Parenting and Parish Priests, “On Obedience”, Pt 2, Ep 2, John of the Ladder, Prof. C. Veniamin

Mystical Theology: Introducing the Theology and Spiritual Life of the Orthodox Church

Episode 2: Parenting and Parish Priests, “On Obedience”, Pt 2, Ep 2, in John of the Ladder
Unit 15: “John of the Ladder: Principles of the Christian Life”, by Prof. Christopher Veniamin
Series: “Mystical Theology"
Based on the reading of The Ladder of Divine Ascent, one of the most influential writings in the history of spirituality, the purpose of this series is to introduce the audience to the fundamental themes of obedience and repentance in the context of striving to discover the will of God, and to live according to Christ’s commandments, which constitutes the daily challenge of every Christian. Presented by Prof. Christopher Veniamin, a spiritual child of St. Sophrony.
Some of the themes covered in this podcast are listed in the Timestamps below.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: I wish to express my indebtedness to the spoken and written traditions of Sts Silouan and Sophrony the Athonites, Fr. Zacharias Zacharou, Fr. Kyrill Akon, Fr. Raphael Noica, Fr. Symeon Brüschweiler; Fr. John Romanides, Fr. Pavlos Englezakis, Fr. Georges Florovsky, Prof. Constantine Scouteris, Prof. George Mantzarides, Prof. John Fountoulis, Mtp Hierotheos Vlachos, Mtp Kallistos Ware, and Prof. Panayiotes Chrestou. My presentations have been enriched by all of the above sources. Responsibility however for the content of my presentations is of course mine alone. ©Christopher Veniamin 2024

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Fejezetek

1. Obedience at home & in the parish (00:00:00)

2. Science & the Christian Faith (00:10:10)

3. “Nothing more difficult than to be saved” (00:12:47)

4. Parish priest and spiritual father (00:14:47)

5. Clericalism & St. Porphyrios (00:17:08)

6. Importance of a humble thought & Gregory Palamas (00:19:41)

7. Correct spiritual disposition needed (00:21:01)

8. Irenaeus: “The glory of God is a man truly alive” (00:21:59)