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Christianity

Hesychasm and Humanism: The Palaeologous Renaissance (2)

By Leonid Ouspensky The number of borrowings from antiquity greatly increased in the 13th and 14th centuries, borrowed ancient motifs entered church art no longer only as additions; they permeate…

18 October 2023 · 13 min read

Christianity

Hesychasm and Humanism: The Palaeologous Renaissance (1)

By Leonid Ouspensky When the Greeks regained Constantinople in 1261, the state was in complete ruin. Destitution and epidemics are everywhere. Civil wars are raging (three in one generation). Meanwhile,…

11 October 2023 · 15 min read

Christianity

Unity does not shy away from controversy

On September 30, 2023, Pope Francis hosted an ecumenical prayer vigil in advance of the synod of Roman Catholic bishops that would begin on October 4. He invited church leaders…

9 October 2023 · 4 min read

Christianity

Sharing A Wounded Heart

By Br. Charbel Rizk (Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East) What is the purpose of this life, this monastic life, that we are living? As monks and…

2 October 2023 · 11 min read

Christianity

CIR ecumenical conference 2023 in Sweden

The 22nd gathering of the Conference of International Interconfessional Religious took place this year in Sweden between 31st August and 5th September. 43 monks and nuns from 8 different Church…

1 October 2023 · 2 min read