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By Kiril Mikhailov When comparing Old Belief with other Orthodox confessions, the first thing that stands out is its familialism. All forms of traditional spirituality tend to gravitate toward traditional social structures and patriarchal ways of life—but for Old Belief, this was almost the central issue of its confession of faith [14: 79]. Everyone is…
By Kiril Mikhailov In the 17th century, Francis Bacon developed the concept of “pure knowledge,” free from prejudice and superstition—a concept of tremendous importance to world science, and one that, with only minor modifications, still reigns today. With the exception of anti- and irrationalist philosophical schools, which did not significantly influence the development of science,…
By Kiril Mikhailov “One must try everything in life!” This slogan is repeated, as if by the hypnotized, by nearly everyone. Television has ingrained this in us, and we no longer even think—we simply try, as long as the opportunity is there and no punishment follows. Moral and internal restraints are gone. After all, television teaches…
The Holy Catholic, and Apostolic Christian Church appeared on earth in the first century A.D. in Palestine, which was then part of the Roman Empire. After His Resurrection, the Lord Jesus Christ informed His disciples of His imminent Ascension, commanded them not to despair but to wait and pray, and promised to send them the…
By Kiril Tovbin On November 1, 2007, I attended a lecture by Deacon Maximus Urbanovich of the Orthodox Church in America. The topic was “Why I Became Orthodox.” I had prepared many questions, but instead of a lecture I witnessed an ordinary Protestant-style sermon. Urbanovich waved the Bible, made theatrical gestures, and jumped around, shouting…
By Kiril Mikhailov To my friend M.M. Rodin The field lies open—nothing is sacred! A qualitatively new godlessness has arrived. We have entered a time in which faith is wholly overtaken by pretense, by a mere likeness of faith. The believer has been replaced by an actor playing the believer. In my view, no period…