The Deconstruction of the Church
The fifth installment of our series examing the Emerging Church movement in its own self-awareness and in the eyes of the Orthodox Church
Does the Church Need Doctrine?
A look at the Emergent Church Movement's attempts to de-emphasize doctrine and credal belief.
The Image and Likeness of God in Man
By St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov)
Excerpted from The Refuge: Anchoring the Soul in God (The Collected Works of St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov), Vol. 3. Translated by Nicholas Kotar - Paperback - 448 pages - 978-088... Read More...
The Inestimable Value of Orthodoxy
A short essay by the late rector of St Nicholas Cathedral in Brisbane, Australia, on the beauty and truth held within the Orthodox Church.
Mary Naumenko on Nous, Dostoevsky, and the “Ridiculous Man”
An audio interview with author Mary Naumenko on the subject of her new book, Restoring the Inner Heart: The Nous in Dostoevsky's Ridiculous Man.
A New Reformation?
The third installment in a continuing series examining the theological and historical substance of the Emergent Church Movement. Part 3 looks at the phenomenon as natural heir to the Reformation.
On the Writings of Archimandrite George (Kapsanis): A Correction
A letter received from the Holy Monastery of St Gregory on Mount Athos defending the name of their abbot and elder from criticism in a previous article.
On the Nature of Byzantine Philosophy
by Cyprian R. Fennema
The mystery of the embodiment of the Logos holds the power of both all enigmas and all types in the scriptures. Furthermore this mystery holds the foundational knowledge of all things imm... Read More...
Five Streams of Self-Identity in the Emergent Church Movement
by Rassaphore Monk Angelos
This article constitutes the second installment in a series adapted from the author's undergraduate thesis, An Ancient Future Church?: An Orthodox Examination of the Post-modern Chri... Read More...
An Ancient Future Church?
This first installment of an ongoing series gives a broad overview of the Emergent Church Movement (ECM) and describes this loose coalition within a wider Protestant context.
The Concept of the Person in Orthodox Theology
Dr Alexis Torrance elucidates the Orthodox understanding of Personhood based on the Dogmas of the Trinity and Christology in this talk originally delivered at Holy Trinity Seminary.