Having entered the Christmas season, we ask those who find the work of the Mystagogy Resource Center beneficial to them to help us continue our work with a generous financial gift as you are able. As an incentive, we are offering the following booklet.

In 1909 the German philosopher Arthur Drews wrote a book called "The Myth of Christ", which New Testament scholar Bart D. Ehrman has called "arguably the most influential mythicist book ever produced," arguing that Jesus Christ never existed and was simply a myth influenced by more ancient myths. The reason this book was so influential was because Vladimir Lenin read it and was convinced that Jesus never existed, thus justifying his actions in promoting atheism and suppressing the Orthodox Church in the Soviet Union. Moreover, the ideologues of the Third Reich would go on to implement the views of Drews to create a new "Aryan religion," viewing Jesus as an Aryan figure fighting against Jewish materialism. 

Due to the tremendous influence of this book in his time, George Florovsky viewed the arguments presented therein as very weak and easily refutable, which led him to write a refutation of this text which was published in Russian by the YMCA Press in Paris in 1929. This apologetic brochure titled "Did Christ Live? Historical Evidence of Christ" was one of the first texts of his published to promote his Neopatristic Synthesis, bringing the patristic heritage to modern historical and cultural conditions. With the revival of these views among some in our time, this text is as relevant today as it was when it was written. 

Never before published in English, it is now available for anyone who donates at least $20 to the Mystagogy Resource Center upon request (please specify in your donation that you want the book). Thank you.



February 24, 2010

The West Initiated the Dissolution of Greece


"Personally I See That the West Initiated the Dissolution of Greece."

by Archimandrite Nektarios Moulatsiotis
January 12, 2010
Romfea.org

The West achieved the dissolution of Serbia with war. At that time we all said our turn was coming. God protected us and thus war did not come. The West however did not change its plans for Greece.

The agreements signed with the Burgas-Alexandroupolis-Igoumenitsa pipeline discouraged the dissolution of Greece, because the agreement provides strong Russian intervention in any part of our country at risk of the pipeline.

The West, however, succeeded and the pipeline stopped ... So almost all fields are open again. The dissolution of Greece with war is not so feasible ... So the West has found another way.

They create 13 regions (Kallikrates draft) with similar governments, limited capacity now at the beginning ... so our people won't react. But all governments, laws and rights they have will change with the passing of time.

At one time, for example, the Kings had enormous power, but over time they became only decorative elements.

What will happen in 5, 10, 20 years with today's new regions? What will happen when the West gives the command to the Rulers in our country, to grant other rights in the regions? Will they refuse? Will they go home, as the previous government did. Anyone who reacts exits from the middle ... and the West knows the ways and methods.

This is how they put the 'bases', in our Greece they create 13 regions, and in a few years ... we will talk about autonomy in the Region of Macedonia, Thrace (where there are many Muslims), Crete, etc. etc.

The most serious is that today, on the basis of the draft (I'm sure this is a proposal of the West and they agreed before the election), the two big pro-Western parties agree.

Is it all by chance? We are also obedient children. Personally I see that the West began the dissolution of Greece in a smart and painless way. But we are not all naive.

See also this update from February 16, 2010: Papandreou, Putin discuss economy, trade and energy
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