• John Klentos

    John Klentos

    Associate Professor of Eastern Orthodoxy Studies at the Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute and the Graduate Theological Union

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Reflection on “The Importance of Fasting and Its Observance Today”

by , , , , , , , on June 14, 2016
In accordance with Orthodox Christian scriptural and patristic tradition, fasting finds its origins in the divine commandment given in paradise (Gen 2.16-17; St. Basil, On Fasting 1.3; PG 31.168A), where man is invited to honor his relationship with God by obedience. One sees God thereby as the benevolent Source of all goodness (Mt 4.4) and...

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Church Life and Pastoral Care, Holy and Great Council

Pastoral Challenges for Marriage in Contemporary Orthodoxy

by Rev. Dr. Alkiviadis Calivas, John Klentos, Lewis Patsavos, Rev. Dr. Nicholas Denysenko, Rev. Dr. Philip Zymaris, Rev. Dr. Stelyios Muksuris, Teva Regule, Paul Meyendorff on | Views: 1154 | Readers' rating:
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In preparation for the Great and Holy Council to be held on Crete in June, 2016, the Orthodox bishops have issued a preconciliar document on the sacrament of marriage. The document’s main thrust is to illuminate the core teaching on marriage and its sanctity from the Orthodox perspective. Marr... Read more.

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