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Articles
- A sampling of the dozens of articles
available from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Articles
- From the Orthodox Church in America
The
Orthodox Church: Church History - By Kallistos Ware
Catechism of the
Eastern Orthodox Church - By Rev. Constas H. Demetry, D. D.
Are the
Terms "Christian" and "Orthodox" Accurate For Our Times? - By
Archbishop Abercius (Averky) of Syracuse and Holy Trinity Monastery
(ROCOR).
Orthodox
Catechism - Briefly outlines the main doctrines of the Orthodox
Church, as well as the traditional Orthodox opinion regarding several
different contemporary issues ranging from abortion to ecumenism.
The Church
of Christ: The Concept of the Church of Christ on Earth - An Excerpt
from Orthodox Dogmatic Theology by Fr. Michael Pomazansky, Russian
Orthodox Church Outside Russia (St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood Press,
1994, pp. 222-246.)
Exposition of the Orthodox Faith - By Saint
John of Damascus. (Post Nicene Fathers, Schaff Edition Volume IX, Series
II, Translated by The Rev. S. D. F. Salmond, D.D., F.e.I.s., Principal
of the Free Church College, Aberdeen., 1898.)
Part 1,
Part 2,
Part 3,
Part 4
A Short
Historical Review of Apologetic Works In Connection With the General
History of Theology - [Note: Excerpts from Orthodox Apologetic
Theology by Ivan M. Andreyev, St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 1995, p.
51-65] The term apologetics is derived from the Greek word apologia
meaning "defense." This word appears in the First Catholic (i.e.,
Universal) Epistle of the Holy Apostle Peter, in which he instructs:
"Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an
answer (apologian) to every man that asketh you a reason (logon) of the
hope that is in you with meekness and fear" (1 Peter 3:15). Therefore,
in Christian theology, the term apologetics is used in regards to
defending the true faith against atheists, pagans, Jews and heretics.
This defense, however, is done in a loving manner in order to bear good
fruits, and not in a polemical or obsessive manner which in many cases
can be detrimental towards the Apostolic Faith.
Basic Teachings of the
Orthodox Faith - By Metropolitan Archbishop Sotirios. A publication of The
Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (Canada)
Alexander
Men Home Page -
Russian martyr.
Alexander
Schmemann Home Page - Extracts from Fr. Alexander’s books
and sermons.
Calculation
of the Ecclesiastical Calendar - A “must visit” site
for those who argue the issue of old calendar vs. new calendar in the Orthodox
Church.
The
Christian Classics Ethereal Library - Wheaton College,
Wheaton, IL.
Dogmatic
Tradition of the Orthodox Church - By Bishop Maximos
(Aghiorgoussis) of Pittsburgh. A brief explanation of Orthodox theology
and its sources.
Early
Christian Writings - Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Early
Church Fathers and The Seven Ecumenical Councils -
From
the Christian Classics Ethereal Library, Wheaton College.
HTC:
Theology-EcclesiologyLinks - From the web site of Holy
Trinity Cathedral (OCA), San Francisco, CA.
Gregory
of Nyssa Homepage - Contains
translations, some with introductions, from the works of St. Gregory.
ICLnet
Guide to Early Church Documents - The Institute for Christian
Leadership’s links to primary documents of the early church.
Notes
on the Orthodox Ecclesiastical Calendar - Fascinating,
informative and highly technical site. The veracity of the information,
however, is not known.
Sayings
From Elder Paisios - Courtesy of TheoLogic Systems, St.
Gregory Palamas Greek Orthodox Monastery, Hayesville, Ohio.
A
Short Orthodox Catechism - From the Orthodox Christian
Foundation web site.
What
We Believe - Orthodox faith and practice. From the Antiochian
Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. |
According
to the Orthodox way of thinking almost all of the pages in these links
sections, including this one, are in some sense "about" Theology, while none
of them can be called "Theology" in an Orthodox sense. In Orthodox Tradition
the theologian is, par excellence, the one who prays, and real theology is
done while standing in that prayer which reaches the stillness of the deep
heart. By this understanding, there are few real theologians and little or
no "written" Theology. The links on this page have to do with theology in
the sense that in the relationship between God and the world there is a
great mystery in which certain ways of speaking are and other ways of
speaking are not adequate to the task of pointing out this mystery and
describing how we may and may not speak about it. — Fr. Thomas Pleska of The
Holy Mountain