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.



August 15, 2018

Saints and Feasts of August 15


God’s Mother lives forever, though she died on the fifteenth.

Dormition and Metastasis of our Lady 
the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary

Dormition of the Theotokos Resource Page

Commemoration of the Philanthropy of God in 
Turning Away the Saracens from Constantinople 
Through the Mediation of our Most Holy Lady 
the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary

Commemoration of the Miracle of the Theotokos Against the Saracens in 716 A.D.


Saint Tarcisius the Acolyte

Saint Tarcisius the Acolyte


Holy New Hieromartyr Christos of Ioannina

Holy New Hieromartyr Christos of Ioannina (+ 1823)


Synaxis of the Panagia Fidousa in Kefallonia

Panagia Fidousa (Snakes of the Panagia) Resource Page


Synaxis of Panagia Kernitsa in Arcadia
 
 
 
Synaxis of the Panagia Varnakova in Phokida
 
 
 
Synaxis of the Panagia Tripolitsa in Tripoli

The Litany of Panagia of Tripolitsa in Tripoli


Synaxis of the Panagia Voulkaniotissa in Messinia

Synaxis of the Panagia Voulkaniotissa in Messinia


Synaxis of the Panagia Kosmosotira in Feres

The Monastery of Panagia Kosmosotira in Feres


Synaxis of the Panagia Krifti in Lesvos

The Chapel of Panagia Krifti (The Hidden Panagia)


Synaxis of the Panagia of the Castle in Pyrgos of Thessaloniki

The Veneration of the Panagia on the Island of Santorini


Synaxis of the Panagia of Mikrokastrou in Kozani

Panagia of Mikrokastrou and the Dormition Monastery


Synaxis of the Panagia of Kastro in Leros

The Castle of the Panagia in Leros


Synaxis of the Panagia Kavouradaina in Leros

The Chapel of Panagia Kavouradaina in Leros


Synaxis of the Panagia Gourlomata of Leros

Panagia Gourlomata of Leros


Synaxis of the Panagia Panachrantos in Andros

The Monastery of Panagia Panachrantos in Andros


Synaxis of the Panagia Thalassini in Andros

Chapel of Panagia Thalassini in Andros


Synaxis of the Panagia Myrtidiotissa in Kythera

Panagia Myrtidiotissa ("Of the Myrtle Tree") of Kythera


Synaxis of the Panagia Thalassomahousa of Strofades

Panagia Thalassomahousa of Strofades Monastery


Synaxis of the Panagia Chrysoleontissa in Aegina

The Monastery of Panagia Chrysoleontissa in Aegina


Synaxis of the Panagia Spiliani in Nisiros

The Monastery of Panagia Spiliani in Nisiros


Synaxis of the Panagia Makrini in Samos

The Chapel of Panagia Makrini in Samos


Synaxis of the Panagia of "Toso Nero" in Sifnos

The Monastery of Panagia of "Toso Nero" In Sifnos


Synaxis of the Panagia Ypseni in Rhodes

Synaxis of Panagia Ypseni in Rhodes


Synaxis of the Panagia Prekla in Skiathos

The Church of Panagia Prekla in Skiathos


Synaxis of the Panagia Trikoukiotissa in Cyprus

Synaxis of Panagia Trikoukiotissa in Cyprus


Synaxis of the Panagia Trooditissa in Cyprus

The Monastery of Panagia Trooditissa in Cyprus


Synaxis of the Panagia of Jerusalem in Jerusalem

The Miraculous Panagia of Jerusalem Icon


Synaxis of the Panagia of Soumela in Pontus
 
 
 
Commemoration of the Miracle of the Most Holy Theotokos 
at the Spring of Bačko Petrovo Selo
 
 
 
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