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Kyriacos C. Markides has written several books about Christian mysticism, including The Magus of Strovolos, Riding with the Lion, Homage to the Sun, and Fire in the Heart. A professor of sociology at the University of Maine, he lives in Stillwater, Maine, with his wife, Emily

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This could have been an excellent book. There are profound things mentioned in the pages, however... this book could have used a good
editor. In places the text reads like a very bad rough draft. Having
read the author's earlier works, I was disappointed as I went further into this book.
 
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Steve_Walker | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Sep 13, 2020 |
A NOTE OF CAUTION: Kyriacos C. Markides has been influenced by some neo-Gnostic ideology which is incompatible with Orthodox Christian teaching and spirituality. Nevertheless, he, for the most part, presents a fairly accurate picture of Orthodox spirituality, which he attempts to relate to some modern concerns in their present state of affairs. Unfortunately, such issues in their modern context are often dismissed outright by Orthodox who avoid serious engagement with these matters while citing "tradition" as the justification for their non-dialogical knee-jerk reaction. This knee-jerk reaction is not the relevant approach of true theology which is to bring contemporary issues into dialogue with the Logos, the Standard of Orthodox Faith, Who is Jesus Christ, the Second Divine Person of the Most Holy Trinity, as He is revealed in the Torah, the Prophets, the Psalms, the Writings, and in the Church.… (més)
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sagocreno | Hi ha 4 ressenyes més | Oct 19, 2019 |
A NOTE OF CAUTION: Kyriacos C. Markides has been influenced by some neo-Gnostic ideology which is incompatible with Orthodox Christian teaching and spirituality. Nevertheless, he, for the most part, presents a fairly accurate picture of Orthodox spirituality, which he attempts to relate to some modern concerns in their present state of affairs. Unfortunately, such issues in their modern context are often dismissed outright by Orthodox who avoid serious engagement with these matters while citing "tradition" as the justification for their non-dialogical knee-jerk reaction. This knee-jerk reaction is not the relevant approach of true theology which is to bring contemporary issues into dialogue with the Logos, the Standard of Orthodox Faith, Who is Jesus Christ, the Second Divine Person of the Most Holy Trinity, as He is revealed in the Torah, the Prophets, the Psalms, the Writings, and in the Church.… (més)
 
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sagocreno | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Oct 19, 2019 |
A NOTE OF CAUTION: Kyriacos C. Markides has been influenced by some neo-Gnostic ideology which is incompatible with Orthodox Christian teaching and spirituality. Nevertheless, he, for the most part, presents a fairly accurate picture of Orthodox spirituality, which he attempts to relate to some modern concerns in their present state of affairs. Unfortunately, such issues in their modern context are often dismissed outright by Orthodox who avoid serious engagement with these matters while citing "tradition" as the justification for their non-dialogical knee-jerk reaction. This knee-jerk reaction is not the relevant approach of true theology which is to bring contemporary issues into dialogue with the Logos, the Standard of Orthodox Faith, Who is Jesus Christ, the Second Divine Person of the Most Holy Trinity, as He is revealed in the Torah, the Prophets, the Psalms, the Writings, and in the Church.… (més)
 
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sagocreno | Oct 19, 2019 |

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30
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