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Another City

A Journal of Orthodox Culture

More articles by Dr. Christopher Veniamin

Understanding Orthodoxy

May 4, 2019 / Christopher Veniamin

Dogma, Fr. John Romanides taught, exists to guide the faithful and to safeguard against false teaching. Dogmas don't contain the substance of the encounter with God, they describe and direct it. Dogma itself must be experienced, lit with the fire of Divine Life to effect salvation -- the healing, redemption, and restoration -- of the believer. Theology, in other words, must be … [Read more...] about Understanding Orthodoxy

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