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Athonite Monasticism at Ottomans’ Era Kriton Chrysochoidis 19 February 2016 Cooperation with the Ottoman authorities was essential to preserve the autonomy of the Athonite community and the landed property of the monasteries. In comparison with their treatment of the conqu...
Fr Moses the Athonite as Poet and Author Iakovos Menelaou, MTh & MPhil 18 February 2016 He has published four poetic collections: Ηπειρωτική Ηλιοφάνεια (Mainland Sunshine), Αγιορείτικες Πέτρες (The Stones of Mount Athos), Αθωνικά Ποιήματα (Athonite Poems) and Αθωνικό Ψαλτήρι (Athonite ...
Which Came First: The Church or the New Testament? – 9 Fr. James Bernstein 17 February 2016 A TIME TO DECIDE At this point in my studies, I felt I had to make a decision. If the Church was not just a tangent or a sidelight to the Scripture, but rather an active participant in its developm...
The establishment of the ecumenical character of Athonite monasticism Kriton Chrysochoidis 16 February 2016 The Typikon of Tsimiskis was supplemented and modified by the Typikon of 1045, which was issued during the reign of Constantine Monomachos to deal with new developments. A third, almost completely n...
Influences from Cavafy in Fr Moyses’ Poetry – Introduction Iakovos Menelaou, MTh & MPhil 15 February 2016 This paper deals with Fr Moyses’ poetry. It focuses on his third poetic collection, Αθωνικά Ποιήματα (Athonite Poems), and intends to demonstrate the influences in this poetic collection of the widely...
Which Came First: The Church or the New Testament? – 8 Fr. James Bernstein 14 February 2016 THE WORD OF GOD IN ORAL TRADITION The Apostle Paul exhorts us, “Therefore, brethren, stand fast and hold the traditions which you were taught, whether by word or our epistle” (2 Thessalonians 2:15)...
A historical outline of the Athonite Monasticism – Hermits and St Athanasios Kriton Chrysochoidis 13 February 2016 The ideological and political orientation of the Byzantine empire at its peak, after the second half of the 10th century, created a favourable climate for the growth of Athonite monasticism. This cl...
Our Lady and the Clown 12 February 2016 Peter was a great clown. The years went by, however, and he no longer had any work. In despair and so as not to die of hunger, he set off on the road which led to a monastery dedicated to our Most Ho...
Which Came First: The Church or the New Testament? – 7 Fr. James Bernstein 11 February 2016 A QUESTION OF AUTHORITY The second issue I had to grapple with was even more difficult for me-the issue of Church authority. It was clear from my study that the Church had, in fact, determined whic...
A historical outline of the Athonite Monasticism – Τhe Βeginnings Kriton Chrysochoidis 10 February 2016 Monasticism appeared early in the history of the organised Christian church. The moral laxity of the churqh in the later Roman and early Byzantine period, the dibilitation of the spiritual life of the...
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