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Paradise and Utopia
The Rise of Anthropological Pessimism IV
December 12, 2013
Fr. John continues to discuss St. Augustine by looking first at his notorious doctrine of original sin and its impact on the conception of man in the West.
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2Paradise and Utopia
The Crisis of Western Christendom I: Martin Luther’s Reformation Breakthrough
April 19, 2016
Returning after a long absence from the podcast, Fr. John in this episode introduces a new reflection on the crisis of western Christendom prior to the Reformation by discussing the penitential context of Martin Luther's famous Ninety-Five Theses.
3Paradise and Utopia
The Fall of Paradise III: The Case of John Calvin
September 11, 2017
In this episode Fr. John explores the life of Protestant father John Calvin and the reformer's contribution to the Reformation project.
4Paradise and Utopia
The Fall of Paradise IV: The Spirit of Calvinism
September 19, 2017
In this episode Father John discusses a few tendencies in Calvinism that would serve to undermine the place of paradise in Reformation Christendom, especially the doctrine of "total depravity" and the spiritual anxiety that accompanied it.
5Paradise and Utopia
The Fall of Paradise V: The Cosmology of Calvinism
October 27, 2017
In this episode Fr. John discusses ways in which Reformed cosmology represented a shift from the heavenly immanence of paradisiacal Christendom toward the heavenly transcendence of utopian Christendom.
6Paradise and Utopia
The Fall of Paradise VI: The Reformation of Worship
November 3, 2017
In this episode Fr. John discusses Reformed attitudes toward worship, and the ways in which western Christendom's liturgical and sacramental foundations were eroded when they were put into practice.
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7Paradise and Utopia
The Crisis of Western Christendom: The Curse of Anthropological Pessimism
July 6, 2016
In this latest episode on the impending Protestant Reformation, Fr. John discusses ways in which the long legacy of pessimism about the human condition and the world in general undermined western Christendom at one of her most critical moments.
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8Paradise and Utopia
The Fall of Paradise VII: From Communion to Commonwealth in Puritan England
November 24, 2017
In this episode Father John explores the way in which the loss of sacramental experience among Calvinists led to the rise of a political ideology that would unintentionally lay the foundation for utopia.
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9Paradise and Utopia
The Rise of Anthropological Pessimism III
December 5, 2013
Fr. John addresses the foundations in the West of a growing pessimism about man's condition, paying particular attention to Augustine.
10Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy
Orthodoxy, Heterodoxy, Heresy and History
November 29, 2015
In part two of his introduction to the new series, Fr. Andrew goes into the history of the Church and the various heresies it condemned.
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11Paradise and Utopia
The Fall of Paradise VIII: The Wars of Western Religion
December 5, 2017
In this final episode of Part 2 of the podcast, Fr. John discusses the catastrophic wars that broke out in western Christendom during the Reformation age. These wars, along with other forces unleashed by developments in the Reformation and earlier, would ultimately result in the loss of Christianity's legitimacy, leading to the rise of a modern, secularized form of Christendom centered upon the experience of utopia.
12Paradise and Utopia
The Crisis of Western Christendom IV: New Directions in Western Soteriology
October 6, 2016
In this episode, Father John continues his discussion of developments that led to the Protestant Reformation, emphasizing doctrines and practices related to human salvation.
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- Church history
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- Protestantism
- Salvation
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13Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy
The Magisterial Reformation - Part 1a
January 3, 2016
Fr. Andrew begins his look at the Magisterial Reformation which includes the 5 "Solas." In this episode he examines "Sola Scriptura" or Scripture Alone.
14Ancient Faith Today
Early Lutheran/Orthodox Dialog After The Reformation
June 22, 2014
Most Christians are not aware that in the latter part of the 16th century, early Lutheran Reformers - close colleagues and followers of Martin Luther - set in motion an eight year contact and correspondence with the (then) Ecumenical Patriarch, Jeremias II of Constantinople. The outcome might have changed the course of Christian history. Kevin Allen speaks with scholar Dr Paraskeve (Eve) Tibbs about this fascinating and largely unknown chapter in post-Reformation history.
15Paradise and Utopia
The Rise of Anthropological Pessimism V
December 19, 2013
Fr. John looks at a couple of consequences of St. Augustine's anthropology in the West.
16Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy
The Magisterial Reformation - Part 1b
January 10, 2016
Fr. Andrew continues his examination of the 5 "solas" in reformational theology looking today at Sola Fide (by faith alone), Solus Christus (through Christ alone), Sola Gratia (by grace alone), and Soli Deo Gloria (glory to God alone). For his talk on Sola Scriptura (Scripture alone) see the previous episode.
17Paradise and Utopia
The Fall of Paradise II: The Reformation of Western Christendom
August 26, 2017
In this episode Father John describes some of the most noteworthy effects of the Protestant Reformation on Western Christendom, emphasizing the decline of a sacramental basis for civilization and the rise of a primarily moral one.
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- Church history
- Lecture
- Non-Orthodox
- Protestantism
- Relationships
- Monasticism
- Sacraments
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18Pilgrims from Paradise
Sola Scriptura And Philosophical Christianity - Part 9
July 21, 2008
Matthew continues his discussion of Augustine and his views on predestination.
19Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy
The Magisterial Reformation - Part 2a
January 17, 2016
Fr. Andrew examines the distinctives of the denominations that arose from the Magisterial Reformation: Lutheranism Calvinism
20Pilgrims from Paradise
Sola Scriptura And Philosophical Christianity - Part 10
July 28, 2008
This week, Matthew outlines three ways that the remnants of Augustine's philosophy infect even those who are trying to return to an intimate experience with God.
21Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy
The Magisterial Reformation - Part 2b
January 24, 2016
Fr. Andrew continues his examination of the denominations that arose from the Magisterial Reformation: Calvinism Zwinglianism Presbyterianism Anglicanism Methodism
22Paradise and Utopia
The Crisis of Western Christendom II: The Hypertrophic Papacy
May 24, 2016
In this episode, Fr. John discusses ways in which papal supremacy led to the growing sense of crisis that preceded the Protestant Reformation.
23Paradise and Utopia
Frankish Christendom and the Estrangement of East and West IV
February 6, 2014
Fr. John concludes his account of the influence of the Franks by returning to the question of the filioque and how the papacy's resistance to its insertion in the Creed finally came to an end on the eve of the Great Schism.
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24Paradise and Utopia
Papal Supremacy and the Parting of the Ways IV
June 5, 2014
In this episode, Fr. John discusses Pope Urban II's calling of the First Crusade and the impact it and the crusades of the twelfth century had upon relations between the Orthodox and Roman Catholics.
25Paradise and Utopia
The Fall of Paradise I: Reformation Muenster as the New Jerusalem
June 26, 2017
In this anecdotal introduction to the final reflection of Part 2 of the podcast, Father John relates the extraordinary story of a Reformation-era town that declared itself the kingdom of Christ on earth, a "New Jerusalem." Expressing a profound absence of God in the world, however, the story of Reformation Muenster was in fact a sign of the fall of a Christendom centered upon the experience of paradise.
26Our Life in Christ
Original Sin
November 2, 2005
27Paradise and Utopia
Emperor Constantine and the Christianization of the Roman State
May 16, 2013
Fr. John delineates the various ways in which Constantine contributed to the Christianization of the Roman state.
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28Roads From Emmaus
Justification and the Works of the Law (Sermon Nov. 2, 2014)
November 4, 2014
Reflecting on St. Paul's discussion of justification in Gal. 2:16-20, Fr. Andrew describes the difference between the faith and works of the Law of Moses and the faith and works of righteousness in Christ.
29Glory to God
An Atonement of Shame
August 4, 2017
Fr. Stephen continues his thoughts on the topic of shame—looking at its place in Christ's death on the Cross.
30All Saints Homilies
Approaching Christ
December 24, 2006
31Saint of the Day
Dec 07 - Father Among The Saints Ambrose, Bishop Of Milan
December 6, 2009
32iSermon
The Mosaic
December 6, 2011
Fr. Ted reminds us that all of the things that make up the Christian life are essential to creating a full icon of Christ.
33A Voice From The Isles
Land of the Saints Again
July 16, 2013
Fr.Gregory reminds us that the West was also Orthodox once and that it can be again.
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34Paradise and Utopia
The Rise of Russian Christendom II
February 21, 2014
Fr. John discusses the Christian statecraft of early Christian Russia.
35Musings from the High Desert
Flame in the Mind (Part 3)
April 1, 2015
In this segment, Fr. Gabriel discusses church as a community both wrapped around and enwrapped by the Blessed Holy Trinity. We enter this community through a shared set of symbols, image, and rituals, and these bind us to one another in love. With the diminution of community in our time we also experience a loss of the symbolic world, and vice versa. This world of images, rituals, and symbols is at the heart of community in Christ—and catechesis has
36Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy
The Radical Reformation - Part 2b
February 21, 2016
Fr. Andrew completes our survey of the Radical Reformation with a discussion of the denominations that arose, such as: Puritans Quakers Shakers Baptist
37Pilgrims from Paradise
Sola Scriptura And Philosophical Christianity - Part 7
July 7, 2008
Looking more closely at the Augustinian view of God, Matthew examines the concept of "original sin".
38iSermon
Don’t Go Blaming Demons
October 27, 2010
Fr. Ted cautions us against letting evil take hold in our hearts.
39Transforming Our Lives
Formation of the New Testament Canon
February 26, 2013
Fr. Evan provides a short history and spiritual biography of the New Testament canon.
40Paradise and Utopia
The Evangelical Character of Byzantine Iconography
September 13, 2013
Fr. John introduces the principle of heavenly orientation and then explores actual forms of art, beginning with iconography.
41Orthodoxy Live
June 15, 2014
Fr. Evan tackles questions about the Holy Spirit, Early Church worship, altar girls, and anthropology.
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- Holy Spirit
- Non-Orthodox
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Publications
The Age of Paradise
August 12, 2019
“Before there was a West, there was Christendom. This book tells the story of how both came to be.” (from the Introduction) The Age of Paradise is the first of a projected four-volume history of Christendom, a civilization with a supporting culture that gave rise to what we now call the West. At a time of renewed interest in the future of Western culture, author John Strickland—an Orthodox scholar, professor, and priest—offers a vision rooted in the deep
43Our Life in Christ
Trinitarian Anthropology: Being as Communion - Part 7
August 8, 2005
In Part 7 of the series we discuss the "practical application" of the dogma of the Trinity. While all "orthodox" Christian churches affirm the dogma of the Trinity virtually none of them can really tell a believer why it is important to our salvation. If we are created in the image of God, then the Trinity is at the core of our being and defines not only God, but the human being and the nature of our salvation in Christ.
44Paradise and Utopia
The Consequences of Emperor Constantine
May 23, 2013
Fr. John evaluates the impact that the Christianization of Rome had on the state's conception of sacrifice.
45Specials Programs
Fr. Emmanuel Clapsis - Elements of Theological Anthropology
November 7, 2014
Fr. Emmanuel Clapsis is the Archbishop Iakovos Professor of Orthodox Theology at Holy Cross.