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 1, 2019

The Best of January 2019 by the Mystagogy Resource Center (MRC)


Below is the monthly review for the month of January 2019 of the ten most popular articles on johnsanidopoulos.com, then all the posts made on the other websites of the Mystagogy Resource Center.

JohnSanidopoulos.com

1. A White Christmas for Mount Athos (photos and videos)

2. Abortion Resource Page

3. Contemporary Miracles and Apparitions of Saint Mark of Ephesus in Athens

4. The Churches and Monasteries of Constantinople

5. The Repentance of Basil the Great

6. The Relics of Saint Theophan the Recluse

7. I Met Saint Nikephoros the Leper in 1961

8. John the Baptist Reveals the Cave of Sapsa, Where He Was Visited by the Lord

9. That We Should Attend the Divine Liturgy with Awe and Reverence

10. A Prayer of the Emperor When Departing the City of Constantinople


HoneyAndHemlock.com

1. The Shocking Advice of Saint Paisios the Athonite to a Physician

2. My Top Twenty-Five Movies of 2018 (and Ten Best Documentaries)

3. The Evil Results of Unverified News and Bias


Bio-Orthodoxy.com

1. The Views of Orthodox Theology on Bioethical Issues (3 of 6)

2. The Views of Orthodox Theology on Bioethical Issues (4 of 6)

3. The Views of Orthodox Theology on Bioethical Issues (5 of 6)

4. The Views of Orthodox Theology on Bioethical Issues (6 of 6)


Eschatologia.com

1. Russian Patriarch Warns Smartphone Users To Be Careful of the Antichrist

2. Eight Quotes from the Fathers on the Mystery of the Eighth Day


Daimonologia.org

1. The Death of Christ in the Air Cleansed the Atmosphere of Demons (St. Athanasius the Great)

2. A Beneficial Reminder When Touring Boston

3. Documentary Review: "The Devil and Father Amorth"

4. The Demoniac Who Journeyed to the Kiev Caves Lavra


OrthodoxyAndWorldReligions.com

1. The Birth of Christ Celebrates the End of the Sickness of Religion

2. "For the Sake of the World: The Spirit of Buddhist and Christian Monasticism" (Book Review by Fr. John Romanides)


Erotapokriseis.com

1. Questions and Answers 68 - 70

2. Questions and Answers 71 - 74


NewMyriobiblon.com

1. Book Review: "For the Sake of the World: The Spirit of Buddhist and Christian Monasticism" by Patrick G. Henry and Donald K. Swearer

2. Book Review: "Christology of the Later Fathers"


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