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Theology and Documents
Virtual library: historical, theological and analytical documents on Orthodox diakonia.
New challenges of Orthodox Diakonia
After the collapse of communism the Orthodox churches have sought to respond to the challenges of their social and political contexts.
New challenges of Orthodox Diakonia by Alex Belopopsky
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Who is the greatest?
The diakonia of Jesus Christ was addressed not only to the weak, sick and poor. It embraces everyone including the deprived, tax collectors, sinners, and prostitutes.
Christ's service by archbishop Jeremias of Wroclaw and Szcecin
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Diakonia in the Early Church
With the spread of Christianity the forms and manifestations of Christian diakonia had to be adapted to a new social and cultural situation.
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diakonia in the Early Church by protobresbyter Vitali Borovoy
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Economic and Ethical Views of Fathers
Fathers were always ardent apologists of charity in all its forms. They spoke both against povery and slavery.
Economic and Ethical Views of Fathers by I. Zeipel
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Charitable people in Old Russia
Old Russia understood and appreciated only personal, direct charity, alms given from hand to hand, in secret at that from not only other people's eyes, but also from one's own left hand.
Charitable people in Old Russia by V.O.Klyuchevsky
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Elizabethan Charitable Society (1892-1917)
Elizabethan Society was based on the important concept of interaction between secular and ecclesiastical bodies in the efforts to provide care for children who needed it.
Elizabethan Charitable Society in Moscow and the Moscow Province by L.B Maksimova
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The Liturgy after the Liturgy
One cannot separate Christian identity from the personal sanctification and service to man. The offering on "the second altar" is complementary to the worship at the Holy Table.
The Liturgy after the Liturgy by Ion Bria
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The right approach to today's problems
Our projects and aims in restoring the influence of the Church in society should ensure the historical continuity of the 19th and 20th century movement for the renewal of the Church.
The right approach to today's problems by protopresbyter Vitaly Borovoy
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The Problem of Diaconate
The misconception of the diaconal office is rooted to a great extent in the general overemphasis on the esthetical aspect of the divine rite which has been growing in modern times.
The Problem of Diaconate in the Orthodox Church by protopresbyter Georges Florovsky
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Saint Nilus of Sora
St. Nilus of Sora called Russian monasticism back to simplicity, humility, prayer and the heart teachings of the early church fathers.
Saint Nilus of Sora: A Voice in the Wilderness by Miles (Nilus) Stryker
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The religion of good deeds
The convent combines in its ideal the imitation of both Martha and Mary. Each sister dedicates herself to "God and her neighbour."
A description of an Englishman's visit to the Convent of Mercy of St Martha and St Mary in Moscow in 1915
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Sans oeuvres concrètes la foi est morte
Le XX siècle effraie par son absence de miséricorde. Aujourd'hui nous sommes témoins de la croissance du mal. Dans ce contexte il est fort important de témoigner de l'amour de Dieu par les oeuvres.
Sans oeuvres concrètes la foi est morte par le patriarche Alexis de Moscou et de toute la Russie
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