Watch the Video This talk on the meaning of the Zombie and on the place of monsters in the world was given at the OCA Diocese of the South Annual conference in Chattanooga, TN on July 27, 2017. Read the Essay Source: Orthodox Arts Journal. Reprinted with permission. Click images to enlarge. By Jonathan Pageau As Culture Deconstructs Increasingly … [Read more...] about Zombies, Monsters and a Dog-Headed Saint
Philosophy & Theology
On the Essential Identity of Ecumenism and Phyletism
By Archpriest Peter Heers As Fr. Seraphim Rose once wrote, the difference between Orthodoxy and heterodoxy is most apparent in that the Orthodox Church (in Her Saints) is able to discern the spirits. Moreover, discernment of the methods of the fallen spirits is a requirement in the formation of Christology and Ecclesiology. As the Evangelist John writes, “For this … [Read more...] about On the Essential Identity of Ecumenism and Phyletism
A Godly Contemplative Meditation on the Most Holy Sufferings of Our Lord Jesus Christ
With this text, Another City inaugurates a new feature of our journal, in which we offer the reader substantial portions (typically chapters) of books (many of them recently published) that we believe hold a particular importance for Orthodox Christians. Here, thanks to St Vladimir’s Seminary Press, we encounter one of the most important but strangely neglected saints and … [Read more...] about A Godly Contemplative Meditation on the Most Holy Sufferings of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Words to Warm the Heart. A Review of “Jesus Crucified: The Baroque Spirituality of St Dimitri of Rostov”
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”
The Message of the Teachings of Saint Gregory Palamas for our Time
Source: Mystagogy Resource Center By Protopresbyter George Metallinos Hesychasm1 is the quintessence of the Orthodox tradition, identified with what it encompasses and expresses, the term ORTHODOXY. Outside of the hesychast tradition Orthodoxy is non-existent and inconceivable. The practice of hesychasm, moreover, is the "touchstone" for the recognition of authentic … [Read more...] about The Message of the Teachings of Saint Gregory Palamas for our Time