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"Our Lord Jesus Christ is the Conqueror of death, and,
consequently, of the death of our departed ones. Let us say to them
in Him, not 'Farewell,' but 'Until we meet again, beloved spouse,
good parents, dear brother or sister. Until we meet again!'" While
many are now abandoning traditional religious practice, none the
less, the reality of death and questions regarding the afterlife
remain at the forefront of spiritual consciousness. How Our
Departed Ones Live is the answer to those who seek the truth as
expressed through the experience of the Orthodox Church. This
comprehensive book discusses the source of death and mortality, the
inner connection and mutual relationship between the living and the
departed, intercession by the living for the departed, and life
beyond the grave. It will comfort the grieving and inspire all
Christians to strengthen their resolve as they seek first the
Kingdom of God, and His righteousness.
Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher (1768 - 1834) was, in Berlin,
an eminent preacher, professor, and member of the academy. He
displayed an influential theological and philosophical position
between enlightenment, German idealism, and romanticism. The
historical-critical edition of Schleiermacher's complete works, his
unpublished writings and correspondence, published since 1980, has
been divided into the following five sections: I. Writings and
Drafts II. Lectures III. Sermons IV. Translations V. Correspondence
and Biographical Documents The first editorial section, Writings
and Drafts, includes all of Schleiermacher's writings which were
printed during his lifetime except those which belong to the
editorial sections III and IV. It also includes manuscripts either
relating to these printed works or to drafts which do not belong to
other editorial sections. In 2003, the final two text volumes
(vols. 13 and 14) appeared. In 2005, the index volume with some
addenda was published. The second editorial section, Lectures,
contains all the material regarding Schleiermacher's extentsive
lecturing both in Theological and Philosophical Faculties.
Additional material is also drawn from notes made in his lecture by
his students. (The Berlin Research Centre has been carrying out the
editorial work on this section since 1989.) The third section,
Sermons, includes all of Schleiermacher's published sermons
authorised by himself, as well as his own handwritten drafts and
records by listeners where the original text has not been
preserved. (The Kiel Research Centre has been working on this
section between 2003 and 2017.) This edition of Schleiermacher's
sermons consist of a total of 14 volumes of approximately 600 pages
each, plus an index volume. The forth section, Translations, has
two main components. Schleiermacher translated Hugh Blair's and
Joseph Fawcett's sermons (as well as parts of Mungo Park's Travels
in the Interior Districts of Africa) from English into German
(volumes 1 and 2). Further this sections will contain
Schleiermacher's translation of Platon from Greek into German
(beginning with volume 3). Section V. includes the letters from and
to Schleiermacher, as well as bibliographical documents. The work
on this section started in 1979 in the Schleiermacher Research
Center Berlin. So far (May 2020), 13 volumes have been published,
documenting letters until December 1816.
With a combination of essay-length and short entries written by a
team of leading religious experts, the two-volume En cyclopedia of
Eastern Orthodoxy offers the most comprehensive guide to the
cultural and intellectual world of Eastern Orthodox Christianity
available in English today. * An outstanding reference work
providing the first English language multi-volume account of the
key historical, liturgical, doctrinal features of Eastern
Orthodoxy, including the Non-Chalcedonian churches * Explores of
the major traditions of Eastern Orthodoxy in detail, including the
Armenian, Byzantine, Coptic, Ethiopic, Slavic, Romanian, Syriac
churches * Uniquely comprehensive, it is edited by one of the
leading scholars in the field and provides authoritative but
accessible articles by a range of top international academics and
Orthodox figures * Spans the period from Late Antiquity to the
present, encompassing subjects including history, theology,
liturgy, monasticism, sacramentology, canon law, philosophy, folk
culture, architecture, archaeology, martyrology, hagiography, all
alongside a large and generously detailed prosopography *
Structured alphabetically and topically cross-indexed, with entries
ranging from 100 to 6,000 words
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