Welcome to More Orthodoxy, a page for reflection on God and His Good Creation.
I take insights from Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant Christians and share them here for the benefit of any interested seeker.
There are a few themes-
A love for the mysticism of normal life- family, marriage, sex, sport, music, etc. This is God’s Good Creation.
And a spirit of Ecumenism, always seeking the fullness of Truth.
Moreover, and on the more negative side; there should not be a strict secular and sacred dichotomy. As Fr Schmemann makes clear, clericalism is wrong, abstract creation- denying notions of ‘heaven’ are heterodox and are rightly denounced. There are also some posts skeptical about fashions in theology, especially puritanical Universalism and Pacifism. Following Illich and Girard’s specific definitions, I often label these AntiChrist ideas. Whilst I recognise this can be a dangerous, I do mean it in a very specific way and provide references accordingly. They fall just short of the Truth and are the worse for it- indeed the corruption of the best is the worst.
I respect the good where I can find it and that often involves those I disagree with, so I’ll share without full agreement if it’s right to do so.
To everything a season…
God Bless!
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Yes, abstinence is held to a “godlike” status, but if no one married and engaged in sex, there would be no us. Someone has to do the “dirty deed” as it has been conceptualized by too many in Orthodoxy.
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Thank you for the comment Judy. 🙂 Unfortunately so, and when it’s seen in a positive light it’s still usually as a means to some pragmatic end. Sad and unBiblical.
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