Jean-Claude Larchet has a new book out entitled Renewing Gender: An Orthodox Perspective. It is not a very Orthodox book, however. How can you be Orthodox and publicly accuse the Orthodox Church of…| Brian Patrick Mitchell
The first female Orthodox saint in North America was an Indigenous woman who spent her entire life with her Yup'ik family and neighbors in a village in southwest Alaska.| AP News
The Orthodox Church in America has its first female saint from North America. Hundreds of pilgrims joined several bishops in an elaborate ceremony to canonize St.| AP News
As Zoomers try out church, many are looking toward older and more traditional churches. What is behind the growing interest in liturgical and classical churches? What are some helpful tips for choosing an authentic and legitimate church? In this episode, I explore 2 ways to assess the ‘real thing’: learning history and going back to … Continue reading Church: do I choose new or old?| MurrayCampbell.net
In “In Accordance With the Scriptures: The Shape of Christian Theology,” Orthodox theologian John Behr reveals how the scriptural arc from Adam to Christ is recapitulated in our own growth as humans.| Word&Way
The founder of PRESSURE presents glossy fashion photography with the texture of everyday life in his zine ΧΑΟΣ| 1854 Photography
There is quite a lot on this blog about deaconesses. This post makes the most useful resources easily accessible. 1. All you might ever need to know, and the only item you have to pay for, but you don’t have … Continue reading →| Brian Patrick Mitchell
Maybe you’ve heard the old Bolshevik saying, “The worse things get, the better things are.” It makes sense for revolutionaries intent on overthrowing the existing order: The worse…| Brian Patrick Mitchell
Keen customers have noticed that The Disappearing Deaconess appears with different subtitles on different online vendors (Amazon, Alibris, etc.). Is it the same book? It is, except for the subtitle. Some vendors are slow in updating changes in their listings, … Continue reading →| Brian Patrick Mitchell
Those pushing deaconesses on the Orthodox Church rely heavily on the argument that since deaconesses were apostolic there is nothing wrong with them. But there are good reasons for believing deaconesses were not apostolic, and also good reasons for making … Continue reading →| Brian Patrick Mitchell
Tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern, Ancient Faith Radio will host its “first special edition of Ancient Faith Today Live” in which Fr. Tom Soroka and John Maddex will “take a deep dive int…| Dissident Mama
The Orthodox Study Bible (OSB) defines reconciliation as “Making peace between enemies, especially the removal of hostility and barriers between humans and God, and between individuals, accom…| Dissident Mama