History and Culture
The blessed rock no assault could take
The blessed rock no assault could take
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27 March 23:15
Pasternak on Gethsemane: The God Whose suffering we slept through
Pasternak on Gethsemane: The God Whose suffering we slept through
72
27 March 00:23
The desert where Mary of Egypt vanished
The desert where Mary of Egypt vanished
240
25 March 23:28
Who is Gehazi and why is he mentioned in the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete?
Who is Gehazi and why is he mentioned in the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete?
206
25 March 20:38
Icons under the axe: How an empire decided to ban the visible God
Icons under the axe: How an empire decided to ban the visible God
131
24 March 01:12
Austere thread of chant beneath the church vaults
Austere thread of chant beneath the church vaults
77
23 March 00:57
The iota that almost destroyed Christianity
The iota that almost destroyed Christianity
181
22 March 17:58
God’s pale knuckles: the secrets of Kramskoy’s painting
God’s pale knuckles: the secrets of Kramskoy’s painting
69
22 March 00:45
Wooden prayer of the Carpathians: The secret of mountain church architecture
Wooden prayer of the Carpathians: The secret of mountain church architecture
101
21 March 01:15
"Andrei the Liar": how the empress bricked up the metropolitan who exposed her
"Andrei the Liar": how the empress bricked up the metropolitan who exposed her
99
20 March 23:58
How monks hewed a monastery into a chalk cliff
How monks hewed a monastery into a chalk cliff
69
20 March 01:23
Longinus' spear: Who stole an instrument of mercy from the Church – and why
Longinus' spear: Who stole an instrument of mercy from the Church – and why
140
19 March 08:00
Why did God need the desert?
Why did God need the desert?
38
18 March 01:04
Crown of Thorns: the botany and physiology of suffering
Crown of Thorns: the botany and physiology of suffering
105
17 March 00:44
How St. Peter (Mohyla) won the Church back from the state
How St. Peter (Mohyla) won the Church back from the state
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15 March 18:55
The heavenly dome: how the Byzantines suspended a temple on a golden chain
The heavenly dome: how the Byzantines suspended a temple on a golden chain
160
13 March 23:20
Gnosticism: How heretics tried to turn faith into an elite club
Gnosticism: How heretics tried to turn faith into an elite club
168
13 March 22:01