Sweeter Than Honey Orthodox Christian Theology and Life as Joy and Light

Start date: March 2009 431 minutes, 15 seconds in 18 episodes

Dr. Peter Bouteneff seeks to recover the richness and joy of Christian teaching—and the challenge of living it.

Dr. Bouteneff teaches theology at St. Vladimir’s Seminary and is also a musician and popular culture enthusiast. He has written numerous articles and books, including Sweeter Than Honey: Orthodox Thinking on Dogma and Truth, published by St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press.

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Date	Title & Description	Duration
Oct 28, 2011	Post-Episcopalian Stress Syndrome Dr. Bouteneff examines the specific phenomenon of Episcopalian converts to the Orthodox Church. Click to play	27:50
Jan 22, 2011	The Sectarian Mindset Dr. Bouteneff uses the occasion of the recent anti-Semitic comments of Metropolitan Seraphim of Piraeus to address conspiracy theories and the sectarian mindset. Click to play	23:43
Jul 25, 2010	But is it True? Dr. Bouteneff uses three conferences that he recently attended as an introduction to a discussion of truth. He explains that the search for truth is more important than labels, sides, or platforms. Click to play	19:18
May 13, 2010	Whole-mindedness Dr. Bouteneff discusses the importance of "whole-minded" living, as opposed to a superficial life which becomes unnecessarily complex. Click to play	24:20
Jan 28, 2010	Father Arseny: Fact or Fiction? Dr. Bouteneff discusses a pair of books about Father Arseny, Fr. Arseny: Priest, Prisoner, Spiritual Father and Fr. Arseny: Cloud of Witnesses, both of which his mother translated from Russian into English. Click to play	31:10
Nov 21, 2009	Death, Prayer, and Time Dr. Bouteneff explains how and why we pray for those who suffer and for those who have already died. Click to play	25:02
Oct 19, 2009	Halloween, Demons, and the Cross Dr. Bouteneff contemplates the power of the Cross during this Halloween season. Click to play	20:09
Sep 18, 2009	Words and Accountability Peter reflects on the power and impact of our words and the care we need to take before uttering them or writing them. Click to play	21:56
Aug 24, 2009	The Pervasive Taboo: Pornography Dr. Bouteneff describes the ways in which pornography dehumanizes men and women. Click to play	34:54
Aug 05, 2009	Heresy vs. Hope - The Sequel On a new Sweeter Than Honey, Dr. Peter Bouteneff continues his discussion of ecumenism and anti-ecumenism.	29:13
Jun 23, 2009	Our Armed Forces Everywhere Dr. Bouteneff interviews Fr. Sean Levine and Anthony Westerman, both of whom served in Iraq before attending St. Vladimir's Seminary.	34:00
Jun 16, 2009	Heresy vs. Hope On a new Sweeter Than Honey, Dr. Peter Bouteneff of St. Vladimir's Orthodox Seminary compares and contrasts two texts on ecumenism.	22:52
Jun 06, 2009	The Image of God - Part 3: A Consistent Pro-Life Ethic Peter explores what it means to be fully Pro-Life and what it means to be human.	27:14
May 22, 2009	The Image of God - Part 2: Humanizing People Made in God's image, how do we see people in our day-to-day lives?	14:43
May 09, 2009	The Image of God - Part 1: Biblical Witness What are the main things that the Bible says about our being made in God's image?	16:14
Apr 24, 2009	What I Learned From Talking To Jews Peter reflects on his fascinating opportunity over 4 weeks in February to address a Jewish congregation on the subject of "Christians and Jews in the First 4 Centuries of our Era."	20:27
Apr 10, 2009	A Ready Defense We are called on to give an account for the hope that is within us. It is sometimes referred to as "apologetics", but what does that mean? The recording quality of this episode is not up to our usual standards so we "apologize" in advance. The problem is only associated with today's post.	23:41
Mar 27, 2009	Sweeter Than Honey In his first episode, Dr. Bouteneff explains the title of his podcast, as well as what he plans to address in future episodes.	14:29