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The Visigothic king of Spain, Gundemar, issues this edict to protect his authority over the Spanish church from some unspecified Byzantine bishops in North Africa. He announced regal supremacy in lands, utilizing church precedence via the See of Toledo.

The forty days of fasting before Christmas are meant to prepare us for the Feast of the Nativity, but the busyness of the secular celebration can interfere with our best efforts to center our hearts on Christ. Behold a Great Light is a daily devotional designed to help readers contemplate the mysteries of the Incarnation from the beginning of the Nativity fast on November 15 through Christmas and Theophany, ending with the Synaxis of St. John the Baptist on January 7. Popular Ancient Faith authors, bloggers, and podcasters bring their own unique perspectives to these meditations, which are paired with selections from the Scriptures and the hymns of the Church.Contributors: Fr. Basil Ross Aden; Elissa Bjeletich Davis; Fr. Stephen De Young; Fr. Stephen Freeman; Fr. Michael Gillis; Laura S. Jansson; Nicole M. Roccas; Brandi Willis Schreiber

In this seminal and classic work, Jean Daniélou examines the spiritual or mystical theology of St Gregory of Nyssa and its relationship to non-Christian, especially Platonic, thought. He strikes a balanced view, asserting that Gregory's vision is fundamentally Christian, though he articulates himself in Platonic terminology and categories. In fact, Nyssen turns many classical Greek notions on their head, and posits a dynamic and inspiring vision of the spiritual life as an infinite pursuit of the infinite God.

This text is one of the few surviving works to come out of the Nubian church in its zenith. It gives a comical account of a pilgrim drawn to the church of the Coptic Saint Menas, and the events that transpire along the way.

In this work, St. Albert looks to address some of the errors that he believes is being taught amongst the Aristotelian professors at teh University of Paris. He outlines his argument into fifteen separate theses, and seeking to define the breakdown in logical that he has observed in philosophical and theological matters from his peers.

His Grace Abba Raphael's Master's thesis, which is on the Economy of Salvation According to the Early Church from a Biblical, Patristic, liturgical and canonical standpoint, came at a time in which erroneous teachings were circulating; teachings which are foreign to our mother Church; teachings which are at odds with Holy Scriptures, the saintly Early Fathers, and all who have taught us throughout history. His Grace began responding to some of these erroneous teachings, which are strange to our Coptic Orthodox Church, and expounded at length the topic of "Economy of Salvation."

A short treatise given by the master of this Coptic monastery to his pupil and peers. St. Isaiah offers some advise about maintaining a discipline psychology and a clear rejection of the material world.

A short treatise given by the master of this Coptic monastery to his pupil and peers. St. Isaiah offers some advise about maintaining a discipline psychology and a clear rejection of the material world.

The Anglican Catholic Church holds the Affirmation of St Louis as its founding document from which it seeks to express its identity as part of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church of the Nicene Creed. The Affirmation contains a section on moral principles which stands in opposition to the moral theology of the Anglican Communion from which the Continuing Anglican Movement emerged in 1978. The purpose of this book is to use the Catholic Principles that lie at the heart of the doctrine of the Catholic Church to investigate the moral content of the Affirmation, to describe the moral theology therefrom and to examine the foundations and ramifications for the Anglican Catholic Church in holding these principles and how it continues to seek continuity with those with whom it shares an ecclesial heritage.

El evangelio de Jesucristo no trata de lo que Jesús puede hacer por tu vida. Ni siquiera es la respuesta a la pregunta: ¿cómo puedo ser salvo?. El evangelio es la declaración de una victoria. En su venida a la tierra, en su sufrimiento y en su resurrección, Cristo venció a los demonios, al pecado y a la muerte. En Levántate, oh Dios, el autor y podcastero P. Andrew Stephen Damick nos introduce en la guerra espiritual que Cristo ganó con su victoria, en cómo estamos atrapados en medio de esa guerra, en cuál es el verdadero contenido del evangelio, y cómo debemos responder a este.

Orthodox theology is intimately linked to spiritual experience:it has a very different meaning to the present usage of this word coming from academia. The scientific methods developed in the West since the seventeenth century can of of benefit in many regards, but without strong roots in the Orthodox tradition  theology risks  being "eaten up" by the human sciences.These roots are in the mystical tradition of the Church as passed down from the the beginning and expressed in the lives of saints, iconography etc. Thus this work has both a theoretical and a practical scope, of relevance to  all Christians.

¿¿ many ¿ modern man, holiness seems an exceptional, if not exotic, possession of ¿ bye-gone age.Even when modern day saints emerge, modern man struggles to connect their lives with his own, to bring the lessons learned from them alive in his own life. This struggle is made "easy'' and the "yoke" of true life in Christ is made light upon encountering the Life and Witness of Saint Iakovos of Evia.From holy roots in Asia Minor, where ¿ rich spiritual treasure was inherited from holy ancestors, to his ascetic struggle on the island of Evia, where rich spiritual fruit was borne forth, Saint lakovos' life is pure inspiration for the spiritual athlete. Herein one will hear his life told in the first person, from his own perspective and in his own way: how his family established ¿ new home as refugees, how God called him from childhood on the path to monasticism and His Grace poured through him for the edification of ¿ll around him; how he lived as ¿ hieromonk and spiritual father to many.The narrator of this true life is the saint's close spiritual child and physician, an "eye-witness" of the mystery and the miracle that is the theanthropic life incarnate in man. ¿¿ helps make this book ¿ bridge to the other side of life, the one hidden in Christ, allowing us insight into the saint's own experience of clinging to reverent piety, cultivating Orthodox faith in Christ, and pursuing holiness even amidst the malaise of modernity.

Fragen zur Beziehung von Religion und Politik, von Georgischer Orthodoxer Kirche und Nation sowie von Sexualität und LGBTQI*-Rechten werden im heutigen Georgien zu Arenen von Auseinandersetzungen und Konflikten zwischen verschiedenen gesellschaftlichen Gruppen. Einen Brennpunkt solcher Spannungen bildet der 17. Mai 2013, an dem eine von der LGBTQI*-Gemeinschaft organisierte Demonstration durch eine von Anhänger*innen und Klerikalen der Georgischen Orthodoxen Kirche angeführte große Menge von Gegendemonstrant* innen gewaltsam aufgelöst wurde. Das vorliegende Buch erforscht diese Kontroversen und Konflikte und baut dabei auf neueren interdisziplinären Forschungsperspektiven wie den Secular Studies und den Vielfältigen Säkularitäten. Zu diesem Zweck fokussiert die Autorin auf diejenigen Narrative von Nation, Modernität, Sexualität, Religion und Säkularität, die diese Auseinandersetzungen begleiten, und analysiert sie als zusammenhängende Fragen des Warum, Wie und Von-wem der Formationen von Säkularität in Georgien. Die Studie analysiert die wechselwirkende Formierung des Säkularen und des Religiösen auf drei Ebenen: Staat, Öffentlichkeit und das Selbst. Dabei arbeitet sie die gleichzeitige Partikularität und Universalität von Säkularität sowie ihre Verknüpfung mit universalisierten Wissensregimen heraus.

I learned about the Blessed Virgin Mary as a child attending a superb Roman Catholic grade school and as a teenager studying at an excellent Catholic high school. My friendship with Our Lady was nurtured at the University of Notre Dame and deepened throughout my adult life. Later as a Wesleyan pastor, I missed the Virgin Mary as an intimate and important part of my life. Finally coming home, called in significant part by my yearning for Our Lady, I fell in love with the Theotokos as a Deacon in the Orthodox Church. This book offers a researched comparative analysis of the Eastern Prayer Rule of the Theotokos and the Western Rosary. Deacon David Lochbihler currently serves at Saint Patrick`s Orthodox Church in Bealeton, Virginia. He teaches fourth grade at The Fairfax Christian School in Northern Virginia. After graduating summa cum laude from the University of Notre Dame and cum laude from the University of Texas School of Law. Deacon David worked as a Chicago attorney for three years before becoming a teacher and coach. He also earned Master`s degrees in Elementary Education, Biblical Studies, and Applied Orthodox Theology. His varsity high school basketball and soccer teams captured four N.V.I.A.C. conference championships.

The Church is commonly spoken of as an institutional reality, but much less frequently recognized as a spiritual and heavenly reality called by God " to make disciples of all nations." (Mt. 28:19) This modest work furthers the development of a structured and integrated Christian Orthodox political thought, whereby the Church is neither sidelined as having no relevance to this present life, nor dominated by temporal questions or popular movements at the expense of its eternal salvific mission. The author seeks to ground the mission of the Church in the present world both on an understanding of God as Trinity and in Her mission to baptize diverse cultures. To do this effectively the Church must recognize and adapt to local and contemporary political and social trends and patterns. It must exemplify the Gospel as a way of communal and social life, not allowing itself to be reduced to an impersonal ideology manifest within the sphere of either imagination, ideology, or a private individualistic existence.

Sacred Scripture quotes Jesus Christ only once during the first thirty years of His life on earth. The twelve-year-old asks two precise and profound questions: Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father's business?

Is the Orthodox Church the true Church of Jesus Christ? What are its claims and theology? Furthermore, is the Orthodox Church "infallible" that is, does it teach without error (heresy)? And, if so, how and why does it teach thus? Originally written in 2005 as a pamphlet, the author has taken the time to put this in a book that answers many questions concerning the theology, history, and inerrancy (infallibility) of the Orthodox Church and its view on such. What did Cardinal Humbert declare in 1054 before Patriarch Michael Cerularius (Kerullarios)? The answers are inside.....

Being interested in both Orthodox spirituality and post-Roman history, I cast about for a volume presenting all that is known to us about one of the most famous and influential figures of the 5th century, Saint Germanus, Bishop of Auxerre...