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Ancient Greek Honor vs. Christian Guilt: A Clash of Ethics That Shaped Western Ideas

The moral frameworks of ancient Greek honor and the Christian concept of guilt represent two profoundly different ways of understanding human responsibility, freedom, and the nature of virtue. This perspective reveals deep cultural and philosophical divergences that continue to shape...

Hypatia: The Female Greek Philosopher Killed for Her Beliefs

Hypatia, one of the greatest philosophers of Alexandria, was admired for her groundbreaking ideas but was brutally murdered for them by Christian fanatics in the fourth century AD. Born around the year 360, Hypatia was a female Greek philosopher, astronomer...

Why Catholic and Orthodox Christians Cross Themselves Differently

The Orthodox and Catholic ways of making the sign of the cross gradually diverged over many centuries, transforming a shared Christian gesture of faith into two distinct traditions. Despite these differences, both forms are intended as the same basic...

Greek Orthodox Churches in Britain to Close Due to Lockdown

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain announced on Saturday that all its churches will close across the country. This comes as a result of the new national lockdown imposed in England and the rest of the nations...

Greek Churches to Offer Holy Week Liturgies– But Behind Closed Doors

A Joint Ministerial Decision of Greece's Ministries of Education and Health was published on Monday, specifying the way churches are allowed to operate between April 12 and April 20, during the Orthodox Christian Holy Week and Easter Sunday. Churches will be...

Church of Crete Decrees All Liturgies to be Celebrated Without Congregations Due to Coronavirus Fears

The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Christian Church of Crete decided on Monday that all its liturgies will be conducted without congregants attending the services for an undetermined time into the future. It is noted that the Church of Crete...