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Introduction to Orthodoxy
6 videos: Video 1, Video 2, Video 3, Video 4, Video 5, Video 6
Introduction / The Beginnings Byzantium I: The Church of the Seven Councils. This 6 DVD set is now available for purchase through St. Katherine's Greek Orthodox Church, Redondo Beach, California. Look up stkatherinegoc.org.
An Introduction to Orthodox Fasting
1 video: Video 1
Archbishop Lazar gives an introduction to Orthodox Fasting. Why do the Orthodox Fast? What does it do?
Scholasticism or Mystery?
1 video: Video 1
What is scholasticism? Why does the Orthodox church reject it?
Early Christian Writings 1: Introduction
1 video: Video 1
This video is an introduction to early Christian writings; in this video, we briefly look at the New Testament writings, some of the popular genres of early Christian writings, the categories of early Christian writings, and some good books on the topic. We would re-emphasize David's warning about author Bart Ehrman. We find him to be misleading and should be read with much caution.
Early Christian Writings 2: Apostolic Fathers
In this video, I discuss the writings of the Apostolic Fathers and share some short quotes from some of those writings. Discussed in this video are the Didache, the Epistle of Barnabas, and 1 Clement, the seven letters of St. Ignatius of Antioch, the letter of St. Polycarp of Smyrna, the "Exposition of the Oracles of the Lord" by St. Papias of Hierapolis, and the "Shepherd" by St. Hermas.
How Should We Study Theology?
1 video: Video 1
Bishop Kallistos Ware discusses the Orthodox idea of what theology is, what makes a person a theologian, and how we should go about studying theology? The presentation is followed by a question and answer time.
Rise of the Bishops
1 video: Video 1
David Withun lays out the details of the rise of the role of the bishop in the early church.
