Sorry. Check your couch cushions.methodius said:a last minute review of my tax form.
Will anyone lend me $1,000?
Likewise!Alxandra said:Wounded by Love Elder Porphyrios
Better than Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future? Will OC.net need to start recommending a new book?Ανδρέας said:Right now I'm on the last chapter of Nihilism: The Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age by Fr. Seraphim Rose. I think this may be my favourite work by him.
While it has been years since I first read Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future, I can't say that I remember enjoying it. Don't get me wrong, I think there's value to the book, but I also think that Fr. Seraphim often paints other faiths in a distorted manner within it. However, in Nihilism I believe he does a wonderful job of explaining the creation of the modern man, and why this in fact is something negative.Jonathan Gress said:Better than Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future? Will OC.net need to start recommending a new book?Ανδρέας said:Right now I'm on the last chapter of Nihilism: The Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age by Fr. Seraphim Rose. I think this may be my favourite work by him.
Fair enough. There just seems to be a running gag on OC.net where, every time somebody mentions Fr Seraphim, someone else responds (whether it's relevant or not) "I highly recommend Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future". I expect somebody had been going round recommending this book to everyone and now it seems kind of funny.Ανδρέας said:While it has been years since I first read Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future, I can't say that I remember enjoying it. Don't get me wrong, I think there's value to the book, but I also think that Fr. Seraphim often paints other faiths in a distorted manner within it. However, in Nihilism I believe he does a wonderful job of explaining the creation of the modern man, and why this in fact is something negative.Jonathan Gress said:Better than Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future? Will OC.net need to start recommending a new book?Ανδρέας said:Right now I'm on the last chapter of Nihilism: The Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age by Fr. Seraphim Rose. I think this may be my favourite work by him.
I'm reading his short book now called, God's Revelation to the Human Heart.Ανδρέας said:Right now I'm on the last chapter of Nihilism: The Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age by Fr. Seraphim Rose. I think this may be my favourite work by him.
I would strongly recommend Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future by Fr. Seraphim Rose.Ανδρέας said:While it has been years since I first read Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future, I can't say that I remember enjoying it. Don't get me wrong, I think there's value to the book, but I also think that Fr. Seraphim often paints other faiths in a distorted manner within it. However, in Nihilism I believe he does a wonderful job of explaining the creation of the modern man, and why this in fact is something negative.Jonathan Gress said:Better than Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future? Will OC.net need to start recommending a new book?Ανδρέας said:Right now I'm on the last chapter of Nihilism: The Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age by Fr. Seraphim Rose. I think this may be my favourite work by him.
Well, I guess I just killed it.Fair enough. There just seems to be a running gag on OC.net where, every time somebody mentions Fr Seraphim, someone else responds (whether it's relevant or not) "I highly recommend Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future". I expect somebody had been going round recommending this book to everyone and now it seems kind of funny.
Yes, I remember enjoying that one.I'm reading his short book now called, God's Revelation to the Human Heart.
Nevermind. It's back.I would strongly recommend Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future by Fr. Seraphim Rose.
Igitur qui desiderat pacem etc.Gebre Menfes Kidus said:PEACEFUL NEIGHBOR: Discovering the Countercultural Mister Rogers by Michael G. Long
From the Introduction:
Although he is one of the most underappreciated peacemakers in U.S. history, Fred Rogers richly deserves a place in the pantheon of pacifists who tried to shake the foundations of society and culture. To the day of his death, he was a radical Christian pacifist - fervently committed to the end of violence and the presence of social justice in its full glory. The time has come for us to pull him out of the shadows so we can celebrate him just as he was - a fierce peacemaker.
Selam
Really? I can't help but laugh when reading the Apology. Socrates was trolling the Athenians big-time. The Phaedo is much more of a tear-jerker.nothing said:Speaking of which, I read the Apology in High School and re-read it again a few weeks ago, amazed how differently it reads to me today from 10 years ago. I actually got a little teary eyed, here is the creation of what it means to be human and that dialogue should be the measure to judge all other succeeding philosophy by.
Is this a recent publication about the contemporary Middle East or a historical time period?wgw said:Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms
This book by a British diplomat is a tour of the critically endangered eeligion's of the Middle East. The Mamdaeams of Iraq, the Yazidis, the Copts, the Samaritans, and the Zoroastrians. The Assyrian Christians are covered in a chapter on Detroit amusingly.
I started with the chapter on the Copts and found it thrilling. I learned several things of use.
The author posited that the cenobitic monastery resembles the old pagan Egyptian temples in being a community of pious men supported by farming, maintaining a temple and visited by pilgrims. I wonder how true this is. There was much else of interest. And now I know the proper name for Coptic beans. The other chapters look promising.
When finished I might post a review.
Huh. You and Fr. Laurent Cleenewerck. It's making me wonder if there's some connection between an interest in comparative liturgics and being a plane boffin. ;DI'm also in the market for a good commemorative book on one of my favorite jetliners, the Vickers VC-10, which recently ended a 50 year career with the Royal Airforce.
Very recent. It was published last fall by a retired British diplomat. It discusses the Mandaeans, Yazidis, Druze, Zoroastrians, Samaritans, Copts, a mountain religion in Pakistan, and a variety of displaced persons practicing their faith in Detroit. It discusses the current plight faced by all of these religions.IreneOlinyk said:Is this a recent publication about the contemporary Middle East or a historical time period?wgw said:Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms
This book by a British diplomat is a tour of the critically endangered eeligion's of the Middle East. The Mamdaeams of Iraq, the Yazidis, the Copts, the Samaritans, and the Zoroastrians. The Assyrian Christians are covered in a chapter on Detroit amusingly.
I started with the chapter on the Copts and found it thrilling. I learned several things of use.
The author posited that the cenobitic monastery resembles the old pagan Egyptian temples in being a community of pious men supported by farming, maintaining a temple and visited by pilgrims. I wonder how true this is. There was much else of interest. And now I know the proper name for Coptic beans. The other chapters look promising.
When finished I might post a review.
Is he also into VC-10s? I'm specifically an enthusiast of vintage airliners; fighters and General aviation aircraft bore me. Bombers are kind of cool, but Imprefer airliners as they are better looking and less lethal.Volnutt said:Huh. You and Fr. Laurent Cleenewerck. It's making me wonder if there's some connection between an interest in comparative liturgics and being a plane boffin. ;DI'm also in the market for a good commemorative book on one of my favorite jetliners, the Vickers VC-10, which recently ended a 50 year career with the Royal Airforce.
I don't know. All I know is his website says he's going to be teaching a class on jetliners at EUCLID for some reason. I guess he really is an interdisciplinary scholar.wgw said:Is he also into VC-10s? I'm specifically an enthusiast of vintage airliners; fighters and General aviation aircraft bore me. Bombers are kind of cool, but Imprefer airliners as they are better looking and less lethal.Volnutt said:Huh. You and Fr. Laurent Cleenewerck. It's making me wonder if there's some connection between an interest in comparative liturgics and being a plane boffin. ;DI'm also in the market for a good commemorative book on one of my favorite jetliners, the Vickers VC-10, which recently ended a 50 year career with the Royal Airforce.