INTRODUCTION The following
references are rich sources of information that may help to better understand the Orthodox Faith.
Some of the referenced articles are authored by Orthodox, others by Catholics. They point out the
essential elements of the Orthodox Faith, elements also that are complementary to other faiths.
(1) THE ORTHODOX TRADITION, Saving Medicine for
the Whole Church.
http://www.angelfire.com/pa3/OldWorldBasic/East.html
A heartwarming account of an Orthodox Christian, the like of which I haven't found before. The
heartwarming tone is set right at the start:
Although the Schism between East
and West was tragic and probably preventable, it seems that God providentially has spared the
Eastern Church from many of the mistakes and their consequences that have beset the West. I
haven't been able to figure out who the author is. But he is among God's chosen to be able to write
what he did with love in his heart. I placed his writing ahead of all others because of it.
(2)
What is Orthodoxy? by the St. Mary Orthodox Church Chambersburg PA
http://www.rdrop.com/users/stmary/orthodox.htm
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Very informative site !
And many beautiful icons !
(3) The Orthodox World
http://www.orthodoxworld.ru/english/index.htm
(click 'cancel' in dialog box).
The (Russian, Orthodox) authors
specifically direct their attention to the Western reader, as part of an effort to make their
Church better known, loved and accepted, as it is. The site is very complete. Here is what they
themselves are saying about it : « The site can be considered as a general encyclopedia on
Orthodoxy, created for a Western reader. In it we want to pay particular attention to the things
that unite us and to those that are different to our traditions, but that complement each other
».
All icon images are of high quality and great beauty.
A highly instructive and beautiful website ! (4) Orthodox Faith
and Life (Bishop Alexander)
http://www.fatheralexander.org/index.shtml
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Very informative site ! (5) Foundational Beliefs - Orthodox
Eastern and Roman Catholic http://pom-www.army.mil/atzp/ch/world/pdf/a6belort.pdf
(6)
Orthodoxy and Catholicism, A Comprehensive and Impartial Guide to Issues and Materials
(byTim Spalding, a Catholic) ->
Very informative
site !
http://www.isidore-of-seville.com/orthodoxy_and_catholicism/index.html
(7)
Eastern Orthodoxy Index Page (by Dave Armstrong, a Catholic)
http://ic.net/~erasmus/RAZ23.HTM
Table of Contents :
- Critiques of Orthodoxy/Dialogues
- Defenses of Catholic Doctrines Disputed by the Orthodox
- Orthodox Links (including links to icon sites)
- Catholic Links
-
Catholic Encyclopedia Articles
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Very informative site ! (8) Pages
Orthodoxes La Transfiguration (Paul Ladouceur) This is one more excellent site. The
images are beautiful and they are shown in their religious context
http://www.pagesorthodoxes.net/index.htm
.
The site is a particularly rich source
for getting to know various different elements of the Orthodox Faith. For example,
The Jesus Prayer (The Prayer of the
Heart), considered one of the most important elements of Orthodox spirituality, is described
in full detail, by a number of different authors. More on the Jesus Prayer can be found in the
separate section below. Since the site is in French, several English references are provided
therein as well.
In order to get to the images, click the above link ; when you arrive on the site,
click 'Pages Orthodoxes' ; next 'Index des Images' ; then scroll down one screen. Don't be
discouraged if at first you have some difficulty navigating the site. It is worth the effort to
seek and read because many of the texts accompanying the images are very profound and a source for
reflexion or meditation that one seldom sees on the Internet.
Here is the world renowned icon
of the Holy Trinity (La Sainte Trinité) of Andrei Rublev
http://www.pagesorthodoxes.net/trinite/trinite1.htm
(9) Russian Orthodox Church -
Official Webserver of
the Moscow Patriarchate http://www.mospat.ru/e_startpage (10) Diagram with
organizational structure of Eastern Christianity http://philtar.ucsm.ac.uk/encyclopedia/christ/east/index.html
(11)
Orthodox Links http://dmoz.org/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Christianity/Denominations/Orthodox/
A total of 840 categorized links prepared by the Open Directory Project (the largest
human-edited directory of the web).
(12) TheoLogic Systems Orthodox WorldLinks
http://theologic.com/links/ A total of 714
categorized Orthodox WorldLinks as (verified as of 2-May-2003)
(13) Apologia - The Fullness of Christian
Truth (by Tracy Elizabeth Tucciarone López, a Catholic)
http://www.kensmen.com/catholic/index.html
(14) Églises
orthodoxes.
Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie
libre.
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89glises_orthodoxes
(15) Excerpts from "These
Truths We Hold."
The Holy Orthodox Church: Her Life and Teaching.
*New!* Compiled and edited by a monk of the St. Tikhon’s Monastery
http://www.holytrinitymission.org/books/english/truth_we_hold.htm Excellent! 
The Christian Catacombs of Ancient Rome : An Introduction (by Dr. Joseph Byrne, Belmont
University) 
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