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Church Art
The Orthodox Church has a rich tradition of iconography as well as other church arts: music, architecture, sculpture, needlework, poetry, etc. This artistic…
Category: Sources of Doctrine
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Canons
There are canon laws of ecumenical councils, of provincial and local councils, and of individual church fathers which have been received by the…
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The Saints
The doctrine of the Church comes alive in the lives of the true believers, the saints. The saints are those who literally share…
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The Fathers
There are in the Church a number of saints who were theologians and spiritual teachers who defended and explained the doctrines of the…
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The Councils
As the Church progressed through history it was faced with many difficult decisions. The Church always settled difficulties and made decisions by reaching…
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The Liturgy
When the Church, which means literally the gathering or assembly of people who are called together to perform a specific task, assembles as…
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Bible
The written record of God’s revelation is the Bible, which means the book, or the books. The Bible is also called the Holy…
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Tradition
The ongoing life of God’s People is called Holy Tradition. The Holy Tradition of the Old Testament is expressed in the Old Testamental…
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Revelation
Every morning at its Matins Service the Orthodox Church proclaims: “God is the Lord and has revealed Himself unto us; blessed is He…