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Chrawnus Goes on an Adventure to Learn about Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy.
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I recommend you do not try too hard and ...research as little as possible. Such weighty things give me a headache. - Shunyadragon, Baha'i apologist
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Originally posted by One Bad Pig View PostPicked up Norman Russell's The Doctrine of Deification in the Greek Patristic Tradition, which led to Vladimir Lossky's The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church, which led me to the writings of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, so it'll be a bit before I can get back to you on this.Veritas vos Liberabit<>< Learn Greek <>< Look here for an Orthodox Church in America<><Ancient Faith Radio
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I recommend you do not try too hard and ...research as little as possible. Such weighty things give me a headache. - Shunyadragon, Baha'i apologist
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Originally posted by One Bad Pig View PostHaving finished these, I didn't find anything that addressed your question. Vladimir Lossky was the most helpful, though the middle part of his book made my brain hurt.
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Hey Chrawnus. I think everyone has recommended some great books for you. Have you read an Orthodox prayer book? I think it would present the spiritual side of Orthodoxy which is essential to our faith.
Also, I will chime in with the rest of my Orthodox brothers in the thread: go to a service! Come and see the life of the Church for yourself."Concentrate on what you have to do. Fix your eyes on it. Remind yourself that your task is to be a good human being; remind yourself what nature demands of people. Then do it, without hesitation, and speak the truth as you see it. But with kindness. With humility. Without hypocrisy."
-Marcus Aurelius
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Originally posted by Chrawnus View PostWhat the title says. I need something to do in order not to squander my free time away and I thought learning about Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy would be as good an endeavor as any. So if anyone has any good primers (before I go on to more indepth stuff) on either that they could recommend I'd be grateful. Both books (preferably kindle versions) and internet articles are fine by me.Last edited by Rushing Jaws; 07-07-2015, 11:06 PM.
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