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Understanding the Holy Trinity
Read more: Understanding the Holy TrinityGod has revealed to humanity that He is one yet triune in persons. How can we understand the mystery of the Holy Trinity within our limited comprehension? What do the terms person/hypostasis/essence/nature mean? What are the shared and individual properties of the Holy Trinity? Before delving into the mystery of the Holy Trinity, it is…
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Introductory Discourse on Holy Tradition. -Bishop Mikhail (Semyonov)
Read more: Introductory Discourse on Holy Tradition. -Bishop Mikhail (Semyonov)Before engaging in a polemic against sectarian views on various issues, it is necessary to say at least a few words about the sources of doctrine that they accept and that we accept. As is well known, almost all sectarians regard Holy Scripture as the sole source of faith and reject any references to the…
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The Study of the History of the Early Christian Community Based on Apostolic Texts (Epistles)
Read more: The Study of the History of the Early Christian Community Based on Apostolic Texts (Epistles)In today’s context of increasing religious activity and society’s genuine interest in Christian culture, the social roots of religion are being preserved and strengthened, prompting further research into these foundations. Biblical themes are acquiring significant socio-cultural importance. The study of early Christian communities, which were established by real historical figures—the Apostles—becomes particularly vital. The Apostles…
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The Schism of the Orthodox Church. -Ryabushinsky
Read more: The Schism of the Orthodox Church. -RyabushinskyExcerpt from the book: V.P. Ryabushinsky – Old Belief and the Russian Religious Consciousness Around the middle of the 17th century, an event of tremendous significance took place in the history of Russian culture: the Russian Church was torn by a schism. This division, for many, even to this day, seems to have arisen from…
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The Tale of the Novgorodian White Klobuk
Read more: The Tale of the Novgorodian White KlobukThe Epistle of Dmitry the Greek Interpreter to Archbishop Gennady of Novgorod To the most venerable and great, holy, cathedral, and apostolic church of Sophia, the Wisdom of God, to the most reverend lord, Archbishop of Great Novgorod and Pskov, Vladyka Gennady, thy servant in holy reverence, Mitya Malyi, offers due obeisance. By thy most…
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Orthodoxy in 17th-Century Rus’: A Brief Historical and Cultural Overview. -R. Atorin
Read more: Orthodoxy in 17th-Century Rus’: A Brief Historical and Cultural Overview. -R. AtorinBy Roman Atorin The origins of the Christian faith in Rus’ should be sought long before the enlightening mission of the holy equal-to-the-apostles Prince Vladimir. Christian tradition holds that the very hills upon which the magnificent city of Kiev would later rise were visited by the holy apostle Andrew the First-Called when he preached the…
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“Old Believers”: The History and Adequacy of the Term
Read more: “Old Believers”: The History and Adequacy of the TermIn recent decades, the meaning of the term “Old Believers” (староверы) has undergone a significant transformation in the public consciousness. Whereas just a few decades ago, society had a clear understanding that Old Believers were Old Ritualists (старообрядцы)—representatives of the most ancient and orthodox form of Christianity in Russia—today, this term is increasingly being adopted by neo-pagans to describe their own…
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The Messianic Background of the Schism
Read more: The Messianic Background of the SchismBy the 17th century, messianism had fully taken shape as a fundamental part of the Russian mentality, crystallized through the terror of Ivan the Terrible and the Time of Troubles that inevitably followed. The sense of a providential mission before the whole world shaped key features of the Russian national character, including (1) isolation from…