Tag Archives: Orthodoxy

Salvation in Christ: The Orthodox Approach

Posted on 21 June 2019 by

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 →

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Life After Death and the Demonic Gauntlet

Posted on 5 June 2017 by

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 →

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Is the Palamite Distinction Ecumenical Dogma?

Posted on 21 June 2016 by

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 →

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Peter Leithart and the Return of Pontificator’s Laws

Posted on 7 November 2015 by

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 →

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Hell (Unfortunately)?

Posted on 16 June 2015 by

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 →

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St Vincent of Lérins: The Consentient Council of the Doctors of the Church

Posted on 31 August 2014 by

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 →

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St Vincent of Lérins: How Do We Discern Christian Doctrine?

Posted on 18 August 2014 by

“In the Catholic Church itself, all possible care must be taken, that we hold that faith which has been believed everywhere, always, by all” (Commonitorium 2.5). During my 25 years as an Episcopal priest, I recited this famous canon of … Continue reading →

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