Paideia

The black habit does not save

“Do not be in a hurry to multiply the monks. The black habit does not save. The one who wears a white habit and has the spirit of obedience, humility, and purity, he is a true monk of interiorized monasticism.” -  St. Tikhon of Zadonsk

Fr. Alexander Golitzin: Liturgy and Mysticism

Fr Alexander is one of the best kept "secrets" of Modern Orthodox academics. He has done a ton of great work. These two pdfs are just more evidence of the penetrating mind of Fr Alexander. What I like best is the grappling with the Old Covenant, a topic not much discussed in contemporary Orthodox publications.

Liturgy and Mysticism: The Experience of God in Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Part I

Liturgy and Mysticism: The Experience of God in Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Part II

See more here at the Jewish Roots of Eastern Christian Mysticism seminar @ Marquette.

The recluse is humanity’s delegate to what is important.

-Nicolás Gómez Dávila

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