By Fr. John Romanides Now from the standpoint of tradition, modern Orthodoxy and traditional Orthodoxy are not the same. Of course, they share something in common - the Bible - but that is only part of tradition. The question remains: what is the essence of tradition? What is the core of tradition? … [Read more...]
All Planets the Same
By Fr. John Romanides This first appeared in the Boston Globe on April 8, 1965. I can foresee no way in which the teachings of the Orthodox Christian tradition could be affected by the discovery of intelligent beings on another planet. Some of my colleagues feel that even a discussion of the … [Read more...]
Not A Licensed Theologian
The following story is recalled by a former student of Fr. John Romanides: Some fifty years ago, when I was a student at the theological academy, our professor of Dogmatics, Father John Romanides, told us a story about his student days at the Theological School of the University of Athens. In … [Read more...]
