Our Orthodox Christian Faith: A Handbook of Popular Dogmatics
Eighth Edition
Athanasios S. Frangopoulos
“It is sad indeed that the majority of Orthodox Christians do not know why they are Christians, and indeed Orthodox Christians; nor do they know what the Holy Orthodox Church, to which they belong and are members of, believes and teaches. Nor do they know what they themselves believe as Orthodox Christians. [...]It is for precisely this reason then, Dear Fellow Orthodox, that this book has been written: to teach us the Holy Orthodox Faith of the One Holy Church, which we all accept and profess with all our hearts. [...]Thus, this book could well have been given the title: ‹An Orthodox Christian Catechism›, since it is in reality a catechism: a concise analysis of, and instruction in, the sacred dogmas of our holy Faith.” —“Prologue”
CONTENTS
Prologue Prologue to the Second Edition INTRODUCTION Religion 1. What Religion is 2. Divine Revelation 3. The Christian Religion 4. The Orthodox Christian Religion 5. The Faith PART ONE—DOGMATICS (Theology—Cosmology—Anthropology) CHAPTER I: The Existence of God CHAPTER II: God’s Essence and His Knowability CHAPTER III: God’s Attributes CHAPTER IV: The Holy Trinity CHAPTER V: Cosmology-How the World was Created CHAPTER VI: God’s Providence CHAPTER VII: The Spiritual World CHAPTER VIII: The Creation of Man CHAPTER IX: Original Sin PART TWO REDEMPTION IN CHRIST CHAPTER I: Jesus Christ, Saviour of Fallen Man CHAPTER II: The Person of Christ the Saviour. The Two Natures of Christ CHAPTER III: The Lord’s Three Offices CHAPTER IV: On the Holy Spirit PART THREE MAKING REDEMPTION OURS CHAPTER I: Divine Grace CHAPTER II: The Church CHAPTER III: The Means of Grace The Sacraments or Holy Mysteries Holy Baptism. Chrism or Holy Myrrh. The Mystery of the Holy Eucharist. The Sacrament of Repentance and Confession. The Sacrament of the Priesthood. The Sacrament of Marriage. The Mystery of Holy Unction. PART FOUR ESCHATOLOGY CHAPTER I: The Completion of Redemption Death and the End of the World. Partial Judgment. Memorial Services (The Commemoration of the Dead). The Veneration of the Saints. CHAPTER II: The Completion of all Things The Second Coming of the Lord. The Resurrection of the Dead and the General Judgment. Eternal Life and Eternal Damnation
Item Number: BKBT100 Publication data: Athens, Greece: The Brotherhood of Theologians «O Sotir» («The Saviour»), 2000 Format: softcover Number of pages: 255 Dimensions (l × w × h): 19.2 cm × 12.6 cm × 1.0 cm Additional information: black-and-white and full-color illustrations
