By Roman Atorin Modern sociocultural transformations in Russia have led to a growing interest in Orthodox culture as a whole, and in ecclesiastical art in particular. Orthodoxy serves as a conduit of Old Russian culture and art, a bearer of…
God 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…
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…
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…
Excerpt 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…
In 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…
By 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…
Why did God allow the trials of the 20th century to befall the Orthodox state (godless rule, execution of clergy, destruction of churches)? For what sins? What needed to be corrected? “For whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth…
The legacy of early Christian thinkers had a primary influence on the formation of the Christian worldview paradigm. Under the influence of the spiritual experience of ancient Christian writers, the foundations were laid, and the platform for the cultural existence…
The Apostle James wrote these words when explaining in his epistle how a person is justified before God. At that time, an idea had already appeared in Christianity that simply believing in Christ was sufficient for the salvation of the…