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Another City

A Journal of Orthodox Culture

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Book Review: The Ethics of Beauty

January 30, 2021 / David C. Ford

The Ethics of Beauty by Dr. Timothy Patitsis

In this short review, Dr. David Ford writes that "The Ethics of Beauty" by Dr. Timothy Patitsas "...has already brought for many people life-changing healing and personal reconciliation with God and with others." Patitsis covers a wide range of topics to show how Dostoevsky's dictum "Beauty will save the world" has practical application in our contemporary world. The … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Ethics of Beauty

The Dystopian Nightmares of Orwell’s 1984 and Huxley’s Brave New World

January 26, 2021 / Arthur Hunt III

As a new regime takes office in Washington, utopian dreams are reigning in high fashion. A good time, no doubt, to reflect two classic novels warning of the dystopian danger that invariably arises when utopian fantasies are implemented at the expense of both human nature and truth itself. This essay by Arthur W. Hunt III offers an excellent, comparative primer on these two … [Read more...] about The Dystopian Nightmares of Orwell’s 1984 and Huxley’s Brave New World

Psalm Eight and the Mystery of the Incarnation

January 8, 2021 / Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon

Nativity

As we continue—or for those of us observing the Old Calendar Feast, as we begin—to meditate on the Incarnation of Christ, following our celebration of His Nativity, we can find a luminous source of insight in the typology and prophetic power of Psalm Eight. Fr Patrick Henry Reardon’s classic work, “Christ in the Psalms,” shows us how not only this … [Read more...] about Psalm Eight and the Mystery of the Incarnation

St. Ephrem the Syrian: Hymn of the Nativity

December 22, 2020 / St. Ephrem the Syrian

The Nativity of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

St. Ephrem’s “Hymns on the Nativity” are like a dazzling display of Christmas lights—or better yet, like the brightly shining stars shimmering over the fields of Bethlehem. St Ephrem believes that God reveals Himself through “raze” (symbols, mysteries, hidden meanings) found not only throughout Holy Scripture, but everywhere in nature as … [Read more...] about St. Ephrem the Syrian: Hymn of the Nativity

St. Paisios: Too Many Worries Will Distance Us From God

December 14, 2020 / St. Paisios of Mt. Athos

St. Paisios of Mt. Athos

Like Jesus’ friend Martha in the Gospel of St Luke, we “are worried and troubled about many things.” But as we prepare ourselves for the Nativity of Christ — as we look ahead toward His birth not in a royal chamber, but in the rustic and unpretentious cradle of an animal trough — and as we anticipate his quiet but earth-shaking Incarnation into a … [Read more...] about St. Paisios: Too Many Worries Will Distance Us From God

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