Standing on the Rock in the Midst of American Currents
Many Americans consider America a “Christian religion.” There is certainly warrant for such a belief, given that many early immigrants and frontiersmen and women placed religious values upon their...
View ArticleAnnouncing Our New Site Dedicated to Liberal Eastern Christian Engagement...
As of this week, Red River Orthodox is taking on a newfound purpose. Up to this point, this blog has been an extension of my parish’s web presence, focused on Orthodox issues that directly affect us...
View ArticleEastern Orthodox Christianity and Religious Studies
In this essay, we are honored to post a reflection by Christopher D.L. Johnson, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Dakota (which, for those who are unfamiliar, is just...
View ArticleAtheist-Orthodox Dialogue, Post 4: What, if Anything, is Sin?
This month, we address the topic of “sin.” What is it? Jon claims that non-Christian religions do not have the concept and notes that when regarded as a breaking of rules, the definition was simply...
View ArticleMinimum Reading List Post 2: Review of Orthodox Constructions of the West
For this reading list series I turn my attention to a book that all Orthodox should read. Just as it should be required by Orthodox seminarians and clergy to be informed about Anselm (not the...
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