Roeber and Mattox on Their Conversion Book
Recently, I highlighted a couple of books on conversion to Orthodoxy. I thought I would now emphasize an interview with two co-authors of one of them:...
View ArticleFilioque and the Holy Spirit in Orthodox Theology
Although Holy Week (it is Holy Week for Eastern Christians) may not seem to be the time to post on a heady theological topic, Anastasia Theodoridis over at the blog Kyrie Eleison! (Greek for Lord, have...
View ArticleReligious Freedom Debates Across America and North Dakota
As most (if not all) readers of this blog know, North Dakotans will soon have an opportunity to vote on Measure 3, which seeks to pattern North Dakotan religious freedom protection after that which...
View ArticleEngaging the ELCA in Post-Measure 3 Dialogue
Although I think a combination of Planned Parenthood money and typical North Dakotan skepticism is what ultimately did in Measure 3, the resolution presented as a press release by the ELCA diocese of...
View ArticleWhen States Force A Particular Secular Perspective
Recently, in a comment, Andrew raised the choices before Roman Catholic adoption agencies when states have mandated that all adoption agencies must be willing to adopt children to homosexual couples....
View ArticleSexual Abuse Problems without a Church Hierarchy
It’s no secret that the media has pointed to difficulties within the Roman Catholic Church’s dealings (or lack thereof) with respect to wayward priests. Also, within Orthodoxy here in America, we have...
View ArticleSpitting in Rome’s Eye: A Reflection on How Orthodoxy’s Sinfulness Prevents...
In my previous post, I mentioned some of the internal problems besetting the Orthodox Church, causing dysfunction (which I termed “implosion”). I noted how it affects the Great Commission and how our...
View ArticleWhy We Orthodox Won’t Take up the Suggestion of Adam’s Joint Forgiveness...
In the last post, Adam DeVille suggested that Orthodox and Roman Catholics serve Forgiveness Vespers together. Would that we would! It is a suggestion that makes sense on so many levels. So, why...
View ArticleEastern Orthodox Advice on a Roman Catholic Problem: Divorce, Annulment, and...
Recent discussions and debates and political brokering in Rome has centered on relational ethics, including the question of divorce. Although most non-Roman Catholics probably look to papal...
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