Declaration of Independence
Archimandrite Varnavas Lambropoulos In 1919, after the end of World War I, the cream of the intellectuals of that age (including Bertrand Russell, Albert Einstein, Stefan Zweig and many others) added their names to a declaration called the ‘Declaration of the Independence of the Spirit’*. Among other things it...
‘Words without substances the challenges of modern communication. The issue of ‘Virtual Theology’
Watch Fr. Václav Ježek’s speech at the 2nd International Conference on Digital Media and Orthodox Pastoral Care DMOPC18 which took place from 18th-21st June 2018 at the Orthodox Academy of Crete, organized under the High Auspices of His All Holliness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. Source: pemptousia.com ABOUT THE ORTHODOX...
What Is the Problem in Orthodoxy?
Watch now and join the conversation. Look at how it works in most parishes. What are your thoughts? Watch now as our partners at Pan Orthodox United, Voices of America (OVA) speak with Fr. Chad Hatfield President of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary. ABOUT PAN ORTHODOX UNITED Pan Orthodox United works with...
On Holy Communion
Metropolitan of Gortyn and Megalopolis, Ieremias The Holy Gospel we heard today, my Christian brothers and sisters, tells us, in the form of a parable, about the Supper of Holy Communion. Communion of the Body and Blood of Christ. This Supper, which we enjoy at every Divine Liturgy, is...
Hell and Heaven
Panteleïmon Tomazos The position of Orthodox Dogmatic teaching is that heaven and hell are not two limited places where the righteous are rewarded and the unrighteous punished after death, nor that hell is a region of concrete instruments of torture. Heaven and hell are states and forms of relationship...
Orthodox Theology and the Judgment of History (3)
Georgios P. Pavlos, Professor of Physics and Philosophy, DUTH For head of the Orthodox Church is neither a man, nor an angel, not even any other creature of God, but the very God-Man, the historical Christ, the Son of the Virgin, Perfect God and perfect Man, Son of God...
Orthodox Theology and the Judgment of History (2)
Georgios P. Pavlos, Professor of Physics and Philosophy, DUTH The initial gift of deification, offered by the Living God to His cosmos and His beings, is so powerful that, at the end, created cosmos gave birth to Panaghia, the Mother of God, through Whom the Living, Uncreated Hypostatic God...
Orthodox Theology and the Judgment of History (1)
Georgios P. Pavlos, Professor of Physics and Philosophy, DUTH The following text which will be published in three parts, is Georgios P. Pavlos’s talk at the 8th International Conference of Orthodox Theology, Under the Auspices of the Ecumenical Patriarchate “The Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church: Orthodox...
Our Participation in the Mystery of the Kingdom of God
Bishop Agathangelos of Fanari ‘For many are called, but few are chosen’ The Gospel parable for the 14th Sunday of Matthew presents the mystery of the Kingdom of God and our attitude towards the saving challenge of the love of God. A king invited friends and acquaintances to a...
Jesus Christ The Universal Person
George Mantzaridis, Professor Emeritus, Theological School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Christ, as the true and universal man, is the measure of all things for all people. He is the ultimate measure, universal and timeless, for the whole world. He is the true measure by which we can define or...