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The Rudder (Greek: “Pedalion”) is a classic compilation of the holy canons or Orthodox canon law. Originally assembled by Nicodemus the Hagiorite and Agapius the Monk on Mount Athos in 1800, this work includes a dedication to Orthodox Christians from both Nicodemus and Agapius, along with a letter and recommendation on this edition from the Patriarch of Constantinople (ca. 1802) NEOPHYTOS VII....

also in the consequences thereof; accordingly, it allows no admission to disbelief, examining it from all angles and excluding it. Logical belief, however, is for perfect men, whereas dogmatic and authoritative belief is for inperfect men (including women and children) unable to learn the truth through reason and science. Belief, furthermore, is distinguishable into legal and moral. Legal belief believes in the truth that is attested in accordance with the law of God through the mouth of two or three
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