Tag: Books
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Orthodox Natural Law Theory
As some have argued here, the Church’s witness requires her to clearly articulate her anthropological vision. The challenges that face both the Church and the larger society flow from competing visions of what it means to be human. The articulation of an Orthodox understanding of the human person is central to our moral witness in…
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Father Arseny: Fact or Fiction?
Some of you may be aware that there is a discussion occurring asking whether Fr. Arseny actually existed as a real person or is he a literary creation. Dr. Peter Bouteneff in his podcast “Sweeter than Honey” examines this question in light of recent Soviet history, particularly how history was often erased in the Soviet…
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Review: How the Byzantines Saved Europe
The Oxford Handbook of Byzantine Studies. Edited by Elizabeth Jeffreys, John Haldon, Robin Cormack. Oxford University Press (2008) Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire by Judith Herrin. Princeton University Press (2008) Ask the average college student to identify the 1,100 year old empire that was, at various points in its history, the political,…
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The Theological Roots of Nazism and Stalinism