Love, Sexuality, and the Sacrament of MarriageTwo essays "Love and Sexuality in the Image of Divine Love" and "The Sacrament of Marriage: The Orthodox Service" introduce the reader to the Orthodox perspective on this all-important issue. With extensive excerpts from twenty-two Church fathers and modern Orthodox theologians, ranging from Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa to Alexander Elchaninov and Kallistos Ware. |
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... faith and of faithfulness , just as faith is an act of love . And so the insistence on faithfulness in the Christian morals is an indication of the vul- nerability of this communion . As with all language , it is always possible to lie ...
... faith and of faithfulness , just as faith is an act of love . And so the insistence on faithfulness in the Christian morals is an indication of the vul- nerability of this communion . As with all language , it is always possible to lie ...
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... Faith , Hope and Love And now at last , after all that has been said , there remains that triad - faith , hope , and love - binding and securing the union of all . " But the greatest of these is love ” ( 1 Cor.13.13 ) , since that is ...
... Faith , Hope and Love And now at last , after all that has been said , there remains that triad - faith , hope , and love - binding and securing the union of all . " But the greatest of these is love ” ( 1 Cor.13.13 ) , since that is ...
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... faith so that you may lay hold on it . You will by no means be disappointed of your hopes ! However great your zeal and many the efforts of your asceticism , they are all in vain and without useful result unless they attain to love in a ...
... faith so that you may lay hold on it . You will by no means be disappointed of your hopes ! However great your zeal and many the efforts of your asceticism , they are all in vain and without useful result unless they attain to love in a ...
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Ancient Taboos and Gender Prejudice: Challenges for Orthodox Women and the ... Leonie Beth Liveris No preview available - 2005 |