April 30, 2012 - Roundtable: Creation vs. Evolution
Please see the following:
Evolution article from OrthodoxWiki (this site has a great number of links and resources on this topic)
Feb. 18, 2012 - Roundtable: "Is the Church's Negative View on Cremation a Fair One?"
- Books:
The Sacred Gift of Life; Orthodox Christianity and Bioethics by John Breck
Dust to Dust, Ashes to Ashes: A Biblical and Christian Examination of Cremation by Alvin Schmidt
Contemporary Moral Issues by Fr. Stanley Harakas (pp. 180-184)
- Online Articles:
"Why Orthodox Christians are not Cremated" by Fr. John Toloumes
"The Orthodox Bioethics of Cremation" by Kathryn Wehr
"Cremation" by Fr. George Grabbe
Dec. 10, 2011 - Roundtable: "True or False: The First Responsibility of an Orthodox Christian Church is to Help the Poor?"
- Books:
On Wealth and Poverty by St. John Chrysostom
On Social Justice by St. Basil the Great
- Online Articles:
"Confronting Poverty and Stigmatization: An Eastern Orthodox Perspective" by John D. Jones
"I Was in Need and You Helped Me" by Fr. Justin Matthews
"Why We Need Less Charity, More Justice" by Jim Evans
"Compassion, Justice and the Christian Life: Rethinking Ministry to the Poor" by Sara Powell
"An Orthodox Theological Response to Poverty" by Fr. William C. Mills
A few Patristics quotes about the poor
November 19, 2011 - Roundtable: "Why is Holy Communion Reserved Only for Orthodox Christians?"- Books:
Being as Communion by Metropolitan John Zizioulas
The Eucharist by Fr. Alexander Schmemann
-Online Articles:
"Theology and Eucharist" by Fr. Alexander Schmemann "The Holy Eucharist" by Fr. Thomas Fitzgerald "Why Not 'Open Communion'" by Fr. John Breck Goarch's "Receiving Communion"
