Sexual identities, in contrast to sexual practices or passions, are a relatively new concept. Only recently were passions taken to define people, i.e. seen as constituting an identity or essence, such as homosexual or heterosexual—an understanding that even many secular circles now scorn as untenable. It is, then, discouraging to see a highly respected Orthodox hierarch … [Read more...] about The Unbearable Essentializing of Being: Metropolitan Kallistos Ware’s Sorrowful Joy of Sex
Orthodox Philosophers
Time, Eternity, and Redemption
By Georges Florovsky This philosophical and theological reflection by Fr George Florovsky is part of a larger essay called “Redemption.” It was published in Volume Three of his Collected Works: Creation and Redemption. The version presented here breaks up some of the long paragraphs for the sake of readability. Greek philosophy did not know and was in no … [Read more...] about Time, Eternity, and Redemption
Meaning, Behavior, and Upright Apes: Why Materialism Doesn’t Work
Morality for the materialist (or physicalist) must be a form of subterfuge, a sleight of hand. You have to forget the foundation on which it stands. Once that forgetfulness is in place, then the dialogue can progress as if it were referring to real things rather than contrivances that arise from the neurons of a walking bag of chemicals. Nihilism is compatible with materialism … [Read more...] about Meaning, Behavior, and Upright Apes: Why Materialism Doesn’t Work