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The Critical Discourse of the Church – 1
Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana
29 August 2015
Archbishop Anastasios of Albania
At this point we need to proceed to the wider milieu of the Church in the modern world, to the need to construct a critical discourse. I will first refer briefly to ...
A One-Storey Neighborhood
Fr. Stephen Freeman
27 August 2015
In 2010 I published Everywhere Present: Christianity in a One-Storey Universe. The articles examined the modern, secular tendency to see God (and religion) as belonging to a sphere somehow removed f...
Encountering the holiness and peace of the Ancient Church
Abbot Tryphon
26 August 2015
The very first time I entered an Orthodox church, I felt drawn to Her. There was a tangible, inner tug, and an overwhelming sense of peace, holiness, and awe, emanating from the very walls of the te...
The Importance of Being
Irene Archos
25 August 2015
The Orthodox Way emphasizes silence. Of Mother Gabrielia in the collection of anecdotes from her life compiled by her spiritual children it was said that in the late evening, just about the time when...
Deification in ancient Christian era
Anastasia Raptakis, Theologian
25 August 2015
Jewish and Christian Attitudes to the Ruler Cult
There was a dual attitude towards the ruler-cult where a mass of people and elite educated Jews did not find a certain degree of participation in pa...
The Holy Monastery of Zygos, in Athos
24 August 2015
The ruins of the former Hagiorite Monastery of Zygos are situated in the area of Ouranoupolis, almost forty meters outside the boundary with the Holy Mountain.
The area named Zygos was first mentio...
Nature and City in the Greek East
Bruce Foltz, Professor
19 August 2015
The beauty of the city is not as heretofore scattered over it in patches, but covers the whole area like a robe woven to the fringe. The city gleams with gold and porphyry. Were Constantine to see the...
Fr Alexander Rentel: Holy Eucharist
13 August 2015
Fr Alexander Rentel, Assistant Professor of Canon Law and Practical Theology at St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, explains the meaning of Holy Eucharist...
Elder Prodromos (Holy Mountain): On Crisis and Divine Providence
12 August 2015
Elder Prodromos from Mt Athos, Greece, speaks on economic Crisis and the Providence of God...
Fr Alexander Rentel: Divine Worship in Orthodox Tradition
11 August 2015
Fr Alexander Rentel, Assistant Professor of Canon Law and Practical Theology at St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, speaks on Divine Worship in the Orthodox Tradition...