By Bruce Seraphim Foltz Jesus Crucified: The Baroque Spirituality of St Dimitri of Rostov, (Treasures of Orthodox Spirituality), edited and translated by John Mikitish, St Vladimir’s Seminary Press, Yonkers, New York: 2017, pp. 170. Click to order from Amazon “Open, O doors and bolts of my heart that Christ the King of Gory may enter! Enter, O my … [Read more...] about Words to Warm the Heart. A Review of “Jesus Crucified: The Baroque Spirituality of St Dimitri of Rostov”
Looking for the Real Jesus? Try the Gospels
"Wait a second,” he said suddenly, as we stood up to say goodbye after a happy Christmas Eve dinner. “I’m done with this and you may find it interesting.” It was the December issue of National Geographic, its cover presenting a painting of Christ by Rembrandt, and a headline that read, “THE REAL JESUS: What Archaeology Reveals About His … [Read more...] about Looking for the Real Jesus? Try the Gospels
How to Read and Study Dostoevsky
I. Difficulties in Reading Dostoevsky Dostoevsky's novels are relatively accessible, and they are usually quite engaging, so most readers are able to plunge right in without preliminaries.1 Two obstacles, however, should be noted at the outset. The first is an obvious one: between the many diminutives and nicknames, as well as the "patronyms" (derived from the father's first … [Read more...] about How to Read and Study Dostoevsky
Nature and City in the Greek East
The poet seems to suggest that we can now find the natural city only in the imagination. The bridge for the modernist poet is now an interior, and even a psychological function. It was not always so. Source: Πεμτουσια (Pemtousia) By Bruce Seraphim Foltz The beauty of the city is not as heretofore scattered over it in patches, but covers the whole area like a robe woven … [Read more...] about Nature and City in the Greek East