Philosophy

Within these pages a younger generation of Orthodox scholars in America takes up the perennial task of transmitting the meaning of Christianity to a particular time and culture. This collection of twelve essays, as the title Thinking Through Faith implies, is the result of six years of reflective conversation and collaboration regarding core beliefs of the Orthodox faith, tenets that the authors present from fresh perspectives that appeal to reason and spiritual sensibilities alike.

These papers cover issues such as Christian witness in overcoming violence, the churches' response to domestic violence, religious freedom and human rights, and contributions towards an ecumenical spirituality for a culture of peace.

How should Orthodox Christians regard non-Christian religions? To treat this question, John Garvey provides a concise introduction to great religious traditions, East and West, and goes on to explore how seeds of truth may be found in them, while upholding the Orthodox Church's claim as the unique repository of the Christian tradition and the ark of salvation.

A reflection on Truth-as identified with Jesus Christ and in response to relativism-opens a discussion on how Orthodox Christians read tradition and discern dogma.

In this volume, theologians steeped in Eastern and Orthodox traditions of Christianity write expressly on the topic of vocation and offer wisdom for... More

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