Initiatic Activity

Let me add an additional word on the subject of what one should expect from a Path. It is well known that Guénon placed much of his emphasis on intellectual doctrine and the “technical” aspects of initiation and method, whereas the Schuonian...

Heresy and Heterodoxy

When it comes to the way in which the terms are actually used in practice by the Orthodox, I would agree with your interlocutor that “heterodoxy” is less grave than “heresy”, though this is a little paradoxical inasmuch as the former word...

Christian Missions

Historically, most Christian “missions” have been focused on converting the “heathen” to Christianity, with social service and aide—medical care, building projects, and so forth—being looked at, at least in part, as a means to that...

Enhypostatic Humanity

You object to my saying that “Jesus was not a human being”, but I am afraid this has led you at least to the fringes of the Nestorian heresy. For Orthodoxy, the humanity of Christ is not hypostatic, which means that, though He was an...