Christianity was born in a historical environment that was shaped by three worlds: the Judean, the Roman and the Hellenic. These were not just three

The question of the Person of Christ has been a dominant theme running throughout the entire history of Christianity, both eastern and western. This is

In his De Vita Contemplativa the Alexandrian Philo makes an extremely remark-able description of an ascetic community with which he was familiar and which was

Some preliminary clarifications “Orthodoxy” means “right belief” or “right opinion” as opposed to heresy, i.e. to the “wrong” or “false belief”. The term “Orthodoxy” combines

There are two things one cannot ignore when facing Pseudo-Dionysius ontology. The first is his Platonic and Neoplatonic awareness, and the second, perhaps even more

In the tradition of the Eastern Church doctrine and worship are inseparable. Worship is, in a certain sense, doctrinal testimony, reference to the events of

The relation between fides and ratio has been a constantly recurring theme through-out the long ages of Christian thought. Already Paul makes a sharp distinction

The question of the formation of the “laos” is not simply a contemporary question; in fact it was always predominant throughout the long course of

For a number of years great emphasis has been placed on the issue of theology. Its nature, task, method, and language have been a matter

At the very beginning of this address, I would like to say what a high honor and privilege it is for me to deliver the