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.



September 17, 2017

Saints and Feasts of September 17


On the seventeenth Faith, Hope and Love were beheaded.

Holy Victorious Virgin Martyrs Faith, Hope and Love 
with their mother Sophia

Saints Sophia, Faith, Hope and Love Resource Page


Holy Martyr Agathokleia

Saint Agathokleia the Martyr


Holy Martyrs Maximos, Theodotos and Asklepiodota

Holy Martyrs Maximos, Theodotos, Hesychios and Asklepiodota


Saints Lucy the Widow and 
Geminianus her Spiritual Son

Saints Lucy the Widow and Geminianus her Spiritual Son


Holy Martyr Theodote at Nicaea

Saint Theodote Who Was Martyred at Nicaea


Holy Hieromartyrs Peleus and Nilus the Bishops

154 Holy Martyrs of Egypt and Palestine


Holy Martyrs Patermouthius and Elias the Glorious

154 Holy Martyrs of Egypt and Palestine


Holy One Hundred Martyrs of Egypt

154 Holy Martyrs of Egypt and Palestine


Holy Fifty Martyrs of Palestine

154 Holy Martyrs of Egypt and Palestine


Holy Martyrs Haralambos and Panteleon 
with their Companions

Holy Martyrs Haralambos and Panteleon with their Companions


Holy Hieromartyrs Herakleides and Myron, 
Bishops of Tamassos in Cyprus
 
 
Saint Joachim I the Pany, Patriarch of Alexandria

Saint Joachim I the Pany, Patriarch of Alexandria (+ 1567)


Venerable Anastasios the Wonderworker of Cyprus
 
  
Saint Anastasios the Weaver and the Heraling of the Paralyzed Turk in 1918


Saint Dionisie Erhan of Sureceni Monastery 

Synaxis of the Makariev Icon of the Mother of God

Synaxis of the Makariev Icon of the Mother of God


Synaxis of the Old Russian (Staro Rus) 
Icon of the Mother of God

Synaxis of the Old Russian (Staro Rus) Icon of the Mother of God


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