Tag: Maximus the Confessor

An Orthodox Circuit Preacher: St. Anastasius of Sinai and the Church Today

· Guest Author
The following piece by Nicholas Marinides was originally a talk given at Princeton University to the Florovsky Orthodox Theological Society on December 10, 2011. It followed on a talk given by about the theology of St. Maximus the Confessor. Both were part of a half-day workshop on ā€œAthens vs. Jerusalem,ā€ intended to allow doctoral students to present their research on Church Fathersā€¦

On Deaconesses and Women’s Ordination: Fr. David Bissias replies to Valerie Karras

· Cyril Jenkins
My thoughts below are in response to this fine review article by Fr. David Bissias directed at a recent screed article by Valerie Karras ostensibly seemingly to justify some form of womenā€™s ordination. Iā€™ve read through Fr. Davidā€™s article, and now wish I had Karrasā€™s as well. But in reality I donā€™t need it, for my thoughts are actually in response toā€¦