Theology

Liturgics

August 19, 2020 0

Troparion, tone 7: Thou wast transfigured on the mountain, O Christ our God, showing to Thy disciples Thy glory as each one could endure; shine forth Thou on us, who are sinners all, Thy light ever-unending. Through the prayers of the Theotokos. O Light-giver, glory to Thee.

An Orthodox Response to the Emerging Church Movement

August 18, 2020 0

This article constitutes the final installment in a series adapted from the author’s undergraduate thesis, An Ancient Future Church?: An...

Mark Driscoll preaching on the Ten Commandments at Mars Hill Church

The Deconstruction of the Church

May 14, 2020 0

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?

February 3, 2020 0

A look at the Emergent Church Movement's attempts to de-emphasize doctrine and credal belief.

Orthodox chapel nestled in the mountains.

The Image and Likeness of God in Man

December 18, 2019 0

By St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov) Excerpted from The Refuge: Anchoring the Soul in God (The Collected Works of St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov),...

The Inestimable Value of Orthodoxy

December 16, 2019 0

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”

Spiritual Discipline

November 22, 2019 1

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?

February 1, 2018 0

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

September 22, 2017 0

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.

Icon of the Holy Wisdom (16th c., Sophia cathedral, Novgorod)

On the Nature of Byzantine Philosophy

August 11, 2017 0

by Cyprian R. Fennema The mystery of the embodiment of the Logos holds the power of both all enigmas and...

Five Streams of Self-Identity in the Emergent Church Movement

August 4, 2017 0

by Rassaphore Monk Angelos This article constitutes the second installment in a series adapted from the author’s undergraduate thesis, An...

An Ancient Future Church?

July 8, 2017 0

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