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.



February 24, 2018

Saints and Feasts of February 27


On the twenty-seventh the end of Prokopios was manifested.

Venerable Prokopios the Decapolite and Confessor
 
 

Holy Martyr Gelasios the Mime

The Baptism and Martyrdom of the Comedic Actor Saint Gelasios


Venerable Thalelaios

Saint Thalelaios the Cilician

The Novel Ascetic Feat of Saint Thalelaios the Cilician


Saint Stephen, 
Who Organized a Home for the Elderly in Armatios

Saint Stephen, Who Organized a Home for the Elderly in Armatios (+ 614)


Holy Martyr Nesios

Holy Martyr Nesios


Venerable Asklepios and James

Saints Asklepios and James, Hermits of Syria


Venerable Timothy of Caesarea

Venerable Timothy of Caesarea


Venerable Titus the Presbyter of the Kiev Caves
 
 


Venerable Titus the Soldier of the Kiev Caves
 
  

Holy New Martyr Elias of Trebizond

Holy New Martyr Elias of Trebizond (+ 1749)


Saint Raphael (Hawaweeny), Bishop of Brooklyn 
 
 
Venerable Ephraim of Katounakia
 
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