Posts Tagged ‘orthodoxy’

Converts and the Future of Orthodoxy 

  Traditionally, since the rise of the modern era, that is, roughly from the 1500s onwards, Orthodoxy has been an ethnic-centred faith; linked to specific ethnic communities that have perpetuated their identity basically through their participation in Orthodoxy as a means of social and cultural cohesiveness. In these type of communities – e.g., the Greek,… […]

Georgia-Ukraine-Russia: “Rome vs. Orthodoxy?”

You would imagine the Russia-Ukraine conflict to be a political dispute. News coverage focuses on the political claims of both sides, and the military operations and economic and political sanctions resulting from these. But it is becoming ever more obvious that this is actually the Forth Crusade reborn. Under the radar, efforts are being made […]

Overlooked Milestones in Global Orthodoxy

 The way one writes about their history reflects the way they perceive their place and role in time and space. In this respect, historiography is historical consciousness. And if there is a hierophanic life-order – or what we usually call religion – which is rooted in historical consciousness, that certainly is Christianity. Orthodoxy, in particular,… […]

The Quest for Radical Orthodoxy

Throughout its long history Orthodoxy has been linked – or, better, infused – with ethnicity; and this for multiple reasons. Source

Patriarch Bartholomew to Open Saint Nicholas, the “Parthenon of Orthodoxy”

Patriarch Bartholomew, who is visiting the US, will preside a blessing and cross elevation ceremony at Saint Nicholas on Tuesday, the tiny Greek Orthodox Church that was destroyed at 9/11 and completely rebuilt. Saint Nicholas, the National Shrine at the World Trade Center, is now almost ready. Named after the patron saint of sailors, the […]

Enforcing Orthodoxy

Enforcing Orthodoxy Above photo: At the abandoned Atlanta Prison Farm in Georgia, U.S. RJ, Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0. To censor is an act of deprivation, a taking away. To enforce an intolerant orthodoxy is an act of imposition. The two cannot be understood separately from one another. YouTube’s decision to remove a Consortium News CN Live! segment on Feb. 24 […]

ABSOLUTE SUBMISSION: Trump Bows to Neocon Orthodoxy

Consortium News Exclusive: In his Mideast trip to Saudi Arabia and Israel, President Trump sought some political safe harbor by tacking toward neocon orthodoxy and jettisoning his campaign promises of a more rational strategy, writes Daniel Lazare. Daniel LazareConsortium News With astounding precision, Donald Trump zeroed in on the worst possible Middle East policy option […]

Lazare: Trump Submits to Neocon Orthodoxy

Exclusive: In his Mideast trip to Saudi Arabia and Israel, President Trump sought some political safe harbor by tacking toward neocon orthodoxy and jettisoning his campaign promises of a more rational strategy, writes Daniel Lazare. By Daniel Lazare With astounding precision, Donald Trump zeroed in on the worst possible Middle East […]

Norman Finkelstein on Sanders, the first intifada, BDS, and ten years of unemployment

We interviewed Norman Finkelstein, the noted scholar of the Israel/Palestine conflict, in Brooklyn on April 8 and followed up with email exchanges. The following text contains both oral and written responses to our questions. PART 1: SANDERS Q. You’ve been canvassing for Bernie Sanders. Tell us why you’re so excited. I’ve witnessed three great social […]

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