Oct 31, 2008 · 6 Georges Florovsky, “Revelation, Philosophy and Theology,” in Creation and Redemption, Collected ...

Oct 31, 2008 · (For a more comprehensive analysis of the Orthodox view of asceticism in salvation—one that incorporates the entire New Testament, see Fr. Georges Florovsky’s lengthy but excellent essay, “The Ascetic Ideal and the New Testament: Reflections on the Critique of the Theology of the Reformation.”)

By Andrew Youssef. It has become a popular sentiment in our era to regard theology as a type of academic discipline that differs from any other primarily with mere respect to the subject matter of its intellectual content.

The Complementary Natures of Faith and Works Within the Writings of Ss. Paul and James. Much is made in the literature, blogs, and podcasts of Evangelical converts to Orthodoxy about how faith alone does not save, but faith and works does.