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 15, 2018

Saints and Feasts of January 15


On the fifteenth Paul the offspring of Thebes died.

Venerable Paul of Thebes
 
 
 


Venerable John the Kalyvites
 
 
  
 
 
Holy Martyr Pansophios of Alexandria

Synaxarion of the Holy Martyr Pansophios of Alexandria


Holy Six Fathers who Lived in the Utter Desert

Holy Six Fathers who Lived in the Utter Desert


Venerable Alexander the Akoimetos

Saint Alexander, Founder of the Monastery of the Unsleeping Ones (+ 430)


Venerable Maurus, Disciple of Saint Benedict

Saint Maurus, Disciple of Saint Benedict of Nursia (+ 584)


Holy Virgins Maura and Britta of Touraine

Holy Virgins Maura and Britta of Touraine


Saint Ceolwulf, King of Northumbria 
 
 
 
Venerable Arsenios of Reggio in Calabria
 

Saints Salome of Ujarma and Perozhavra of Sivnia

Saints Salome of Ujarma and Perozhavra of Sivnia


Venerable Prohor of Pcinja

Saint Prohor of Pcinja Monastery


Venerable Gabriel of Lesnovo

Saint Gabriel of Lesnovo Monastery in Bulgaria


Saint Ita the Hermitess of Killeady

Saint Ita the Hermitess of Killeady


Finding of the Relics of Venerable Varlaam of Keretsky

Saint Varlaam of Keretsky (+ 1590)


Saint Gerasimos Palladas, Patriarch of Alexandria

Saint Gerasimos Palladas, Patriarch of Alexandria (+ 1714)

The First Church Dedicated to Saint Gregory Palladas


Restoration of Saint Nektarios as Metropolitan 
of Pentapolis by the Patriarchate of Alexandria
 
 
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