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.



October 31, 2017

Saints and Feasts of October 31


On the thirty-first the six Apostles found their end.

Holy Apostles Stachys, Apelles, Amplias, Urban, 
Narcissus and Aristobulus of the Seventy
 
 
 
 
Holy Martyr Epimachus of Egypt

Holy Martyr Epimachus of Egypt


Commemoration of an Anonymous Confessor

Commemoration of an Anonymous Confessor Under Julian the Apostate

Commemoration of an Anonymous Confessor


Saint James, Bishop of Nisibis (Mygdonia)

Saint James, Bishop of Nisibis


Holy Martyrs Stephen, Barnabas, Trophimos, 
Dorymedon, Kosmas, Damian, Savvas, 
Bassa, Abramius and Those With Them

Holy Martyrs Stephen, Barnabas, Trophimos, Dorymedon, Kosmas, Damian, Savvas, Bassa, Abramius and Those With Them


Holy Child Martyr

Holy Child Martyr


Holy Twelve Maidens

Holy Twelve Maidens


Holy Martyrs Seleukos and Stratonike the Spouses

Holy Martyrs Seleukos and Stratonike the Spouses


Holy Martyrs Gordianos and Epimachos

Holy Martyrs Gordianos and Epimachos


Holy Three Martyrs of Melitene

Holy Three Martyrs of Melitene


Venerables Spyridon and Nikodemos 
the Prosphora-Bakers of the Kiev Caves
 
 
 

100,000 Holy Martyrs of Tbilisi by the Mongols

100,000 Holy Martyrs of Tbilisi By the Muslims


Holy New Martyr Nicholas of Chios

Holy New Martyr Nicholas of Chios (+ 1754)


Holy Hieromartyr John Kochurov, 
Missionary to America and 
First Clergy Martyr of the Russian Revolution
 
 
 
 
 
Secular Holidays 
 
Halloween 
 
 
 
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