by Fr. John Whiteford Into the Spiritual Abyss Later in high school, I got a job in a bookstore, and because it was my job to check new books in, I acquired a number of new interests. For example, I began studying Japanese, because of a book that I ran across that explained how to […]
The Revival of the Orthodox Church in China
An interview with Mitrophan Chin, webmaster of orthodox.cn by Igor Radev, editor of “Sobornost” in October 2005 and first published in the April 2006 issue no. 15 of “Sobornost”, a periodical of the Autonomous Ohrid Archbishopric in Macedonia of the Serbian Patriarchate. 1. Can you introduce us in short with the beginnings of the Orthodox […]
“Seeing Young Chinese Christian Seekers is the Most Astounding Experience I’ve had in a Long Time.”
This autumn, the Sretensky Monastery choir made a twenty-day tour, visiting Orthodox parishes of the United States. The tour ended… in China—where it had been invited to give two concerts. Although every step these Russians took around the city reminded them of themselves, this land nevertheless remains mysterious and somewhat incomprehensible, wonderful and amazing. The […]
Magicians Who Converted to Christianity
By John Sanidopoulos Throughout the history of Christianity, many magicians are recorded to have abandoned their ancient art and accepted the Christian faith, not because magic was found to be “fake” or “debunked”, but because they came to believe that in the eternal light of truth of the Triune God what they thought had spiritual […]
“Embrace! You Are Brothers!”
The Impact of Orthodox Theology by Jason Byassee Think of the standard theological debates in Western Christianity: Is conversion a matter of divine grace or human free will? Are theological disputes to be arbitrated by appeals to the Bible or to church tradition? Do the church’s authority and unity cohere in the pope, in a […]
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