Tag: Priesthood
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Our Neoliberal Orthodoxy
by Davor Džalto | српски This essay is about the institutional church, and about the way it operates in the countries where Orthodoxy has been the dominant and traditional faith (so called “Orthodox countries,” which, although effective, is essentially an oxymoronic phrase). The basic thesis here is that the leadership of the Orthodox church (that is […]
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A Renewed Diaconate Completes the Church
by Rev. Archdeacon John Chryssavgis | ελληνικά | ру́сский In recent centuries, the diaconate has only enjoyed a symbolical or transitional role in the church. Parish clergy are ordained to the priesthood after serving only briefly as deacons. It is as if they are expected to “move on!” or “move up!” The diaconate has been reduced to […]