Most Orthodox teachers since the fall of Constantinople have been infected with bad theology. Thats why you must take a wholistic look at each teacher and Saint, and compare their theology to the Saints of the first 1000 years of Christianity. This is the way. The other way is not to worry too much about theology, to pray fervently and to be active in your church and liturgical community. This is the better way according to St Gregory of Nanzianzen.

@@DANtheMANofSIPA having posted a simple "yes or no" answer question your smug erudition is of no value to me.

@@BaikalTiiYou asked a naiive question which could never be answered simply by a yes or no.

@@DANtheMANofSIPA so the only reason you responded to my question was to showcase your superior intellect and discernment.

“Somewhat” would be a severe understatement

​​@@OrthodoxWisdom this explains alot of my frusteration. On one hand I'm relieved but on the other, devistated. Seeing the widespread acceptance and even use of psychology in the Church has caused me a lot of angst but I've been relatively quite about it, this is just one example. But hearing this now validates my concern. I am not sure what to do about this other than to be a good Orthodox Christian and ask for Blessed Seraphims prayer. "The enemy of Man's salvation does not sleep."

What makes you say that Fr. Seraphim is a “scholastic”? His education at UC Berkeley and the Academy of Asian Studies in SF? Or something else?

​@OrthodoxWisdom I was talking about father's Michael and Alexander.

Ok I understand. But what is the misunderstanding? What did Fr. Michael Pomazansky misunderstand about Fr. Alexander Schmemann?

@@OrthodoxWisdomI suspect the previous commenter is unaware that “scholastic” has a specific meaning. He probably means scholar.

See video description. I always link to the source text whenever possible

Sorry, I did not verified well the description. Have you source (link) for the Father Seraphim introduction please ?

Read this. Issue #35 archive.org/details/100101V17N05061981SepOctNovDec/035%20V06N06%201970%20Nov%20Dec

@@OrthodoxWisdom thank you

Which OCA bishop is a spiritual child of Fr. Seraphim?

Bishop Gerasim, former abbot of St. Herman Monastery in Platina

Are you kidding me?! You can't honestly be serious.

They had a lot of positive effect, it's just that some people like to magnify and zoom in on their errors while forgetting every good thing that they did. If only the same attitude was turned against them..

I would say a small minority, mainly in the OCA, want to canonize Fr. Alexander. Even the people I know in the OCA who love Fr. Alexander, even a student of his, and quote him regularly do not think he is worthy of formal canonization by the Church. Also, I'm unaware of any hymns to or icons of Fr. Alexander. There is a HUGE difference overall in how Fr. Alexander and Fr. Seraphim are viewed. Fr. Seraphim is already canonized in one diocese in Georgia, recently canonized by ROCOR-A (Old Calendarist), and countless Orthodox Christians from every place Orthodoxy exists venerate him as a saint. Many people have shared stories of his heavenly intercession. His veneration only continues to grow. To compare them to St. Stephen and St. Cyprian is not accurate. St. Cyprian's canon (Council of Carthage 258) is embraced by the 6th Ecumenical Council. Additionally, his writings have been preserved far better, embraced more widely, and have stood the test of time far better. St. Stephen is primarily embraced as a saint because of his martyrdom, not because of his teachings. In fact, most of his teachings are merely preserved in quotations made by St. Cyprian in his letters responded to St. Stephen. St. Cyprian is embraced as a saint both for his martyrdom and his teachings. While there are times where people paint with too broad of a brush, it's evident that Fr. Seraphim is a transmitter of true Orthodox tradition and Fr. Alexander is well-intentioned but misguided Orthodox theologian whose teachings have not and will not stand the test of time. It's important that all Orthodox Christians who are persuaded by some of the genuinely positive contributions that Fr. Alexander made are also aware of his misguided teachings, and cling all the more to living links to Holy Orthodoxy who are embraced world-wide and shown by God to be saints.

The only people I ever met that want to canonize Fr Schmemann are theological liberal academics, primarily in the OCA.

Bingo!! ​@@OrthodoxWisdom I'm OCA and admit that most of my OCA brethren in my parish already venerate Blessed Seraphim Rose while holding Fr. Schmemman at arms length. The more the OCA adopts modern views and ecumenism, even if only through the lense of scientific relevancy, the more men will naturally migrate to ROCOR.

​@@OrthodoxWisdom I don't disagree with much of what you say. I will add that the fact that St Cyprian's teaching stood the test of time and was preserved, but St Stephen, while being wrong was nevertheless honored as a saint makes this a good comparison. I don't say that Fr Alexander was a saint, but I hope that at least to a lesser extent the same thing can happen, that is, his positive contributions can be remembered and his errors swept to the side.

​@@OrthodoxWisdommy parish priest is his grandson. Is there any way you and i could set up correspondence? Im sure you're a busy man but ive been dying for someone i can talk to about this. Lol. I hesitate to say more in the comments.

And is it only this piece or all his writings that are in error?

​@davidkehrer7342 I read his book "for the Life of the World". I didn't think it had many issues in it. I heard one of his other books wasn't great "Church, world, mission" I think it was called. A good motto maybe just "take the good, leave the bad". He died in the peace of the Church, even fr. Peter heers doesn't have issues quoting him.

I​@davidkehrer7342 it is however a great error because it pertains to distorting divine liturgy in its essence

His intention is irrelevant.

He seems like a great Christian man from what I have read and heard, opinions of modern day Pharisees aside.

Amin.

When God brought me to Orthodoxy, I was amazed at how MUCH there is! Like a cave of treasures you can’t reach the end of. I grew up Southern Baptist in a holy family and church, and the God who spoke to me then speaks to me now. But now I am immersed in such context, history, knowledge, and wisdom that I never knew existed. My family is happy for me, and God is using this to share more of the treasure with them, too

you most definitely won't be questioned about " vacuum" on the Judgerment Day

I suspect that so called “Dark Energy” and “Dark Matter” are, in fact, Aether in different densities.

St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite is the editor. Type in his name and it will come up

yooo

Did Palamas agree with Aquinas on the point that there is no complete vacuum, which is what Aether theory is partly about? Nicholas Tesla, an Orthodox Christian, was the last major modern physicist to insist on the aether’s existence over a mostly empty universe. Although, perhaps Dark Matter and Dark Energy are in fact Aether in different densities. Perhaps “dark energy” is a very thin wispy form of Aether that is almost a vacuum but is nevertheless filling 70% of the cosmos. Dark matter is a much thicker liquid form.

AMEN ❤❤❤

Facts .

Amen