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St Isidore, St Laurence & St Sophrony, in John of the Ladder, Ep 5, Prof. C. Veniamin
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St Isidore, St Laurence & St Sophrony, in John of the Ladder, Ep 5, Prof. C. Veniamin
Unit 15: “John of the Ladder: Principles of the Christian Life”, by Prof. Christopher Veniamin
Series: “Mystical Theology"
In Episode 5 of "John of the Ladder, Prof. Christopher Veniamin presents two great examples of Christian obedience, St Isidore and St Laurence, and also adds a story from the life of his spiritual father, St Sophrony the Athonite; all of which serve to illustrate that inspired obedience in the Orthodox Christian tradition is nothing less than the practice of Christlike humility.
Themes from this episode are listed in the Timestamps below.
Q&As available in The Professor’s Blog: https://mountthabor.com/blogs/the-professors-blog
Recommended background reading: The Ladder of Divine Ascent (Holy Transfiguration Monastery); Saint Silouan the Athonite, by St. Sophrony the Athonite; and The Enlargement of the Heart, by Archimandrite Zacharias
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: I wish to express my indebtedness to the spoken and written traditions of Sts Silouan and Sophrony the Athonites, Fr. Zacharias Zacharou, Fr. Kyrill Akon, Fr. Raphael Noica, Fr. Symeon Brüschweiler; Fr. John Romanides, Fr. Pavlos Englezakis, Fr. Georges Florovsky, Prof. Constantine Scouteris, Prof. George Mantzarides, Prof. John Fountoulis, Mtp Hierotheos Vlachos, Mtp Kallistos Ware, and Prof. Panayiotes Chrestou. My presentations have been enriched by all of the above sources. Responsibility however for the content of my presentations is of course mine alone. ©Christopher Veniamin 2024
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Capitole
1. Reading: About Isidore (00:00:00)
2. The Complexity of Modern Man (00:05:05)
3. Stages of Repentance (00:07:18)
4. St Porphyrios (00:07:19)
5. Escaping judgment by self-condemnation (00:14:08)
6. Reading: About Laurence (00:15:19)
7. The powerful image of humility (00:19:29)
8. Example of St Sophrony’s humility (00:20:28)
9. Appeal (00:23:04)
76 episoade
St Isidore, St Laurence & St Sophrony, in John of the Ladder, Ep 5, Prof. C. Veniamin
Mystical Theology: Introducing the Theology and Spiritual Life of the Orthodox Church
Manage episode 427766368 series 3503535
St Isidore, St Laurence & St Sophrony, in John of the Ladder, Ep 5, Prof. C. Veniamin
Unit 15: “John of the Ladder: Principles of the Christian Life”, by Prof. Christopher Veniamin
Series: “Mystical Theology"
In Episode 5 of "John of the Ladder, Prof. Christopher Veniamin presents two great examples of Christian obedience, St Isidore and St Laurence, and also adds a story from the life of his spiritual father, St Sophrony the Athonite; all of which serve to illustrate that inspired obedience in the Orthodox Christian tradition is nothing less than the practice of Christlike humility.
Themes from this episode are listed in the Timestamps below.
Q&As available in The Professor’s Blog: https://mountthabor.com/blogs/the-professors-blog
Recommended background reading: The Ladder of Divine Ascent (Holy Transfiguration Monastery); Saint Silouan the Athonite, by St. Sophrony the Athonite; and The Enlargement of the Heart, by Archimandrite Zacharias
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: I wish to express my indebtedness to the spoken and written traditions of Sts Silouan and Sophrony the Athonites, Fr. Zacharias Zacharou, Fr. Kyrill Akon, Fr. Raphael Noica, Fr. Symeon Brüschweiler; Fr. John Romanides, Fr. Pavlos Englezakis, Fr. Georges Florovsky, Prof. Constantine Scouteris, Prof. George Mantzarides, Prof. John Fountoulis, Mtp Hierotheos Vlachos, Mtp Kallistos Ware, and Prof. Panayiotes Chrestou. My presentations have been enriched by all of the above sources. Responsibility however for the content of my presentations is of course mine alone. ©Christopher Veniamin 2024
Join the Mount Thabor Academy Podcasts and help us to bring podcasts on Orthodox theology and the spiritual life to the wider community.
Dr. Christopher Veniamin
Join The Mount Thabor Academy
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2232462/support
THE MOUNT THABOR ACADEMY (YouTube)
THE MOUNT THABOR ACADEMY (Patreon)
Print Books by MOUNT THABOR PUBLISHING
eBooks
Amazon
Google
Apple
Kobo
B&N
Further Info & Bibliography
The Professor's Blog
Further bibliography may be found in our Scholar's Corner
Contact us: [email protected]...
Capitole
1. Reading: About Isidore (00:00:00)
2. The Complexity of Modern Man (00:05:05)
3. Stages of Repentance (00:07:18)
4. St Porphyrios (00:07:19)
5. Escaping judgment by self-condemnation (00:14:08)
6. Reading: About Laurence (00:15:19)
7. The powerful image of humility (00:19:29)
8. Example of St Sophrony’s humility (00:20:28)
9. Appeal (00:23:04)
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