Sunday, May 17, 2020

On the Objective Reality of God's Presence

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On the Theotokos

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I have struggled with formatting in Blogger long enough. So going forward my posts will just be a link to a Google Doc that has the content ...
Sunday, July 29, 2018

A Review of “The Great Church in Captivity: A Study of the Patriarchate of Constantinople from the Eve of the Turkish Conquest to the Greek War of Independence”

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Sir Steven Runciman’s The Great Church in Captivity: A Study of the Patriarchate of Constantinople from the Eve of the Turkish Conquest to t...

On the Great Schism: Causes and Core Issues

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Introduction The schism between the sees of Constantinople and Rome is the sad result of years of increasing estrangement. The year 1054 A...

On the First Period of Iconoclasm in 8th Century Byzantium

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Introduction The eighth and ninth centuries were a tumultuous time in the Byzantine Empire because of the iconoclast controversy. Beginnin...
Saturday, July 28, 2018

On Alexandria and Antioch: A Comparison of Two Schools of Theology

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Introduction Alexandria and Antioch were the second and third most important cities in the Roman empire after Rome. Not surprisingly they ...

On the Development of Monasticism Up To and Including St. Benedict of Nursia

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The institution of monasticism had a profound historical influence upon the whole Church--East and West. Although many contemporary Christia...