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Jihad and Community
by Fr. Stephen Headley Generalizations about Muslim countries often only increase confusion. Although in its religious practices Islam remains much the same wherever it is... Read More
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A Christian perspective on Islam
Not much time has passed since Europe was last in danger of being overrun by Islam. In 1453, Constantinople, the Eastern bulwark of Christianity, was... Read More
Venerating the Cross After September 11
a Sermon for the Sunday after the Elevation of the Cross, 2001 In venerating the Cross, we are reminded that the Cross is part of... Read More
September 11 and Reverence for Life
by Jim Forest Our world has changed since September 11. While in the U.S. from mid-October to mid-November, I experienced aspects of that change again... Read More
Communion and Otherness
by Metropolitan John Zizioulas of Pergamon Communion and otherness -- how can these two be reconciled? Are they not mutually exclusive and incompatible with each... Read More
The Parable of the Vineyard
a sermon preached by Bishop Basil of Sergievo at the Orthodox parish in Oxford ten days before the attack on the World Trade Center In... Read More
The Architecture of War
by Jessica Rose "The world has changed" was a view frequently expressed after the destruction of the World Trade Center in New York on 11... Read More
Letters Spring 2002
Attitudes to Islam I found the last In Communion rich and thought-provoking, in particular Jessica Rose's article, but the unsigned essay, "A Christian Perspective on... Read More
News Spring 2002
Peace appeal from heads of Churches in Jerusalem In an appeal issued in March, the leaders of Churches in the Holy Land expressed their grief... Read More
Jesus and the Natural World
by Fr. John Jillions Concern for the environment has become such a standard topic of daily life that many have become bored with the subject.... Read More
Confession: the Sacrament of Reconciliation
by Jim Forest Without confession, love is destroyed. It is impossible to imagine a vital marriage or deep friendship without confession and forgiveness. If you... Read More
Incarnation as Revelation of Humanity
by Jessica Rose Our Christian belief is that human beings are made in the image of God, but this image has become distorted and opaque... Read More
Zoe Means Life
By Paula Kappos Zoe means life in Greek. In 1997, a group of Orthodox women in Ohio began meeting to see how we could make... Read More
Terrified Children, Frightened Soldiers
Letter from Taybeh By Maria C. Khoury My home is Taybeh, a village between Jerusalem and Jericho, not far from Ramallah. Taybeh received its present... Read More
Conversations by e-mail 2004
Letter from Beit Jala My thanks to the Orthodox Peace Fellowship for spreading news about Orthodox Christians in the Holy Land to people around the... Read More
News Summer 2002
Church leaders in the Holy Land describe their vision of peace In April, at a meeting in Jerusalem with U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell,... Read More
Conversations by e-mail
Help yourself to selfishness It is amazing how many books the average book store advocate the very principle that brought total ruin to the pristine... Read More
News Fall 2002
Patriarch Alexis urges USA to cancel Iraq war plans Patriarch Alexis of Moscow addressed an appeal in September urging the United States not to initiate... Read More
Reconciliation Across Generations
by Jessica Rose "If you were blind you would not have sin, but now that you say 'We see' your sin remains." (John 9:41). So... Read More
Making Peace With a Painful Past
by Renee Zitzloff Recently I set out on a journey to the past. I drove to Colorado Springs, Colorado to see my spiritual father and... Read More
New Page: Remembering Jim Forest – Essays and Articles
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