great was indeed a great figure in the history of Christianity, a charismatic hierarch with significant contribution in v...
The Theology of Gender – 8. St. John Chrysostom Sofia Matzarioti-Kostara 6 April 2017 The whole series can be read here: The Theology of Gender Throughout the history of Christianity many voices from the Church rose to protest the established order of society. It is obvious in t...
The Theology of Gender – 7. The Place of Women in Byzantine Society Sofia Matzarioti-Kostara 3 April 2017 The whole series can be read here: The Theology of Gender Byzantine society was a dynamic union of different cultural elements based on Greek civilization and the Christian faith. Although Chri...
The Theology of Gender – 6. The New Eve Sofia Matzarioti-Kostara 31 March 2017 The honor and respect of Christianity to women is demonstrated especially in the person of the Theotokos. She is the human closest to God; after Christ, she is the most beloved and honored person by m...
The Theology of Gender – 5. Woman in the New Creation. The “submission” Sofia Matzarioti-Kostara 28 March 2017 St. Gregory of Nyssa, in an extensive homily on 1 Co 15:28, written to challenge the heresy of Eunomius, explains the various meanings of the word ὑποταγή (submission) in Scripture. He clarifies that ...
The Theology of Gender – 4. Woman in the New Creation. The Early Church Sofia Matzarioti-Kostara 25 March 2017 The destiny of humanity changed radically after Christ’s Incarnation, and a living model of human behavior was initiated by the second Adam, the perfect Man, who is Jesus Christ. Nevertheless, Christ’...
The Theology of Gender – 3. The Fall Sofia Matzarioti-Kostara 22 March 2017 The story of the fall is clear. Eve was deceived by the serpent and first transgressed God’s commandment by eating the fruit of the forbidden tree. Then she went on and gave to the man who also ate. T...
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