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The Akathist Hymn to the Mother of God, one of the oldest and most important Byzantine kondakia, is analysed from the perspective of Christological Mariology, with a focus on its structure, the…

Building on Saint Anastasius of Sinai’s definition of Orthodoxy as true knowledge of God and creation, the article argues that Orthodoxy is not provoked by the world, but rather provokes in itself,…

The 18th-century Colivari movement, led by Saint Nicodemos of Mount Athos (1749–1809) and Macarius of Corinth, sought to renew Orthodox theology and spirituality by reviving the Hesychast tradition…

This article examines the origins and nature of the Antiochian School of Theology, focusing on the life and works of Saint Lucian of Antioch (c. 240–312), who is regarded as its founder. It analyses…

The Holy Sacrament of Marriage is analysed from an Orthodox theological perspective as an icon of Christ’s union with the Church, possessing an ontological and ecclesiological character, not merely a…

The iconography of the Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God at Polovragi Monastery, a masterpiece of the Brâncoveanu School completed in 1703 by the icon painters Andrei, Simeon, Istrate and…

The Orthodox icon is analysed from the perspective of the theology of the divine presence, following the thought of Pavel Evdokimov, Boris Bobrinskoy, Michel Quenot, Leonid Uspensky and Pavel…

Drawing on St Paul’s image of the veil over the heart (2 Corinthians 3:14–18), this article analyses, on the basis of the writings of St Isaac the Syrian, the ascetic process of the spiritual reading…

Patience is examined as a theological and spiritual virtue in contrast to the impatience and irascibility characteristic of contemporary society, which is marked by a fast pace and instant…

This article analyses the theology of the veneration of holy icons in the Orthodox Christian tradition, examining the contributions of Saints John of Damascus, Nicetas of Constantinople and Theodore…