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.



June 15, 2018

Saints and Feasts of June 15


On the fifteenth Amos flew away from this life.

Holy Prophet Amos
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Holy Martyr Doulas of Cilicia

Synaxarion of the Holy Martyr Doulas of Cilicia


Holy Apostles Fortunatus, Achaicus 
and Stephanas of the Seventy

Holy Apostles Fortunatus, Achaicus and Stephanas of the Seventy


Venerable Orsisios

Life and Sayings of Holy Abba Orsisios


Venerable Jerome

Saint Jerome Resource Page


Holy Martyr Graeis

Holy Martyr Graeis


Holy Martyr Nerse

Holy Martyr Nerse


Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo 
 
 
 
Saint Michael, Metropolitan of Kiev and All Russia 
 
 
 
Venerable Savvas of Vatopaidi 
 
 
 
Saint Jonah the Wonderworker, 
Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia

 
 
Holy Five Venerable New Martyrs Slaughtered by the Turks 
at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Kissos
 
Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Kissos of Rethymno, Crete
 
 
Synaxis of the Theotokos at Maranakios

Synaxis of the Theotokos at Maranakios


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