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.



December 3, 2018

The Annual Mystagogy Resource Center Christmas Appeal


Dear Friends and Readers:

I often receive letters and comments from people who tell me what the Mystagogy Resource Center means to them, how it is a daily part of their lives that helps them grow spiritually and enhance their knowledge of Orthodoxy is unique ways, among other things. Sometimes they practically beg me to keep it going. Thousands of people from all over the world come to the websites of the Mystagogy Resource Center for spiritually beneficial and reliable material they cannot find anywhere else. To keep this content free and open to the public, and to devote the time to produce much more of it, I am asking of you to contribute to this ministry out of the generosity of your heart.

Having entered upon the holiday season, with all of its hustle and bustle, I'm sure the last thing you want to hear is someone else asking to help them out with your hard earned money. But seeing that it is a season of giving, just as God gave us His only son, Christ the Lord, I am once again calling upon you to help support the Mystagogy Resource Center with a gift. Seeing that this ministry does not exist without your support now is a perfect time to show what the Mystagogy Resource Center means to you.

Whether you are a regular reader or just happen to stop by once in a while, your help in supporting this valuable and unique Orthodox Christian ministry is greatly appreciated, even if it is only to help the numerous people around the world that do benefit from it, yet cannot afford to do so. Though any amount is greatly appreciated, a $5 a month or $60 a year donation is what we ask, if possible, to keep this ministry alive and thriving. It is a small price to pay for the great amount of time it takes to produce what is available. And many exciting things are in store for 2019, but those things will be announced in due time. Remember, except for some advertising to help cover our costs, this ministry operates on the generosity of its readers alone.

Thank you in advance, Merry Christmas to all, and a Happy New Year!

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John Sanidopoulos
PO Box 320284
West Roxbury, MA 02132

With love in Christ,

John Sanidopoulos,
Director of the Mystagogy Resource Center


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