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.



March 15, 2011

First Orthodox Monastery In Uganda Established


March 15, 2011
Official Website Patriarchate of Alexandria

On the Sunday of Orthodoxy, March 13th, the Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa Theodoros II, after the Divine Liturgy, accompanied by His Eminence Metropolitan of Kampala Mr. Jonah, the Clergy, the Egyptian Ambassador, the Muslim religious worker in the area and many visitors went to an adjacent area of ​​the Parish of Anthony the Great Monte and held the ceremony to found the first Orthodox Monastery in Africa dedicated to Saint Mary of Egypt.

The Sisterhood that will inhabit the monastery, by the grace of God, after its completion consists of three native Nuns - Maria, Taboria, Theosemni - who lived for two years at the Monastery of Panagia Chrysopigi in Chania, Crete and they were taught the Greek language, ecclesiastical music and monastic handiwork.

Welcoming the commencement of construction of the monastic habitat, the Archbishop spoke of the importance of monasticism in the Orthodox Church and expressed the feelings of hope and joy generated by the establishment of a monastic Sisterhood in Africa.

Translated by John Sanidopoulos




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