Synaxis Orthodox Discussion Group
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Beginning September 16, the Synaxis group will meet at the Church each Wednesday evening to examine classic spiritual literature. This Fall we will be reading Nicolas Cabasilas's timeless piece "The Life In Christ." Copies of this title will be available for purchase in the church bookstore.
About the Book: The Life in Christ by Nicholas Cabasilas is a remarkable product of Byzantium's last great flowering of theology. At a time when secular humanism was increasingly asserting man's complete autonomy, Cabasilas proclaimed that man's true life lies not in himself, but in Christ. For him, man's redemption in Jesus Christ is not just a matter of history, which can be elucidated simply by scholarly endeavor. It is a saving event in which man is called to participate here and now, in body and spirit as well as intellect, through the sacramental life of the Church.
This group is designed to be a relaxed and light-hearted group in which our faithful can read and discuss spiritual literature amongst themselves as peers.
About the Book: The Life in Christ by Nicholas Cabasilas is a remarkable product of Byzantium's last great flowering of theology. At a time when secular humanism was increasingly asserting man's complete autonomy, Cabasilas proclaimed that man's true life lies not in himself, but in Christ. For him, man's redemption in Jesus Christ is not just a matter of history, which can be elucidated simply by scholarly endeavor. It is a saving event in which man is called to participate here and now, in body and spirit as well as intellect, through the sacramental life of the Church.
This group is designed to be a relaxed and light-hearted group in which our faithful can read and discuss spiritual literature amongst themselves as peers.
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608 S College Rd, Wilmington, NC, United States
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Host or PublisherSt. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
