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.



January 16, 2011

Video Interview With Papa Fotis the Fool for Christ


Below are links to two videos featuring an interview with Papa Fotis Lavriotis the Fool for Christ from 1996.

In the first video Papa Fotis is asked about why he walks around with dirty and old rasa and barefoot. He responds that he likes the simple life and to attend to the beauty of the soul rather than the body. When asked if he would receive socks from a woman who gave them to him to wear in the winter, he responded that he would not take them.

First Video

In the second video Papa Foti gives some very valuable information regarding his biography.

Second Video

Related posts:

Papa-Fotis the "Fool For Christ" Has Reposed

The "Trash" of Papa-Fotis

Papa Fotis On Alms and the Priesthood

Papa-Foti's Vision of St. Luke the New Martyr
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