What is the Role of the Laity in the Church? The Laity are the Church! [PDF]
The question of the role of the laity in the Church, in and of itself, requires clarification insofar as the laity are the very essence of the people of God; they are not only in the Church – they are the Church. All divisions between clergy and laity in
Archimandrite Robert Francis Taft
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The Theological Heritage of Fr. Alexander Schmemann [PDF]
September 2021 marks 100 years since the birth of Fr. Alexander Schmemann. This interview focusses on the main significance of his work for Christian theology in the fields of liturgical revival and Eucharistic Theology. Fr.
Fr. Georgy Kochetkov +4 more
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Основные аспекты богословия протопресвитера Александра Шмемана в свете его отношения к культуре и творчеству [PDF]
In this article the main aspects of Protopresbyter Alexander Shmemann’s theology are examined in the light of his deep interest in culture and art, especially literature. This interest proved productive not only for Fr. Alexander’s writings dedicated to
Олег Агапов
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On the history of the Liturgical practice of orthodox church in the XX century: the use of holy objects and substances [PDF]
The article focuses on the research of possible outer and inner reasons of certain peculiarities of eucharistic worship concerning usage of bread, wine, holy vessels and vestments in Russian orthodox church in XX century in time of persecutions ...
Maxim Zelnikov
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The primary redaction of the "Historia Mystagogica Ecclesiastica" [PDF]
This article examines the textual criticism of the most influential Byzantine liturgical commentary, Historia Mystagogica Ecclesiastica (HME). In the current scholarship it is usually taken for granted that this commentary belongs to St.
Michael Zheltov
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Признание анафоры Аддая и Мари католической церковью в 2001 году: богословский вклад и главные аргументы архимандрита Роберта Тафта [PDF]
Статья посвящена роли архимандрита Роберта Тафта в решении Святого престола признать анафору Аддая и Мари действительной евхаристической молитвой. Автор исследует аргументы за данное решение и против него.
Штефан Липке
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The Biblical Background of εκκλησία and its Later Application in the Orthodox Ecclesiology [PDF]
The author compares two types of Orthodox ecclesiology. The first one is the eucharistic/liturgical ecclesiology based on the biblical (Semitic) understanding of the Church as God’s people, gathered around Christ and called to proclaim the coming Kingdom
Petros Vassiliadis
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Learning Spiritual Discernment [PDF]
In his article prepared on the basis of his presentation at the conference “Discernimento e vita Cristiana” (“Discernment and Christian Life”), held in Bose (Italy) in September 2018, the author reflects on the relevance of spiritual discernment as one ...
John Behr
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Vocabulary related to the sacrament of Eucharist. Fragment of the french-russian thesaurus of religious lexis (part 2) [PDF]
This publication contains a fragment of the French-Russian Thesaurus of Religious Lexis that covers the language of Catholicism and Orthodoxy (and, to a lesser extent, Protestantism)
Nadezda Zhukovskaya
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On religious activity of churchgoers during World War I with the sacrament of Eucharist as an example (based on materials from Tobolsk diocese) [PDF]
World War I led to signifi cant changes not only in the political, economic and military spheres, but also in the social and religious conscience of Russian society.
Pavel Belous
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