PERFECTIBILISTS The 18th Century Bavarian Order of the Illuminati The secret society known as the Illuminati is the semi-fictional bad guy in the new Ron Howard film, Angels & Demons, from Dan Brown's novel of the same name, with Tom Hanks reprising...

This time, it's just me, and philosophers will (hopefully) enjoy this: I intended on discussing several topics, but it was getting too long, so I decided to focus the first talk here on modernity, the course we've taken in the West and what that has...

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Mystagogy John Sanidopoulos A Homily by Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco In the prophet Ezekiel (9:6) it is said that when the Angel of the Lord was sent to punish and destroy the sinning people, it was told him not to strike those on whom the...

ByzantineTexasBlog By: Josephus Flavus A confusing and somewhat contentious topic central to Eastern Christian thought is the idea of God's energy and essenceand how they interact with man. In Catholic-Orthodox discussions there is often a St. Thomas...