by John Sanidopoulos Below are some very characteristic and very important passages from Saint John of Damascus on the subject of Hell: 1. Hell is not God's punishment, but it is a state of receptivity. It appears that Hell and Paradise as "places" do not exist. There is only God, who is … [Read more...]
The Terms of the Ecumenical Councils and the Living Organisms
Contextual Theology: Part Four By Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos We all need to accept the basic position that the Church is a living reality; that She is the Body of Christ and the community of theosis and, subsequently, that the Church gives birth to Fathers and not the Fathers who give birth … [Read more...]
On The Holy Eucharist
by St. John of Damascus The bread and the wine are not merely figures of the body and blood of Christ (God forbid!) but the deified body of the Lord itself: for the Lord has said, “This is My body,” not, this is a figure of My body: and “My blood,” not, a figure of My blood. And on a previ … [Read more...]
