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The Ecumenical Movement and the Problem of Authority

by Mark Mueller
A short essay o�n the Ecumenical Movement, with information and thoughts about the mission of the World Council of Churches.
 

The Canonization of Scripture

by Thomas Simmons
Here's something I put together a few years ago which has been used on several websites of EO churches in the US. Hopefully it helps with the Psalm numbering, the place of the Deutercanonicals as Scripture, and other questions about textual variations...
 

Introduction to Patristics

by Raouf Ibrahim
The following article serves to define and introduce the study of Patristics. It also provides some fundamental rationale on the importance of the Church Fathers in Orthodox Church Life.
 

Who Were the Pharisees?

by Hegomen Antonious Henein
The Pharisees were one of the three sects of Judaism in the time of our Lord, the other two being the Sadducees and the Essenes. It was, according to St. Paul's testimony, "the most straightest sect" (Acts 26:5.)
 

Remembering the Council of Ephesus: Letter to Nestorius

by Saint Cyril of Alexandria
Today we commemorate and celebrate the gathering of the 200 righteous Bishops at Ephesus, in the year 431. This document below was one of the key documents of the Council, is considered ecumenical, and is one that was partially responsible for the...
 

On the Incarnation

by Saint Athanasius the Apostolic
The book below, is one that cannot be read casually: it is a masterpiece, and is still considered the authority on the great Dispensation that is our Lord's Incarnation.