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“The Spirit of the Grand Inquisitor” by Nikolai Berdyaev
This following article was written by the Russian Orthodox Philosopher Nikolai Berdyaev, soon after his friend Fr. Sergius Bulgakov received his first condemnation from the Moscow Patriarchate, on September 7th of 1935. It was published in the December issue of … Continue reading
Posted in Sergius Bulgakov
Tagged freedom, heresy, Moscow patriarchate, Nikolai Berdyaev, Orthodoxy, Sergius Bulgakov, Sergius Stragorodsky
22 Comments
‘That All Shall Be Saved’: A Review of a Review of a Review
It’s not often that one comes across a review of a book review. Sometimes a journal or magazine will give an author the opportunity to respond to a critical review. Sometimes it will publish a second review that offers a … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, David B. Hart
Tagged apocatastasis, David Hart, eternal damnation, hell, Orthodoxy, That All Shall Be Saved, universal salvation
34 Comments
Salvation in Christ: The Orthodox Approach
by Metropolitan Kallistos Ware Let me begin with a question that was put to me sometime ago in the railway train. A person sitting opposite fixed me with a piercing gaze and said, “Are you saved?” Now how did I … Continue reading
Posted in Theology
Tagged atonement, Christ, God, Kallistos Ware, Orthodoxy, sacrifice, salvation, substitutionary atonement
10 Comments
Life After Death and the Demonic Gauntlet
If Protestants love to debate the relationship between justification and sanctification and Catholics the extent and limits of papal infallibility, the Orthodox love to debate … aerial toll-booths! “Aerial toll-houses? Never heard of them.” I know. Few outside of Orthodoxy … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology
Tagged aerial toll-houses, divine judgment, eternal damnation, hell, intermediate state, life after death, Orthodoxy
18 Comments
Is the Palamite Distinction Ecumenical Dogma?
1. The official "Message" of the Council (think cover letter), still in draft form, will affirm other Councils as "Ecumenical." — George Demacopoulos (@GDemacopoulos) June 21, 2016 2. Council of 879 (ending poorly-named Photian Schism) and Councils of 1350s, endorsing … Continue reading
Posted in Theology
Tagged deification, dogma, ecumenical councils, essence and energies, God, Orthodoxy, Palamite distinction, theosis
73 Comments
Peter Leithart and the Return of Pontificator’s Laws
Since starting Eclectic Orthodoxy three years ago, I have generally tried to avoid ecclesiological debates and churchly apologetics. I know from personal experience how spiritually destructive these polemics can be. We want to prove to others why we were right … Continue reading
Posted in Theology
Tagged Catholic Church, John Henry Newman, Orthodoxy, Peter Leithart, Pontificator's Laws, Protestantism
38 Comments
Hell (Unfortunately)?
I have been asked by several readers to respond to the recent blog article by Orthodox priest Fr Stephen De Young: “Hell (Unfortunately) Yes.” I’m happy to do so, especially considering that Fr Stephen has given us something different from … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Eschatology
Tagged apocatastasis, damnation, dogma, hell, Orthodox Church, Orthodoxy, universal salvation, universalism
18 Comments
St Vincent of Lérins: The Consentient Council of the Doctors of the Church
When one is involved in a knock-down, drag-out doctrinal debate, a dogmatic definition is awfully handy to have at hand. It always puts one’s opponent on the defensive. Occasionally it even wins the argument. But what if the Church has … Continue reading