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Patristic Roots for a Right to Health

WebA Patristic perspective, then, strongly affirms human rights, including the right to health. In a move which prefigured 20 th century liberation theology, the …

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Reconceiving Healthcare

WebSome of the ideas expressed in this post were presented at the 2016 OCAMPR (Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology & Religion) …

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Fasting, the Food Industry, and Eucharistic Consumption

WebIn addition to enacting socio-ecological change, by fasting and engaging in periods of eating more simply and mindfully we can better appreciate the value of food …

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Orthodox Social Thought: A Primer

WebTwo Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Reince Priebus and George Gigicos, are in high ranking positions in the Trump administration, meaning that …

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Do the Sacraments Prevent Illness

WebThe Church sets aside Holy Thursday for consecrating the reserved sacrament used for the healing of the sick throughout the year. There would be no need …

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Benedict and Sophia

WebBulgakov interprets the scriptural Sophia (Prov. 9:1-6) as a personalized principle holding together God and world in both unity and difference, a principle …

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Pro-Life Means Pro-Social Justice

WebAlso available in: Русский. I am pro-life. That means that I’m also pro-social justice. That means that I am not only for the dignity of the human being from the …

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Susan Holman Archives

WebSusan R. Holman is the John R. Eckrich Chair and Professor of Religion and the Healing Arts at Valparaiso University. Her publications include The Hungry are Dying: Beggars …

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The Apocalypse, and the Wisdom that Comes from Trauma

WebIt seems scandalous to suggest that wisdom can come from trauma, because it defies our association of goodness with states of peace, and bad things with …

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The Armenian Patriarchate and the Sanasaryan Han

WebLast month, the Court of Cassation in Turkey ruled that the historic and contested Sanasaryan Han will be the property of the Turkish state. Built in 1895, the …

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Eastern Orthodox Clergy: An At-Risk Population

WebIn a study of Greek Orthodox clergy and clergy spouses in America, over 40% of the 200 respondents endorsed trauma-related symptoms at a level that …

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The Fear of Tomorrow in Religious Education in Greece

WebThis approach enriches the learning experience, making it both unique and compelling for each student. The weakening of religious education in the Orthodox world …

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The Conspiratorial Cleric

WebSarah Riccardi-Swartz. Read part one of this two-part essay. In 2020, Orthodox Church in America (OCA) Archbishop Alexander (Golitzin) of Dallas and the …

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Varvara Gulina Archives

WebVarvara Gulina. Varvara Gulina is a daughter of a Russian-Ukrainian Orthodox priest and an iconographer. Ever since she was a very small child, Varvara …

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True Man: Kallistos of Oxford as Orthodoxy’s First Universal …

WebIn 2018 and afterwards, he was critical of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for forming a new Orthodox Church of Ukraine from “schismatic” bishops and said that …

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Katherine Karam McCray Archives

WebKatherine Karam McCray is a doctoral candidate in religious ethics at the University of Toronto focusing on disability ethics and Eastern Orthodox theological anthropology. Her …

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Disease, Community, and Grief in a COVID-19 World

WebOrthodox Christians have many resources to turn to in thinking about the religious history of tragedies that connect health with economic and social distress. The …

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Coptic Orthodox Communion in the Age of COVID-19

WebThe Eucharist or communion is one of seven sacraments at the heart of the Coptic Orthodox faith. The sacrament takes place during the Liturgy of the Faithful—the …

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