Learning from the west

[Deiniol Clarke]

Hey Everyone,

In my parish church today, there was the opportunity for other people from any other demonination or faith to join in and ask questions and explore the relationships between these denominations. An exceedingly important question arose.

Of course, we have maintained the same, and we have preserved Holy Mother Church; do we, however, have anything to learn from the west? We need to take a step back off our pride - I'm sure, there are western things (this might disclude or disillusionate Greek American Orthodox yet nevertheless) that we can learn from - maybe not western virtues or praxis - but general cultural differences - as Easteners living in the West (me anyway!)

Yours in Christ Humbly,
Your Brother Deiniol

[Justin]

Those who were born, or lived for a long while, in "the west" (or an area heavily influenced by "the west") can teach us how to reach the west. By looking at the approach of C.S. Lewis, G.K. Chesterton, Georges Florovsky, etc. we can better discern what does and what does not work when speaking to western peoples.