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 24, 2017

Saints and Feasts of September 24


On the twenty fourth a rock received Thekla.

Holy Protomartyr and Equal to the Apostles Thekla


Venerable Kopris, 
Disciple of Saint Theodosios the Coenobiarch

Synaxarion of Saint Kopris, Disciple of St. Theodosios the Coenobiarch


Venerable Silouan the Athonite

Saint Silouan the Athonite Resource Page


Venerable Nicander of Pskov

Saint Nicander of Pskov (+ 1581)


Holy Venerable Martyr Galaction of Vologda

Holy Venerable Martyr Galaction of Vologda (+ 1612)


Venerable Dorothy of Kashin

Saint Dorothy of Kashin (+ 1629)


Holy Martyr Peter the Aleut

Holy New Martyr Peter the Aleut


Holy Martyr Juvenaly of Alaska
 
 
 
 Holy New Hieromartyr Haralambos Michailides 
of Louroujina
Synaxis of All Saints of Alaska

Synaxis of All Saints of Alaska

Saint Herman of Alaska Resource Page

Saint Innocent (Veniaminov), Metropolitan of Moscow and Missionary to Alaska

Saint Jacob Netsvetov, the Enlightener of the Peoples of Alaska


Synaxis of Panagia Myrtidiotissa in Kythera 
and the Remembrance of the Healing of the Paralytic
 
 
Synaxis of the Panagia of Filerimos in Rhodes

Monastery of the Panagia of Filerimos in Rhodes


Synaxis of the Panagia Myrsinidi Monastery in Chios

Synaxis of the Panagia Myrsinidi Monastery in Chios


Synaxis of Panagia Pantanassa at Vatopaidi

A Hymn to Panagia Pantanassa By Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi

A Miracle of Panagia Pantanassa at Porto Lagos in 2005


Synaxis of Panagia Vourniotissa in Tinos
 
 
 
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