This lecture consists of an overview of Orthodox monasticism. The followingsubjects are treated:- Judaism: Essenes- Celibacy in the Gospels and the Early Church- The Egyptian Desert, Palestine and Syria- Mount Athos- Monasticism in the Sl

Prayer and Hesychasm in the Orthodox Church

Jun 18th, 2011 43m

One of the features of Russian Orthodox Christianity has been theprominence of monasteries. Soon after the conversion of Russia there wasfounded the monastery of the Caves in Kiev; later on, there was establishedby St Sergei of Radonezh the

The Many Voices of Russia: A Survey of Russian Choral Music

Jun 15th, 2011 1h 4m

This lecture presents a survey of the history of Russian polyphonic choral music, from the earliest experiments at two-and three-part writing in the 17th century to the work of contemporary composers such as Dimitriev and Genin, and includin

The Place of the Liturgy in Orthodoxy

Jun 15th, 2011 48m 38s

It is claimed by the Russian Primary Chronicle that it was the experience of the Divine Liturgy in the church of the Holy Wisdom in Constantinople that persuaded the ambassadors of Prince Vladimir to recommend the adoption of Orthodoxy: ‘we

General Introduction 1

Jun 15th, 2011 30m 17s

After a general introduction to the course and information about the practical arrangements, the following subjects will be treated:- The early church and the Eastern Orthodox Church - The Roman Empire and Byzantium - The Old (Church) Slavi

General Introduction 1

Jun 15th, 2011 30m 17s

The icon as a living tradition: Diversity within unity in Russian iconography

Apr 16th, 2011 1h

The icon tradition is rooted in timeless theological truths, which are summarized in the formula of St Athanasius the Great that God became man so that man, by grace, can become god. These truths have informed not only the use but also the s

Images and Icons within Russian Orthodox

Apr 16th, 2011 48m 33s

One of the features of Russian Orthodoxy that most strikes Westerners when they encounter Orthodoxy is the prominence of icons, or sacred images. The Russians inherited from Byzantine Orthodoxy a sense of the importance of images in worship

General Introduction 2

Mar 26th, 2011 48m 8s

The traditional date in the Christianization of Russia is 988, the year of the baptism of Prince Vladimir of Kiev. Vladimir received Christianity from the Byzantine Empire (traditionally, after investigating the religious beliefs and practic

General Introduction 2

Mar 26th, 2011 48m 8s

flyer ACEOT lezingen

Mar 23rd, 2011

Het Amsterdam Centre for Eastern Orthodox Theology (ACEOT) en deHermitage Amsterdam organiseren een bijzondere reeks academischelezingen (Engelstalig) op vier zaterdagmiddagen tijdens de tentoonstellingGlans en glorie. In deze reeks staan de