COS Articles – Center for Orthodox Studies (COS)

St. Thomas & the Native Judeo-Dravidian Malankara Nasrani Church – A Brief Overview

February 7, 2019February 22, 2019 admin

Various images Malankara Moopans. From Left- Wooden caring at St. Thomas Orthodox Cathedral, Karthigappally, Statute excavated at Neelamperoor and Carving at the St. Mary

George Alexander – Center for Orthodox Studies (COS) Chief Consultant – Jeevan Philip Special Courtesy- Archdeacon Tesfa Michael Williams, Fr. Dr. Jossi Jacob Introduction The unknown history of the ancient Nasrani Church of Malankara is worthy of note. For a Read More …

The Russian Orthodox (ROCOR) Missionary Efforts in India – A Chronicle

January 22, 2019January 22, 2019 admin

His Eminence Hilarion Metropolitan Eastern America and New York, First-Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia- Moscow Patriarchate (L). His Holiness Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Paulose II - Catholicos on the Apostolic Throne of St. Thomas and Malankara Metropolitan, Primate of the Malankara Church - Catholicate of the East.

Fr. Angelos Stanway – Research Editor @COS – 22/01/2019 DOWNLOAD THE WHOLE TEXT IN PDF HERE Brief Abstract The story of ROCOR’s mission in India is one frustration, missed opportunities, and unfortunate errors, as well as great piety, ascetic struggle, and Read More …

The CHRIST – Arundhati Similitude

January 9, 2019 admin

Prof. Matushka Cincy Mariyamma Thomas – Research Editor @COS – 09/01/2018 From my last writing on a small attempt to understand God and Christ in an Indian terminology and philosophy namely “Nirguna” and “neti – neti” made many (who are Read More …

BEYOND A FEMINIST ‘HERMENEUTICS OF SUSPICION’: READING ST JOHN CHRYSOSTOM’S COMMENTARIES ON MAN-WOMAN RELATIONS, MARRIAGE AND CONJUGAL ABUSE THROUGH THE ORTHODOX PHRONEMA

January 6, 2019January 22, 2019 admin

Romina Istratii – Associate Research Editor @ COS – 6/1/18 – SOAS JOURNAL OF POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH DOWNLOAD THE WHOLE TEXT IN PDF HERE ABSTRACT This paper aims to provide a summary of St John Chrysostom’s teachings on man-woman relations as pertinent to Read More …

Review of Christological Reflections of the Modern Eastern Orthodox Theologians

November 26, 2018 admin

OCP Icon of Christ the Pantocrator., written by OCP Romanian Delegate & Iconographer Anca Sirbu.

Fr. Dr. Jossi Jacob – Chief of COS – 26/11/18 Modern Eastern Orthodox Theologians are generally conscientious in keeping their Christological reflections within the bounds of the Chalcedonian faith formula regarding nature/s of Christ. It is apparent in their writings Read More …

The Indian Apophatic Theology: The Nirguna Theology

October 31, 2018October 31, 2018 admin

Professor Matushka Cincy Mariyamma Thomas – (Research Editor – COS) – 31/10/18 Human beings have always tried to understand God through philosophies and have affirmed something of God, either as a result of speculation about the divine, or through the Read More …

THE HISTORY OF THE SACRAMENT OF CONFESSION

October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 admin

Fr. B.M.Thomas (Research Associate – COS-MARP) – 22/10/18 And I will pray to the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive because it Read More …

The Apophatic Ascent and Beatific Vision of God

October 15, 2018October 15, 2018 admin

Fr. Dr. Jossi Jacob – (Chief of the Center for Orthodox Studies – COS) – 15/10/18 Dionysius the Areopagite was the first theologian to distinguish two possible ways of theological enquiry as cataphatic and apophatic. Vladimir Lossky explains it thus: Read More …