I second "Being as Communion". Excellent work.I have not found an explanation more clear on the significance of the reality of believing in the Trinity. Deeply...
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matt reader
mattyreader
Jun 24, 2010 11:32 am
Here's a link to some good articles that may be useful regarding East/West metaphysics, energies, etc all by David Bradshaw. http://www.uky.edu/~dbradsh/ Matt ...
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matt reader
mattyreader
Jun 24, 2010 4:08 pm
Here's is another useful article on what we've discussed. http://www.stpaulsirvine.org/html/Justification.htm ... From: Benjamin Harju...
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oruaseht
Jun 24, 2010 7:51 pm
After reading your post here Matt I ordered Zizioulas' Being as Communion and also his Eucharist, Bishop, Church. Have you or anyone else on this forum read...
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xcjorr@...
christopher3rd
Jun 24, 2010 8:24 pm
Zizoulas is dense, dense, dense. When asking the big questions, Orthodoxy will overwhelm you with answers and resources far beyond what can often be...
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matt reader
mattyreader
Jun 24, 2010 9:22 pm
Yes, I have read both of those, and return to B.A.C. frequently. I think I may have reviewed them both on amazon.com. I have tons of reviews there, mostly on...
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randall hay
sr72000
Jun 25, 2010 1:20 am
I found that David Bradshaw did a podcast that hits all the high points of his book, in a much simpler and more accessible form. Really, this is astonishing...
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matt reader
mattyreader
Jun 25, 2010 1:37 am
Thanks for the link, Randall. Great stuff. ... From: randall hay <stortford@...> Subject: Re: [LutheransLookingEast] Re: Is it either/or? To:...
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timothy_jackson87
timothy_jack...
Jun 25, 2010 4:51 pm
Gentlemen, I'm interested in any thoughts and especially resources from an Orthodox point of view that address the Lutheran perspective on Sola Scriptura and...
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xcjorr@...
christopher3rd
Jun 25, 2010 5:16 pm
My "Solum corpus Christi: the authority of scripture in the orthodox Church for lutherans" should help re the one question. It is available as a podcast on...
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xcjorr@...
christopher3rd
Jun 25, 2010 5:29 pm
Will is proper to nature, which is why Lutherans and Orthodox both confess dyotheletism - that Chris has two wills. The Trinity has a single will because the...
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Timothy Jackon
timothy_jack...
Jun 25, 2010 5:34 pm
I can't seem to locate the podcast. Did you have your own podcast or did you appear under one on the show of one of the other podcasters? ... [Non-text...
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Timothy Jackon
timothy_jack...
Jun 25, 2010 5:43 pm
I found podcast ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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xcjorr@...
christopher3rd
Jun 25, 2010 5:57 pm
It is one of the Orthodox-Lutheran Colloquium podcasts. Christopher Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry ... From: Timothy Jackon...
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Jeremy Finck
finckdaddy
Jun 26, 2010 5:53 am
All podcasts on AFR regarding Sola Scriptura (Christopher's podcast is included in this list): http://ancientfaith.com/collections/sola_scriptura Direct Link...
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Benjamin Harju
benjamin.harju@...
Jun 26, 2010 7:34 pm
Timothy, Regarding bondage of the will: I do not personally know of an Orthodox work that treats Luther's Bondage of the Will. What I can recommend is a...
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matt reader
mattyreader
Jun 26, 2010 8:38 pm
A book that I cannot recommend enough, although is it hard to find, is "Free Choice in Saint Maximus the Confessor" by Joseph Farrell. His final chapter is an...
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David Tinker
djtmiles93
Jun 26, 2010 11:32 pm
Amazon has it for $450 used....
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matt reader
mattyreader
Jun 27, 2010 2:13 am
Yes, I saw that. I remember getting it from St. Tikhon's for 12 bucks in '97! Should have bought 10. I know that you could once get it through some inter...
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randall hay
sr72000
Jun 28, 2010 1:22 am
I know it's hard for some people to listen to podcasts (I never did till I took a job with lots of driving, and joined a gym where they blare loud nasty music...
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oruaseht
Jun 28, 2010 6:12 pm
This article is absolutely fantastic for addressing all of my theological conundrums about Orthodoxy & Original Sin/Guilt and Free will. Thank you for posting...
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matt reader
mattyreader
Jun 28, 2010 6:42 pm
So glad that it helps. I found it very to the point. Be sure to read the end notes, too! Matt ... From: Oruaseht <oruaseht@...> Subject:...
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oruaseht
Jun 28, 2010 10:58 pm
I have sent it off to a couple of my colleagues for reflection. I have had some response back from it. The chief concerns have been 1) the author grasps the...
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matt reader
mattyreader
Jun 29, 2010 12:17 am
I can see how it doesn't speak to every type of Lutheran, which goes back to the fact that the "true Lutherans", as self-defined, are often very small in...
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Christopher Orr
christopher3rd
Jun 29, 2010 8:38 pm
I thought this might dovetail well with some of the conversation regarding justification: The Nature of Things and Our ...
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Benjamin Harju
benjamin.harju@...
Jun 29, 2010 8:47 pm
From my experience it seems nearly every group of Lutheran that believes being Lutheran is important thinks they are the only "true" Lutheran. I used to buy...
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Christopher Orr
christopher3rd
Jun 29, 2010 8:57 pm
Are you thinking of Chadwick's "East and West", p. 12?: ...
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matt reader
mattyreader
Jun 29, 2010 9:10 pm
Yes, indeed western and eastern Christians have gone after each other for not being correct, and have often done so for less than theological reasons, but my...
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matt reader
mattyreader
Jun 29, 2010 9:15 pm
Christopher, that looks like a great book. Ordering it now! By the way, I wonder if we could put a list of books together somewhere that deal with these...
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Christopher Orr
christopher3rd
Jun 29, 2010 9:37 pm
I think the important thing that the Orthodox concept of conciliarity brings to the table - and this was demonstrated universally at the Ecumenical Councils -...
