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35. The Protestant Reformation, Part 1 – How Luther was right and why he went wrong: a case study in what happens when you turn away from the Church’s Tradition

Posted on October 20, 2017October 20, 2023 by Fr. Bill

OK, so it’s going to be very hard to find any icons to include in this article! This year Protestants celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. We Orthodox do not, of course, but may I be allowed to do a little analysis? What caused the Reformation Let’s start 2000 years ago. Saint Paul […]

32. Orthodoxy and Other Faiths, Part Two: Non-Monotheistic Faiths

Posted on September 29, 2017October 20, 2023 by Fr. Bill

A woman from our parish who taught comparative religion just stared at me, when I told her that in twenty minutes I was going to cover Atheism, Agnosticism, Primitive Religions, Hinduism and Buddhism. Little wonder. (I forgot to tell you that this series is based on talks I gave some years ago at Saint Nicholas, […]

31. Orthodoxy and Other Faiths – Part One: Introduction – How to deal with other faiths honestly but respectfully

Posted on September 22, 2017October 23, 2023 by Fr. Bill

When Christians think of other religions, sometimes they call them demonic and condemn their members to hell. Don’t do that. When Christians deal with members of other religions, sometimes they beat them over the head with Christianity. Don’t do that. When Christians deal with members of other religions, sometimes they keep their mouths shut about […]