by Fr. Geoffrey Korz
The main point is this: If our Orthodox faith is not actually lived out and strengthened by the holy services, it is nothing more than fakery and self-deception. Continue reading “Virtual Orthodoxy: Living A Lie”
Nature is not God
A study by Th. I. Riginiotis
Translation A. N.
In our day and age there is a noticeable increase in people who have been unearthing from oblivion and reliving the worship of ‘gods’ belonging to ancient pagan religions. This appears to be a worldwide phenomenon, which is intensifying as contemporary peoples seek their cultural roots, and while western peoples are seeing that they can now shake off the oppressive and imperialist versions of Christianity which took shape in the West during the past thousand years: Catholicism and Protestantism. Continue reading “Nature is not God”
Secular Psychotherapy and the Therapeutic Method of the Orthodox Church
Is secular “psychotherapy” compatible with the principles and the anthropology of the Orthodox Church?
An interview with Dr Jean Claude Larchet (*), University Professor who holds a doctorate in the Humanities, and has studied Psychopathology, Philosophy and the Eastern Church Fathers, and has also had clinical experience in psychiatric hospitals.
This is a transcribed excerpt from “Radio-Paraga”, a program on the official radio station of the Church of Greece. It was broadcast on Sunday, 6 February 2000, under the title: “Is Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy a Science?”. The program was presented by Father Konstantinos Stratigopoulos.
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Άγιος Ιωάννης Χρυσόστομος: «Η Εκκλησία είναι θεραπευτήριο, όχι δικαστήριο»
“…Η Εκκλησία είναι θεραπευτήριο και όχι δικαστήριο των ψυχών. Δεν καταδικάζει για τα αμαρτήματα, αλλά παρέχει συγχώρηση των αμαρτημάτων.
Τίποτα δεν κάνει τόσο χαρούμενη τη ζωή μας, όσο η ευχαρίστηση που νιώθουμε στην Εκκλησία.
Τίποτα δεν κάνει τόσο χαρούμενη τη ζωή μας, όσο η ευχαρίστηση που νιώθουμε στην Εκκλησία.
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