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 18, 2018

Saints and Feasts of January 18


On the eighteenth the body of Athanasius 
was mournfully buried.

Saints Athanasius and Cyril, Archbishops of Alexandria
 
 
  
 
 
 
Holy Martyr Theodouli

Synaxarion of Holy Martyr Theodouli of Cilicia

Saint Theodouli the Martyr as a Model for our Lives


Holy Martyrs Elladios the Commentarisius and Boethos

Synaxarion of Holy Martyr Theodouli of Cilicia


Holy Martyrs Evagrios and Makarios

Synaxarion of Holy Martyr Theodouli of Cilicia


Holy Martyr Xene

Holy Martyr Xene


Venerable Markianos of Cyprus

Venerable Markianos of Cyprus


Venerable Silvanus

Life and Sayings of Holy Abba Silvanus of Palestine


Venerable Ephraim the Lesser

Saint Ephraim the Lesser of Georgia (+ 1101)


Saint Joachim I, Patriarch of Tarnovo and All Bulgaria

Saint Joachim I, Patriarch of Tarnovo and All Bulgaria (+ 1246)


Saints Cyril and Maria, 
Parents of Saint Sergius of Radonezh 
 
 
 
Saint Maksim of Serbia, Archbishop of Wallachia


Venerable Athanasius of Syandemsky and Vologda

Saint Athanasius of Syandemsky and Vologda (+ 1550)


Venerable Athanasius of Navolotsk the Wonderworker
 
 
 
 Hieromonk Christophoros, who was known as Papoulakos
 
 

Venerable Hieromonk Alexi of Teklati

Saint Alexi of Teklati (+ 1923)


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