Orthodox and Protestantism VII – Penal Substitution
It seems to me, from my study of St Cyril and St Severus (which I am not suggesting is comprehensive),…
Orthodoxy and Protestantism VI – The Pope Responds
Patriarchal Bull issued by Pope Demetrius II (Translated from the Arabic – by Gulian Lansing) From Demetrius, the servant of…
Orthodoxy and Protestantism V – The Response in Egypt
In the first paper in this series we have established that the early Protestant missions held a negative view of…
The Orthodox understanding of the Will of Christ
I am most grateful for the emails you have sent, and which provide a useful set of criteria with which…
Orthodoxy and Protestantism IV – Influence in Egypt
It would be a mistake to consider that any criticism of the influence of Protestant practices, teachings and spirituality within…
Orthodoxy and Protestantism III – Different Theologies
There are two great challenges facing the Orthodox Church as it seeks to be faithful to the life and witness…
Orthodoxy and Protestantism II – Sola Scriptura
I am often engaged in conversation with Protestants and Evangelicals of various different backgrounds, and almost invariably the discussion will…
Orthodoxy and Protestantism I
There are those who consider that Protestantism is simply a less complete form of Orthodoxy, while others take the view…
Baptised into Christ
Everyone keeps saying that we are baptised into a faith. That makes things easy when we are considering if we…
Some thoughts on the Baptism of Catholics
The Orthodox Church considers each controversial issue in the light of the witness of the Scriptures, the Liturgical, Spiritual and…