Tag: Freedom

The “God” of Western Theology

By Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos and Agios Vlasios
An internationally known Greek composer, when asked by a journalist “have you ever called upon God?”, responded very bluntly: “No. I came from nothing and I am going to nothing. When I complete my cycle I will become dust. If this becomes an astral substance, it has no meaning, because I will not know about it. I would have already merged with universal harmony.”
This answer raises many questions not only from an Orthodox perspective, but also a philosophical and social one.

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What do we mean by “Fathers of the Church”?

“Fathers and Teachers of the Church” (or, in brief, simply “Fathers of the Church”) is the title used to denote Christian priests of all ranks [1] (but also some who were not priests), who have been acknowledged as spiritual teachers and have also been acknowledged as authors for their formulation, their definition of the boundaries of, and the defending of, the Christian dogma. [2]

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Orthodoxy’s Worship: The Sanctification of the Entire World

By Protopresbyter George Metallinos

The objective of ecclesiastical worship is the sanctification of the entire world. Man’s life is sanctified, but so is the environment that surrounds him. Within the boundaries of worship, Man is projected in Christ as the master and the king of Creation, who is called upon to refer himself, along with Creation, to the Creator – the source of their existence and sanctification.

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“Theosis” (i.e. Deification) in Saint Silouan the Athonite and Elder Sophrony of Essex

by Christopher Veniamin

”Coming into contact with Father Sophrony was always an event of a most especial kind. His monastics, first and foremost, but also those who made up his wider spiritual family, ”lived,” as Father Zacharias put it, ”in an abundance of the word of God.”

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How to Kill the Ego

Many modern psychologists tell us that we must feel good about ourselves, and they instruct us to reject the idea of guilt and sin. Sin is seen by some of these psychologists as religion’s instrument for keeping people in line, making them dependent on an institution that should be relegated to the Dark Ages. In an age where man is elevated to being his own god, religion is seen as a sort of enslavement. Up with self! Down with guilt!  Continue reading “How to Kill the Ego” →

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