Christian Education and Culture

Christian culture recognizes the consistency and the value of creation, of the human, of matter, and its finality is the transfiguration of the world. Christian revelation does not reveal corrupt matter, nor affect the natural and human produces. The Creation, the environment, makes a whole and is the milieu in which the man develops. That means that man "sanctifies the place," imprinting it with his imagination and skill. From here the attachment for the land, for the country, as place of beauty(cosmos).

Christian culture recognizes the diversity of the world and the historical context and the universality that is reflected from diversity. Orthodoxy did not impose the imperialism of a dominant culture (as the Latin instrument), nor an abstract universality. She does not purify folklore, because it has valid cultural values in a diverse culture. The cult of diversity does not undermine the universalism, nor exhaust the divergences. For example Byzantine and Neo-Byzantine painting does not represent a rigid frame, but a large space where the iconographers can express freely.

Christian culture assumes a conception about history after which the movement of history is closed under Providence, and the divine will is not in the hands of man. Man tries to force God, to accelerate history, to change its way, to hasten the end of an injustice.

Prayers for Study

Prayer of a Student

Christ my Lord, the Giver of light and wisdom, who opened the eyes of the blind man and transformed the fishermen into wise heralds and teachers of the gospel through the coming of the Holy Spirit, shine also in my mind the light of the grace of the Holy Spirit. Grant me discernment, understanding and wisdom in learning. Enable me to complete my assignments and to abound in every good work, for to You I give honor and glory. Amen.

Prayers Before Study

Most blessed Lord, send the grace of Your Holy Spirit on me to strengthen me that I may learn well the subject I am about to study and by it become a better person for Your glory, the comfort of my family and the benefit of Your Church and our Nation. Amen

Christ, the true light, who enlightens and sanctifies every person coming into the world, let the light of Your countenance shine upon me (us) that I (we) may see Your unapproachable light; and guide my (our) steps in the way of Your commandments, through the intercessions of

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