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Another City

A Journal of Orthodox Culture

More articles by Met. Hierotheos Vlachos

Met. Hierotheos of Nafpaktos (and Fr. John Romanides) – On The Mystery of Pentecost

June 15, 2019 / Met. Hierotheos (Vlachos) of Nafpaktos

The Descent of the Holy Spirit

“Why was it necessary for the Ascension to happen and for the Holy Spirit to descend?” In two volumes of Empirical Dogmatics, Metropolitan Hierotheos offers us a once-hidden treasure: the unwritten teachings of Fr John Romanides, one of the greatest Orthodox theologians of the last century. These “spoken teachings” (recorded from lectures at the … [Read more...] about Met. Hierotheos of Nafpaktos (and Fr. John Romanides) – On The Mystery of Pentecost

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