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Ancient Christian Wisdom

The Ancient Christian Wisdom podcast explores the world of ancient Orthodox Christianity as it is lived in the 21st century.

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    Should The Orthodox Fast From Screens?

    "The First Smartphone Dilemma": Free 5-Part Course for parents ->https://go.gadflyacademy.com/waitlist-not-yet-pv-spIn this episode, Dr. Herman Middleton addresses a question the Orthodox Church has not officially answered but the tradition is uniquely equipped to address: what does Orthodoxy demand of us regarding the smartphone, and especially our children's first?Drawing on Orthodox theological anthropology, Marshall McLuhan's media theory, Jean-Claude Larchet's proposal for a "fast of all the senses," and a pivotal conversation with an Orthodox priest, Herman argues that the smartphone poses a genuine crisis for the spiritual formation of Orthodox children, and introduces the practical resource he's built for parents who want to respond (link above!)

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    Beauty As Theophany: Divine Names 4.2 | Father Alexander Earl | Beauty As Theophany 4.2

    📙 Download our free eBook on Ancient Christian Wisdom in the modern world at: https://www.ProtectingVeil.com ||📙 Download The How Did We Get Here? Reading List:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sleekbio.com/gadflyacademy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ||Father Alexander Earl continues his discussion of Beauty as Theophany, by looking at the idea of Beauty in the Fathers, in particular in St. Dionysius the Areopagite. ||Why does the Orthodox vision of beauty begin in weakness, longing, and self-emptying love? How does this vision overturn the modern obsession with power and appearance? || 👉 Subscribe for more deep conversations on faith, culture, and technology. || 🎥 View podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ProtectingVeil ||🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! ||X/Twitter: http://x.com/protectingveil ||Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil ||Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil ||Substack: https://protectingveil.substack.com/ ||TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/@protectingveil ||Website: http://www.ProtectingVeil.com ||#orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox

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    The Lie Christians Believe About Technology | Paul Kingsnorth Thematic Book Study #8

    📙 FREE eBOOK on the wisdom of modern Orthodox elders:https://social.protectingveil.com/freebook1 ||📋 Download "The How Did We Get Here? Reading List":https://sleek.bio/gadflyacademy ||🐰 You Are Not A Machine/Gadfly AcademyNew channel! Cultural criticism from an Orthodox Christian perspective:https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy ||Please join us for our methodical book study on the Gadfly Academy YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy/streams ||AND our thematic book study here on the Protecting Veil YT channel, where I will be livestreaming most Monday evenings at 7:30pm (EST), and considering these themes in light of Orthodox Christian teaching. ||I hope you will join us as we work our way through Kingsnorth's book! || ❤️ SUPPORT this channel: https://social.protectingveil.com/support ||🔔 SUBSCRIBE and hit the bell to get notifications of new podcasts!To learn more about Paul Kingsnorth: ||Bio: https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/about ||"The Cross And The Machine": https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/cross ||🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! ||Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil ||Twitter: http://twitter.com/protectingveil ||Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil ||Website: http://protectingveil.com ||#orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox #orthodoxchristian #PaulKingsnorth #OrthodoxChristianity #AgainstTheMachine #Modernity #Technology

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    Did Medieval Monks Invent The Modern World? | Paul Kingsnorth Thematic Book Study #7

    📙 FREE eBOOK on the wisdom of modern Orthodox elders:https://social.protectingveil.com/freebook1 ||📋 Download "The How Did We Get Here? Reading List":https://sleek.bio/gadflyacademy ||🐰 You Are Not A Machine/Gadfly AcademyNew channel! Cultural criticism from an Orthodox Christian perspective:https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy ||In this episode, we continue our consideration of how capitalism became the unseen value system shaping modern life — and how it contrasts with older Christian and human values. ||Drawing on Paul Kingsnorth’s Against the Machine, we consider what was lost when Christendom gave way to capitalism. ||Please join us for our methodical book study on the Gadfly Academy YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy/streams ||AND our thematic book study here on the Protecting Veil YT channel, where I will be livestreaming most Monday evenings at 7:30pm (EST), and considering these themes in light of Orthodox Christian teaching. ||I hope you will join us as we work our way through Kingsnorth's book! || ❤️ SUPPORT this channel: https://social.protectingveil.com/support ||🔔 SUBSCRIBE and hit the bell to get notifications of new podcasts!To learn more about Paul Kingsnorth: ||Bio: https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/about ||"The Cross And The Machine": https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/cross ||🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! ||Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil ||Twitter: http://twitter.com/protectingveil ||Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil ||Website: http://protectingveil.com ||#orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox #orthodoxchristian #PaulKingsnorth #OrthodoxChristianity #AgainstTheMachine #Modernity #Technology

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    Beauty Resplendent in the Midst of Ugliness: N. Steinhardt’s "Journal of Joy” | Fr. Bogdan Bucur

    MERCH STORE (Limited Time!): You Are Not A Machine/Gadfly Academy: https://gadflyacademy.printful.me ||📙 FREE eBOOK on the wisdom of modern Orthodox elders:https://social.protectingveil.com/freebook1 ||📋 Download "The How Did We Get Here? Reading List":https://sleek.bio/gadflyacademy ||🐰 You Are Not A Machine/Gadfly AcademyNew channel! Cultural criticism from an Orthodox Christian perspective:https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy ||Please join us for our methodical book study on the Gadfly Academy YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy/streams ||AND our thematic book study here on the Protecting Veil YT channel, where I will be livestreaming most Monday evenings at 7:30pm (EST), and considering these themes in light of Orthodox Christian teaching. ||I hope you will join us as we work our way through Kingsnorth's book! || ❤️ SUPPORT this channel: https://social.protectingveil.com/support ||🔔 SUBSCRIBE and hit the bell to get notifications of new podcasts!To learn more about Paul Kingsnorth: ||Bio: https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/about ||"The Cross And The Machine": https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/cross ||🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! ||Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil ||Twitter: http://twitter.com/protectingveil ||Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil ||Website: http://protectingveil.com ||#orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox #orthodoxchristian #PaulKingsnorth #OrthodoxChristianity #AgainstTheMachine #Modernity #Technology

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    The Spiritual Formation of Capitalism | Paul Kingsnorth Thematic Book Study #5

    MERCH STORE (Limited Time!): You Are Not A Machine/Gadfly Academy: https://gadflyacademy.printful.me ||📙 FREE eBOOK on the wisdom of modern Orthodox elders:https://social.protectingveil.com/freebook1 ||📋 Download "The How Did We Get Here? Reading List":https://sleek.bio/gadflyacademy ||🐰 You Are Not A Machine/Gadfly AcademyNew channel! Cultural criticism from an Orthodox Christian perspective:https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy ||In this episode, we continue our consideration of how capitalism became the unseen value system shaping modern life — and how it contrasts with older Christian and human values. ||Drawing on Paul Kingsnorth’s Against the Machine, we consider what was lost when Christendom gave way to capitalism. ||Please join us for our methodical book study on the Gadfly Academy YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy/streams ||AND our thematic book study here on the Protecting Veil YT channel, where I will be livestreaming most Monday evenings at 7:30pm (EST), and considering these themes in light of Orthodox Christian teaching. ||I hope you will join us as we work our way through Kingsnorth's book! || ❤️ SUPPORT this channel: https://social.protectingveil.com/support ||🔔 SUBSCRIBE and hit the bell to get notifications of new podcasts!To learn more about Paul Kingsnorth: ||Bio: https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/about ||"The Cross And The Machine": https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/cross ||🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! ||Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil ||Twitter: http://twitter.com/protectingveil ||Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil ||Website: http://protectingveil.com ||#orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox #orthodoxchristian #PaulKingsnorth #OrthodoxChristianity #AgainstTheMachine #Modernity #Technology

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    Markets: UP, Community: DOWN | Paul Kingsnorth Thematic Book Study #4

    MERCH STORE (Limited Time!): You Are Not A Machine/Gadfly Academy: https://gadflyacademy.printful.me ||📙 FREE eBOOK on the wisdom of modern Orthodox elders:https://social.protectingveil.com/freebook1 ||📋 Download "The How Did We Get Here? Reading List":https://sleek.bio/gadflyacademy ||🐰 You Are Not A Machine/Gadfly AcademyNew channel! Cultural criticism from an Orthodox Christian perspective:https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy ||In this episode, we continue our consideration of how capitalism became the unseen value system shaping modern life — and how it contrasts with older Christian and human values. ||Drawing on Paul Kingsnorth’s Against the Machine, we consider what was lost when Christendom gave way to capitalism. ||Please join us for our methodical book study on the Gadfly Academy YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy/streams ||AND our thematic book study here on the Protecting Veil YT channel, where I will be livestreaming most Monday evenings at 7:30pm (EST), and considering these themes in light of Orthodox Christian teaching. ||I hope you will join us as we work our way through Kingsnorth's book! || ❤️ SUPPORT this channel: https://social.protectingveil.com/support ||🔔 SUBSCRIBE and hit the bell to get notifications of new podcasts!To learn more about Paul Kingsnorth: ||Bio: https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/about ||"The Cross And The Machine": https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/cross ||🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! ||Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil ||Twitter: http://twitter.com/protectingveil ||Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil ||Website: http://protectingveil.com ||#orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox #orthodoxchristian #PaulKingsnorth #OrthodoxChristianity #AgainstTheMachine #Modernity #Technology

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    Is Capitalism "Christian"? | Paul Kingsnorth Thematic Book Study #3

    MERCH STORE (Limited Time!): You Are Not A Machine/Gadfly Academy: https://gadflyacademy.printful.me ||📙 FREE eBOOK on the wisdom of modern Orthodox elders:https://social.protectingveil.com/freebook1 ||📋 Download "The How Did We Get Here? Reading List":https://sleek.bio/gadflyacademy ||🐰 You Are Not A Machine/Gadfly AcademyNew channel! Cultural criticism from an Orthodox Christian perspective:https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy ||In this episode, we examine how capitalism became the unseen value system shaping modern life — and how it contrasts with older Christian and human values. ||Drawing on Paul Kingsnorth’s Against the Machine, we consider what was lost when Christendom gave way to capitalism. ||Please join us for our methodical book study on the Gadfly Academy YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy/streams ||AND our thematic book study here on the Protecting Veil YT channel, where I will be livestreaming most Monday evenings at 7:30pm (EST), and considering these themes in light of Orthodox Christian teaching. ||I hope you will join us as we work our way through Kingsnorth's book! || ❤️ SUPPORT this channel: https://social.protectingveil.com/support ||🔔 SUBSCRIBE and hit the bell to get notifications of new podcasts!To learn more about Paul Kingsnorth: ||Bio: https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/about ||"The Cross And The Machine": https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/cross ||🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! ||Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil ||Twitter: http://twitter.com/protectingveil ||Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil ||Website: http://protectingveil.com ||#orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox #orthodoxchristian #PaulKingsnorth #OrthodoxChristianity #AgainstTheMachine #Modernity #Technology

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    Is Our Orthodoxy Virtual, or Real? | Paul Kingsnorth Thematic Book Study #2

    MERCH STORE:You Are Not A Machine/Gadfly Academy: https://gadflyacademy.printful.me ||📙 FREE eBOOK on the wisdom of modern Orthodox elders:https://social.protectingveil.com/freebook1 ||📋 Download "The How Did We Get Here? Reading List":https://sleek.bio/gadflyacademy ||🐰 You Are Not A Machine/Gadfly AcademyNew channel! Cultural criticism from an Orthodox Christian perspective:https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy ||Is modern life pulling us away from the “real world” and the spiritual realities God intended? ||Can asceticism, obedience, and attentiveness to the physical world help us embrace our incarnational faith more fully? ||In this week's podcast, I consider some of the possible implications that the "virtual" nature of the modern technological world have on the incarnational nature of our Orthodox Christian faith. These essays are inspired by my reading of Paul Kingsnorth’s Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity. ||Please join us for our methodical book study on the Gadfly Academy YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy/streams ||AND our thematic book study here on the Protecting Veil YT channel, where I will be livestreaming most Monday evenings at 7:30pm (EST), and considering these themes in light of Orthodox Christian teaching. ||I hope you will join us as we work our way through Kingsnorth's book! || ❤️ SUPPORT this channel: https://social.protectingveil.com/support ||🔔 SUBSCRIBE and hit the bell to get notifications of new podcasts!To learn more about Paul Kingsnorth: ||Bio: https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/about ||"The Cross And The Machine": https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/cross ||🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! ||Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil ||Twitter: http://twitter.com/protectingveil ||Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil ||Website: http://protectingveil.com ||#orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox #orthodoxchristian #PaulKingsnorth #OrthodoxChristianity #AgainstTheMachine #Modernity #Technology

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    Paul Kingsnorth & Orthodox Christianity

    📙 Download our free eBook on Ancient Christian Wisdom in the modern world at: https://www.ProtectingVeil.com ||📙 Download The How Did We Get Here? Reading List:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sleekbio.com/gadflyacademy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ||Paul Kingsnorth’s Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity is one of the most important books written about technology, modernity, and the loss of the sacred...and it was written by an Orthodox Christian! ||This is why I have decided to spend the coming weeks and months looking at many of the topics that Kingsnorth touches on from the perspective of Orthodox Christianity. ||I am working through the book methodically on the Gadfly Academy YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/live/_QEH4NsKcCI ||And I will be occasionally livestreaming on Monday evenings at 7:30pm (EST) here on the Protecting Veil YT channel. The difference being that here on Protecting Veil, I will be considering these themes in light of Orthodox Christian teaching. ||I hope you will join us as we work our way through Kingsnorth's book! ||In my latest video I provide a brief introduction to Kingsnorth, and discuss the book studies: https://youtu.be/Yh0eoS2528M || 👉 Subscribe for more deep conversations on faith, culture, and technology. || 🎥 View podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ProtectingVeil ||🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! ||X/Twitter: http://x.com/protectingveil ||Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil ||Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil ||Substack: https://protectingveil.substack.com/ ||TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/@protectingveil ||Website: http://www.ProtectingVeil.com ||#orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox

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    Why The World Gets Beauty Wrong | Father Alexander Earl

    📙 Download our free eBook on Ancient Christian Wisdom in the modern world at: https://www.ProtectingVeil.com ||📙 Download The How Did We Get Here? Reading List:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sleekbio.com/gadflyacademy⁠⁠⁠⁠ ||Father Alexander Earl continues his discussion of Beauty as Theophany, by looking at the idea of Beauty in the Fathers, in particular in St. Dionysius the Areopagite. ||Why does the Orthodox vision of beauty begin in weakness, longing, and self-emptying love? How does this vision overturn the modern obsession with power and appearance? || 👉 Subscribe for more deep conversations on faith, culture, and technology. || 🎥 View podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ProtectingVeil ||🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! ||X/Twitter: http://x.com/protectingveil ||Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil ||Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil ||Substack: https://protectingveil.substack.com/ ||TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/@protectingveil ||Website: http://www.ProtectingVeil.com ||#orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox

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    A History of St. Vladimir's Seminary | Archpriest Chad Hatfield

    📙 Download our free eBook on Ancient Christian Wisdom in the modern world at: https://www.ProtectingVeil.com ||📙 Download The How Did We Get Here? Reading List:⁠⁠⁠https://sleekbio.com/gadflyacademy⁠⁠⁠ ||In this episode Archpriest Chad Hatfield, previously President of St. Vladimir's Seminary, discusses the history of St. Vladimir's Seminary. || 👉 Subscribe for more deep conversations on faith, culture, and technology. || 🎥 View podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ProtectingVeil ||🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! ||X/Twitter: http://x.com/protectingveil ||Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil ||Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil ||Substack: https://protectingveil.substack.com/ ||TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/@protectingveil ||Website: http://www.ProtectingVeil.com ||#orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox

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    Christianity's Radical Secret? | Sr. Anastasia

    📙 Download our free eBook on Ancient Christian Wisdom in the modern world at: https://www.ProtectingVeil.com ||📙 Download The How Did We Get Here? Reading List:⁠⁠https://sleekbio.com/gadflyacademy⁠⁠ ||In this episode, Sr. Anastasia explores the radical soft power of Christianity—the hidden influence that shapes lives and nations in ways the world rarely sees. From the mystical role of women in God’s plan to the Church’s unseen work of prayer, sacrifice, and holiness, this conversation unpacks a countercultural vision of power, gender, and spiritual renewal. || Key topics covered: || How Christianity is built on soft power, not forceThe Church’s unseen influence on history and cultureThe unique spiritual role of women in God’s planFeminism’s partial truths—and where it falls shortRediscovering holiness, sacrifice, and spiritual renewal👉 Subscribe for more deep conversations on faith, culture, and technology. || 🎥 View podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ProtectingVeil ||🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! ||X/Twitter: http://x.com/protectingveil ||Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil ||Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil ||Substack: https://protectingveil.substack.com/ ||TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/@protectingveil ||Website: http://www.ProtectingVeil.com ||#orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox

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    On Fr. Seraphim (Rose) | Vladimir Pleshakov

    📙 Download our free eBook on Ancient Christian Wisdom in the modern world at: https://www.ProtectingVeil.com ||📙 Download The How Did We Get Here? Reading List:⁠⁠⁠https://sleekbio.com/gadflyacademy⁠⁠⁠ ||A rare firsthand account of Father Seraphim (Rose) at his Platina monastery. From carrying water and pounding nails to a dream that foretold his passing, this episode captures moments of holiness, mystery, and transformation.Key Topics:Early days of Platina monasteryWorking alongside Father Seraphim (Rose)The dream that predicted his deathHis funeral and the mysterious fireListen now and share your own experiences or reflections with Father Seraphim (Rose)! || 🎥 View podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ProtectingVeil ||🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! ||X/Twitter: http://x.com/protectingveil ||Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil ||Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil ||Substack: https://protectingveil.substack.com/ ||TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/@protectingveil ||Website: http://www.ProtectingVeil.com ||#orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox

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    Orthodoxy & The Transformation of Marriage | Dr. David Bradshaw

    📙 Download our free eBook on Ancient Christian Wisdom in the modern world at: https://www.ProtectingVeil.com ||📙 Download The How Did We Get Here? Reading List:⁠⁠https://sleekbio.com/gadflyacademy⁠⁠ ||In this episode, Dr. David Bradshaw explores how Orthodox Christianity transforms our understanding of marriage, sexuality, and family. Drawing on the Fathers and contemporary Orthodox thinkers, he looks at marriage as a sacrament, a path to holiness, and even a form of martyrdom. || Key topics: || Marriage as a “little church” || The role of love, sacrifice, and children || Tensions between ascetic and family life || Orthodoxy on sexuality: gift or temptation? || Is marriage a path to salvation? || 👉 Subscribe for more explorations of Orthodoxy and modern life. || 🎥 View podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ProtectingVeil ||🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! ||X/Twitter: http://x.com/protectingveil ||Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil ||Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil ||Substack: https://protectingveil.substack.com/ ||TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/@protectingveil ||Website: http://www.ProtectingVeil.com ||#orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox

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    Dispatches From Seminary | Archpriest Chad Hatfield

    📙 Download our free eBook on Ancient Christian Wisdom in the modern world at: https://www.ProtectingVeil.com ||📙 Download The How Did We Get Here? Reading List:⁠https://sleekbio.com/gadflyacademy⁠ ||In this episode Archpriest Chad Hatfield, previously President of St. Vladimir's Seminary, discusses some of the bold initiatives shaping the future of St. Vladimir’s Seminary.From new language translation projects and global partnerships to renewed preaching and spiritual formation, discover how one Orthodox seminary is preparing leaders for a changing world.Key Topics:Global translation & audiobook projectsCatechumens and the vocation crisisSeminary renewal and expansionPreaching and rhetoric in the Orthodox ChurchSpiritual formation and pastoral preparation👉 Subscribe and stay connected as we explore the future of Orthodox faith and education. || 🎥 View podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ProtectingVeil ||🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! ||X/Twitter: http://x.com/protectingveil ||Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil ||Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil ||Substack: https://protectingveil.substack.com/ ||TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/@protectingveil ||Website: http://www.ProtectingVeil.com ||#orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox

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    The Importance of Humbling One's Mind | Sister Anastasia

    📙 Download our free eBook on Ancient Christian Wisdom in the modern world at: https://www.ProtectingVeil.com ||📙 Download The How Did We Get Here? Reading List:https://sleekbio.com/gadflyacademy ||In this episode, Sister Anastasia unpacks one of the hardest but most healing aspects of Christian life: intellectual surrender. Drawing from the Orthodox tradition, she explores why humility, innocence, and the crucifixion of the mind are central to faith — and why self-worship blocks divine healing.Topics:Why Orthodoxy emphasizes innocence and humilityThe danger of self-worship in both secular and spiritual lifeHow freedom comes only through self-sacrificeThe presence of Christ in our weakness || 👉 Subscribe for more conversations on faith, culture, and Orthodoxy. || 🎥 View podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ProtectingVeil ||🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! ||X/Twitter: http://x.com/protectingveil ||Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil ||Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil ||Substack: https://protectingveil.substack.com/ ||TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/@protectingveil ||Website: http://www.ProtectingVeil.com ||#orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox

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    A Russian Orthodox Pianist's Childhood in Shanghai | Vladimir Pleshakov

    📙 Download our free eBook on Ancient Christian Wisdom in the modern world at: https://www.ProtectingVeil.com ||Russian Orthodox pianist Vladimir Pleshakov recounts his childhood in Shanghai in the shadow of St. John Maximovitch's cathedral...🎥 View podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ProtectingVeil ||🔔 SUBSCRIBE, please! ||🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! ||X/Twitter: http://x.com/protectingveil ||Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil ||Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil ||Substack: https://protectingveil.substack.com/ ||TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/@protectingveil ||Website: http://www.ProtectingVeil.com ||#orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox

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    The Beauty of God With Humanity: The Trinity And Theological Anthropology | Dr. Edith Humphrey

    📙 Download our free eBook on Ancient Christian Wisdom in the modern world at: https://www.ProtectingVeil.com ||✨ The Holy Trinity is not just abstract theology—it reveals something about humanity and creation. || That said, there are limits as to how far there is an analogy between the Holy Trinity and humanity. These limits are important, and are central to Dr. Edith Humphrey's 2025 Keynote address, "The Beauty of God With Humanity: The Trinity And Theological Anthropology." || 🎥 View podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ProtectingVeil ||🔔 SUBSCRIBE, please! ||🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! ||X/Twitter: http://x.com/protectingveil ||Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil ||Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil ||Substack: https://protectingveil.substack.com/ ||TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/@protectingveil ||Website: http://www.ProtectingVeil.com ||#orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox

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    Jonathan Pageau - Orthodoxy for Beginners

    📙 Download our free eBook on Ancient Christian Wisdom in the modern world at https://www.ProtectingVeil.com ||🎥 View podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ProtectingVeil ||🔔 SUBSCRIBE, please! ||🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! ||X/Twitter: http://x.com/protectingveil ||Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil ||Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil ||Substack: https://protectingveil.substack.com/ ||TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/@protectingveil ||Website: http://www.ProtectingVeil.com ||#orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodoxWhat does someone who is coming into Orthodox Christianity need to know about the faith?In this episode, Jonathan Pageau addresses this question and discusses basic concepts in Orthodox Christianity.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The Ancient Christian Wisdom podcast explores the world of ancient Orthodox Christianity as it is lived in the 21st century.

HOSTED BY

Dr. Herman Middleton

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