Paradise and Utopia
Reflections on the Rise and Fall of Christendom - A series of forty reflections on the history of Christian civilization, or Christendom. The entire podcast is organized around the theme of "paradise and utopia"—that is, of the civilization's orientation toward the kingdom of heaven when ...
Reflections on the Rise and Fall of Christendom - A series of forty reflections on the history of Christian civilization, or Christendom. The entire podcast is organized around the theme of "paradise and utopia"—that is, of the civilization's orientation toward the kingdom of heaven when traditional Christianity was influential, and of its "disorientation" toward the fallen world in the wake of traditional Christianity's decline in the west following the Great Schism.
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The Rise of Anthropological Pessimism IV
Fr. John continues to discuss St. Augustine by looking first ...
Fr. John continues to discuss St. Augustine by looking first at his notorious doctrine of original sin and its impact on the conception of man in the West.
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The Rise of Anthropological Pessimism III
Fr. John addresses the foundations in the West of a ...
Fr. John addresses the foundations in the West of a growing pessimism about man's condition, paying particular attention to Augustine.
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The Rise of Anthropological Pessimism in the West II
Fr. John contends that to understand the coming of the ...
Fr. John contends that to understand the coming of the Renaissance and its humanism, one really needs to understand how in the West the doctrines about man became increasingly pessimistic.
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The Rise of Anthropological Pessimism in the West I
Fr. John discusses the dignity of man according to the ...
Fr. John discusses the dignity of man according to the Greek Fathers
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Introduction to Part Two of the Podcast: The Nicolaitan Schism
In the first episode of part two of his four-part ...
In the first episode of part two of his four-part podcast "Paradise and Utopia," Fr. John Strickland, a professor of history at Saint Katherine Orthodox College, describes how Pope Nicholas I paved the way for the rapid development of the papal theory of empire.
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Paradise in Early Christendom’s Hymns of Lent and Pascha
Fr. John looks at some of the actual texts of ...
Fr. John looks at some of the actual texts of early Christian hymns and the way in which they gave expression to the vision of early Christendom.
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Characteristics of Early Christian Hymnography
Fr. John discusses the development of Christian hymnography.
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The Flowering of Christian Architecture II
Fr. John continues his discussion of traditional Christian architecture.
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The Flowering of Christian Architecture I
Fr. John explores traditional Christian temple or church architecture and ...
Fr. John explores traditional Christian temple or church architecture and locates the principle of heavenly orientation at work.
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The Theme of Paradise in Byzantine Icons
Fr. John explores specific examples of icons and the way ...
Fr. John explores specific examples of icons and the way in which they manifested early Christendom's experience of the kingdom of heaven.
