Here we present the ‘Abstract’ of the corresponding paper by Bonnie Honig. Continue reading “Antigone’s Laments, Creon’s – Grief Mourning, Membership, and the Politics of Exception”
Hesychia: Our Method of True Healing (Orthodox Psychotherapy) – Part 2
The Apostles’ letters also point to the great value of the wilderness, noetic hesychia, inner purification and watchfulness. Here too I would like to recall a few relevant passages. Continue reading “Hesychia: Our Method of True Healing (Orthodox Psychotherapy) – Part 2”
Hesychia: Our Method of True Healing (Orthodox Psychotherapy) – Part 1
by Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos
One of the fundamental methods of curing the soul is stillness in the full sense of the word. I believe that we have already made this clear. Contemporary man is seeking healing for his life, especially for his inner condition, precisely because he is over-strained. Therefore one of the messages which Orthodoxy can offer to the contemporary weary, discouraged and floundering world is the message of silence. Continue reading “Hesychia: Our Method of True Healing (Orthodox Psychotherapy) – Part 1”
The Holy Apostles Peter and Paul
The divinely-blessed Peter was from Bethsaida of Galilee. He was the son of Jonas and the brother of Andrew the First-called. He was a fisherman by trade, unlearned and poor, and was called Simon; later he was renamed Peter by the Lord Jesus Christ Himself, Who looked at him and said, “Thou art Simon the son of Jonas; thou shalt be called Cephas (which is by interpretation, Peter)” (John 1:42). Continue reading “The Holy Apostles Peter and Paul”
Dementia can be caused by hypertension
A new study in Cardiovascular Research, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that patients with high blood pressure are at a higher risk of developing dementia. This research also shows (for the first time) that an MRI can be used to detect very early signatures of neurological damage in people with high blood pressure, before any symptoms of dementia occur. Continue reading “Dementia can be caused by hypertension”
Ancient genomes show social and reproductive behavior of early Upper Paleolithic foragers
Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the corresponding paper by Sikora M, Seguin-Orlando A, Sousa VC, Albrechtsen A, Korneliussen T, Ko A, Rasmussen S, Dupanloup I, Nigst PR, Bosch MD, Renaud G, Allentoft ME, Margaryan A, Vasilyev SV, Veselovskaya EV, Borutskaya SB, Deviese T, Comeskey D, Higham T, Manica A, Foley R, Meltzer DJ, Nielsen R, Excoffier L, Mirazon Lahr M, Orlando L, Willerslev E. Continue reading “Ancient genomes show social and reproductive behavior of early Upper Paleolithic foragers”
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