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The Heritage of St Paul in Orthodox Spirituality, Part I
Monday, 29 June 2009 09:10
In this first half of a lecture recorded live in commemoration of the 'Pauline Year', celebrating 2,000 years since the birth of the Apostle, we explore the heritage of the great missionary saint in Orthodoxy. Drawing connections to Elder Joseph the Hesychast of Mount Athos, St Symeon the New Theologian and other great figures of the Orthodox tradition, this first portion of the lecture addresses questions of conversion and relationship, and how St Paul’s example is at the heart of living Orthodox Tradition. Special extended-length broadcast (37 min.); part 1 of 2.
St Basil the Great, 'Be Attentive to Yourself', Part III
Monday, 15 June 2009 00:00
In the final of our three-part series on St Basil’s reflection on Moses’ words, 'Be attentive to yourself', we explore the saint’s culmination on the theme: can we come to know not only ourselves, but also God and the whole of His creation, through adhering to Moses’ command?
St Basil the Great, 'Be Attentive to Yourself', Part II
Monday, 08 June 2009 00:00
Has our attentiveness to the things around us, rather than to our true selves, caused us to debase the body and forget the soul? In the second of our three-part series on St Basil’s great homily, we examine the saint’s insistence on the Christian’s need to know himself truly and fully.
