in Russian Orthodox culture, as articulated separately and relatedly by Pobedonostsev and Dostoevsky shortly before the disappearance of imperial Russia, seen by many Orthodox Christians as the “third Rome” or heir to
“The unexamined life is not worth living.” Likewise, the unexamined faith is not worth having. Therefore, it is incumbent upon Christians “to give a reason for their hope” (1 Pet. 3:15). This is part of the great command to love God with all our mind, as well as our heart ...
The job of born again Christians is to teach that becoming born again means toconvert, to separate from worldliness. "He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; andI will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father...
Phil Fernandes is the Senior Pastor of Trinity Bible Fellowship and the founder and president of the Institute of Biblical Defense, an apologetics ministry which trains Christians in the defense of the faith. Both ministries are located in Bremerton, Washington. Dr.Fernandes has earned a Ph.D. i...
At some point in late antiquity, most scholars believe, Christians reversed the powerful valence of death pollution and considered corpses and bones to be sacred. The rise of the 'Cult of the Saints' or 'cult of relics' is widely accepte... Christoph Fasbender - 《Archiv Für Religionsgeschi...
The vision of Roman religion that Christians outside Rome bequeath in their writings has two features. On one hand, it shows a clear perception of the different religious practices in different cities of the empire, as well as local selection in the reception of Roman practices, providing rich...
the latest and climactic volume of which,March 1917Book 2, appeared in timely fashion in English just last November. All three books –Solzhenitsyn’s, Dreher’s, and the Jordanville collection– should be on the reading list of American Orthodox Christians this fall during the threatened unravel...