The Orthodox Way

In the first paper in this series we have established that the early Protestant missions held a negative view of the life and spirituality of the Coptic Orthodox Church in…

I am most grateful for the emails you have sent, and which provide a useful set of criteria with which to consider the topic of the will in Christ. I…

It would be a mistake to consider that any criticism of the influence of Protestant practices, teachings and spirituality within the Orthodox Church is due to a judgemental attitude towards…

There are two great challenges facing the Orthodox Church as it seeks to be faithful to the life and witness of the Holy Spirit and the Gospel of Christ in…

I am often engaged in conversation with Protestants and Evangelicals of various different backgrounds, and almost invariably the discussion will come down to a difference of opinion about authority. In…

There are those who consider that Protestantism is simply a less complete form of Orthodoxy, while others take the view that Protestantism as a system of doctrine and spiritual practice…

Everyone keeps saying that we are baptised into a faith. That makes things easy when we are considering if we can recognise the baptism of the Catholic Church. They clearly…

The Orthodox Church considers each controversial issue in the light of the witness of the Scriptures, the Liturgical, Spiritual and Canonical Tradition, and with the writings of the God-Approved Fathers…

I am convinced that the Christian life is an increasing experience of union with God in Christ by the indwelling Holy Spirit. That we are not called to be doing…

Introduction It might seem that the Orthodox Church must have entirely closed all discussion of the intermediate state of the soul after death. Surely the patristic and liturgical texts are…