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Explore the Orthodox approach to theology and spirituality. Taught by God: An Introduction to Orthodox Theology was compiled from preliminary lectures in Orthodox theology at St. Tikhon’s Seminary by Professor of Dogmatic Theology Harry Boosalis. While intended for first-year Master of Divinity students, the text’s introductory level approach and reader-friendly style is ideal for anyone...

The term heresy is derived from the Greek word αἱρέω (αἱρεῖν in the infinitive) which means ‘to take for oneself’ or ‘to choose.’68 Heresy has the connotation of picking or choosing what one wants to believe while disregarding the fullness of the authoritative theological doctrines of the Church. While the Fathers expressed their common ecclesial experience of the living God through their shared teachings, the heresiarchs (‘arch-heretics’—the instigators of heretical movements), who separated
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