The Mystagogy Resource Center is a network of websites dedicated to the preservation, translation, publication, and study of Orthodox Christian history, theology, spirituality, hagiography, apologetics, liturgics, patristics, and related subjects.
The word mystagogy comes from the Greek mystagogia, meaning "guidance into the mysteries." In the early Church, mystagogy referred especially to the instruction given to newly baptized Christians after their initiation into the life of the Church. Having received the Holy Mysteries, the faithful were gradually led into a deeper understanding of the faith, the Scriptures, the liturgical life of the Church, and the spiritual path of salvation. It is in this spirit that the Mystagogy Resource Center seeks to educate, inspire, and spiritually enrich Orthodox Christians today.
The mission of the Mystagogy Resource Center is to make the riches of the Orthodox Christian tradition more accessible to contemporary readers. Through original research, historical studies, translations, and educational resources, the project seeks to connect modern Orthodox Christians with the living inheritance of the Church.
A particular emphasis of this work is the translation and publication of materials that have never before appeared in English. These include rare books, manuscripts, sermons, letters, theological treatises, lives of saints, prayers, historical studies, and other significant texts drawn from the vast treasury of Orthodox tradition. Many of these translations are original and unique, making available sources that would otherwise remain inaccessible to most English-speaking readers.
The Mystagogy Resource Center is not intended merely as a repository of information. Rather, it seeks to serve the deeper purpose reflected in its name: the spiritual formation of Orthodox Christians through a greater understanding of the faith, worship, history, and experience of the Church. By bringing together resources from across the centuries, it aims to assist readers in entering more deeply into the life of Christ as preserved and transmitted within the Orthodox Church.
The Mystagogy Resource Center presently consists of a number of interconnected websites, each devoted to a particular area of Orthodox Christian study and interest. Together they form a growing library of resources designed to serve clergy, monastics, scholars, students, and the faithful throughout the world.
For more information about each individual project, please see below.
The word mystagogy comes from the Greek mystagogia, meaning "guidance into the mysteries." In the early Church, mystagogy referred especially to the instruction given to newly baptized Christians after their initiation into the life of the Church. Having received the Holy Mysteries, the faithful were gradually led into a deeper understanding of the faith, the Scriptures, the liturgical life of the Church, and the spiritual path of salvation. It is in this spirit that the Mystagogy Resource Center seeks to educate, inspire, and spiritually enrich Orthodox Christians today.
The mission of the Mystagogy Resource Center is to make the riches of the Orthodox Christian tradition more accessible to contemporary readers. Through original research, historical studies, translations, and educational resources, the project seeks to connect modern Orthodox Christians with the living inheritance of the Church.
A particular emphasis of this work is the translation and publication of materials that have never before appeared in English. These include rare books, manuscripts, sermons, letters, theological treatises, lives of saints, prayers, historical studies, and other significant texts drawn from the vast treasury of Orthodox tradition. Many of these translations are original and unique, making available sources that would otherwise remain inaccessible to most English-speaking readers.
The Mystagogy Resource Center is not intended merely as a repository of information. Rather, it seeks to serve the deeper purpose reflected in its name: the spiritual formation of Orthodox Christians through a greater understanding of the faith, worship, history, and experience of the Church. By bringing together resources from across the centuries, it aims to assist readers in entering more deeply into the life of Christ as preserved and transmitted within the Orthodox Church.
The Mystagogy Resource Center presently consists of a number of interconnected websites, each devoted to a particular area of Orthodox Christian study and interest. Together they form a growing library of resources designed to serve clergy, monastics, scholars, students, and the faithful throughout the world.
For more information about each individual project, please see below.
