Life in Christ frees us to build intimacy with integrity
by St Thalassios the Libyan
Christ, Master of all, free us from all these destructive passions and the thoughts born of them.
For Thy sake we came into being, so that we might delight in the paradise which Thou hast planted and in which Thou hast placed us.
We brought our present disgrace upon ourselves, preferring destruction to the delights of blessedness.
We have paid for this, for we have exchanged eternal life for death.
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Marriage is a universal characteristic of human culture. In fact, as soon as the difference between the sexes came into existence (Gen 2:21-23), the “one flesh” union of their coming back together is already in view (Gen 2:24). This is not to say that every human person should be married in the earthly sense, but that there is an archetypal aspect to marriage which goes to the heart of what it means to be a… [ read more ]
Here are some Orthodox sources relating to issues in anthropology, relationships, sexuality and gender for further exploration and research into these issues. FtFtL does not necessarily endorse their content; we have attempted to include a broad range of Orthodox reflection on these topics that has been published in English.
de Beausobre, Iulia: Creative Suffering (1984: SLG Press, Fairacres, Oxford — First published 1940: Dacre Press, London) Behr, John: Asceticism and Anthropology in Irenaeus and Clement… [ read more ]
