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Kirill Benediktov09.03.2026

Trump sincerely believes that God has entrusted him with the mission of saving America, and through it, the world. When, in July 2024, Donald Trump, speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania, turned his head to look at the teleprompter screen, a bullet fired from an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, instead of shattering his skull, merely grazed […]

David Tilman14.02.2026

The importance of Israel in the history of the relationship of mankind to the environment results from the wide influence of the Judaic religion and its implicit attitudes toward the natural world. Israel was a very small country, and for much of its history was at the mercy of the great Near Eastern empires, so […]

Victor Aliyev24.12.2025

In our modern world, we all live in a completely new reality compared to the previous century. Today, whether on the subway or on the street, we encounter thousands of strangers. In the past, living in the village, everyone knew each other by sight, perhaps only meeting a few folks during seasonal work. However, today […]

Prot. Victor Harakas15.12.2025

There are different interpretations of the biblical materials. Jews of today often identify themselves with the Israel of ancient days. With the establishment of the Jewish state of Israel, it is not unexpected that Jews should see this as a fulfillment of the Old Testament covenants and promises. Some evangelical and fundamentalist Protestants make little […]

Prot. Victor Harakas15.11.2025

To begin to repent, you should first understand what repentance is. What is Repentance? The English word “repent” is based on a Latin word which means to “change or reform one’s mind.” In Greek, the same idea is expressed by the word “metanoia.” It means that you want to, and do in fact, change. But […]

Victor Aliyev19.10.2025

Dreams, spiritual visions and revelations in the Lutheran tradition: from Luther and Böhme to modern Protestants. The Orthodox tradition, recognizing in principle the possibility of divine revelations through dreams (this is stated in the lives of the saints), in ascetic practice treats them with deep “sobriety”, as a potentially dangerous area of delusion. The Lutheran […]

Prot. Victor Harakas15.10.2025

The Orthodox teaching on dreams is that we shouldn’t believe them and interpret them, but dismiss them, because they may come from the devil. SPIRITUAL VISIONS Does the Orthodox faith believe in revelation of spiritual visions through dreams? The answer to this question is a bit on the complex side. The Church could hardly deny […]

David Tilman24.08.2025

Christianity appeared during the early Roman Empire, spread throughout the Mediterranean area and beyond it, and within four centuries had become the dominant religion and system of thought in the Near East, North Africa, and Europe. The influence of Christian attitudes toward the natural environment was widespread, particularly in the last few centuries of ancient […]

David Tilman24.07.2025

The attitudes of the early Greeks toward nature were shaped by their religion. They saw the natural environment as the sphere of activity of the gods. Greek religion was in large part the worship of nature, and the old Greek gods were essentially nature deities. The gods ruled nature, they appeared in it, they acted […]

Prot. Victor Harakas23.03.2025

This figure is prominent in the writings of St. John in the New Testament (1 John 2:18, 22; 4:3; 2 John 7). The name comes from the Greek word “antichristos.” It means something or someone opposed to Christ. Generally speaking, any force, person, practice, or behavior which is antagonistic to, and contrary to, Christ may […]

Seizing God by the Beard

Ancient Israel and the Natural Environment

Can AI Become God?

One Nation Under God

Repentance

Dreams in Contemporary Protestantism

Common Questions

Christianity and the Natural Environment

Greek Religion and the Natural Environment

Antichrist

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