Academic Note The following material is drawn from the core curriculum of St. Andrew’s OCC, Institute of Theology. It is distributed with permission as a preview for prospective students, to raise awareness about the ongoing political and cultural context, and to foster constructive dialogue between professionals on the place of Christian alternatives in a […]
Academic Note The following material is drawn from the core curriculum of St. Andrew’s OCC, Institute of Theology. It is distributed with permission as a preview for prospective students, to raise awareness about the ongoing political and cultural context, and to foster constructive dialogue between professionals on the place of Christian alternatives in a predominantly […]
Why the Historical Church Was Enough: A Biblical Response to Mental Health and the Rise of Clinical Psychology Part 1 of 2 I. The Church’s Historical Role in Mental and Emotional Well-Being For millennia, churches have provided counsel, community, and discipline to help individuals navigate life’s challenges. The pastoral system, alongside scriptural teachings, offered spiritual […]
Dr Stephen M.K. Brunswick Dept. of Theology, Priory of Salem Forgive and forget, truly. Lord’s Prayer: “forgive us our sins as we forgive others”. Do you want God to keep a record of wrongs? Christ’s philosophy is always (well, 70×7 times) quickly forgive and “forget” with all the heart, in love. If you want to […]
Keeping the Sabbath “Love Feasts” More Fully. Below is a chapter from the book “Sabbath in the Orthodox Church“. While most of the book is about church history, this chapter is more on Pastoral counselling. This book would be incomplete without a section that covers the benefits and practices by which a believer can increase […]
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