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 12, 2018

Saints and Feasts of January 12


On the twelfth Tatiana was beheaded.

Holy Martyr Tatiana
 
 
 
 
Holy Martyr Peter the Absalamite

Holy Martyr Peter the Absalamite


Holy Martyr Mertios

Synaxarion of the Holy Martyr Mertios


Holy Eight Martyrs of Nicaea

Holy Eight Martyrs of Nicaea


Holy Martyr Euthasia

Saint Euthasia the Martyr


Venerable Elias the Wonderworker

Life and Sayings of Holy Abba Elias the Wonderworker


Saint Eulogia, Mother of Saint Theodosios the Cenobiarch

Saint Eulogia, Mother of Saint Theodosios the Cenobiarch


Venerable Benedict Biscop, Abbot of Wearmouth

Saint Benedict Biscop, Abbot of Wearmouth (+ 690)


Venerable Martinian of White Lake

Saint Martinian of White Lake (+ 1483)


Synaxis of Panagia Galaktotrophousa

Panagia Galaktotrophousa (Milk-Feeder) of Hilandari Monastery

The Recent Discovery of the Holy Spring of the Virgin Mary in Smyrna


Synaxis of Panagia of the Akathist

Akathist to the Theotokos Resource Page


Synaxis of Panagia Popska

The Popska Icon of the Mother of God in Hilandari


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