Light Through Darkness: The Orthodox TraditionOrthodoxy is often identified with beautiful icons, elaborate liturgy, perfection as deification, and the vision of God as light. But there is a deeper side in which martyrdom is embraced. The spirituality of the Christian East is often identified with beautiful icons, elaborate liturgy, a way of perfection as deification, and the vision of God as light. But martyrdom is part and parcel of the Orthodox way, and its spirituality is profoundly marked by the reality of pain and division. This fascinating study finds a deeper insight at the heart of the Orthodox tradition: the idea of brokenness and darkness as the only way to healing and light, the idea of imperfection as the only way to salvation. |
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... SYMEON THE NEW THEOLOGIAN : A SPIRITUALITY OF SPONTANEITY Symeon the New Theologian ( 949-1022 ) stands out as the greatest witness and most articulate spokesman of the way of tears . " Symeon first learned about tears from the Ladder ...
... SYMEON THE NEW THEOLOGIAN : A SPIRITUALITY OF SPONTANEITY Symeon the New Theologian ( 949-1022 ) stands out as the greatest witness and most articulate spokesman of the way of tears . " Symeon first learned about tears from the Ladder ...
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... Symeon himself struggles to articulate what is essentially an inexpressible reality , an ecstatic experience . How exactly can anyone describe the effect of divine grace , of being touched by God ? How can anyone adequately communicate ...
... Symeon himself struggles to articulate what is essentially an inexpressible reality , an ecstatic experience . How exactly can anyone describe the effect of divine grace , of being touched by God ? How can anyone adequately communicate ...
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... Symeon the New Theologian , see Archbishop B. Krivocheine , In the Light of Christ ( New York : St Vladimir's Seminary Press , 1986 ) ; and H. Alfeev , St. Symeon the New Theologian and Orthodox Tradition ( New York and Oxford : Oxford ...
... Symeon the New Theologian , see Archbishop B. Krivocheine , In the Light of Christ ( New York : St Vladimir's Seminary Press , 1986 ) ; and H. Alfeev , St. Symeon the New Theologian and Orthodox Tradition ( New York and Oxford : Oxford ...
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