Time to act
Time to act looks at the views of the Orthodox Church with regard to various religious and philosophical systems originating from the East and the West.
Attention is drawn to the hesychastic and neptic tradition possessed by the Orthodox Church, which needs to be expounded and experienced in our day.
In ‘Eastern Religions and the Orthodox Church’ contemporary religious movements are examined and analysed. The reasons why they sprung up and why they spread so quickly are discussed, as well as the attitude of the Orthodox Church towards these movements. The main emphasis is on the great value of the neptic tradition, which brings true peace. Only within the Orthodox Church can someone become complete and develop fully.
‘Traditional Catechism’ shows exactly what catechesis means within the Church’s tradition. It ought to restore people to the state before the Fall, to have as its aim the illumination of his nous and deification. Stress is laid on how such catechetical instruction can be offered to young people. Our era is a ‘time to act’, a time when this tradition should be expressed and experienced, since it is the most potent safeguard for Orthodox Christians in the critical times ahead.