Are We Reading the Church Fathers All Wrong?! Full Interview w/ Fr. Jospeh Lucas (Patristic Scholar)

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About the Author: Archpriest Joseph Lucas is the rector of Christ the Saviour Orthodox Cathedral in Miami Lakes, Florida. He received his PhD in theology at Radboud University (Netherlands) and his MDiv with Distinction in Patristics at St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Pennsylvania). He is the founder and co-editor-in-chief of Rule of Faith Journal, published by Basilian Media, and is an adjunct professor of theology at St. Thomas University (Miami Gardens).

Jonathan Pageau, host of The Symbolic World: "In this book, Fr. Joseph Lucas gives us a balanced approach to seeing the Church Fathers through an array of personalities, styles, and historical contexts, which nonetheless comprise the one single choir of Holy Tradition. He presents an ideal to aim for in approaching these holy figures, an ideal most of us often fall short of. The framework presented therefore traces a clear and reasonable path to follow as we progress toward Christ in the footsteps of these holy examples." -

-V. Rev. Dr. Stephen De Young, author of The Religion of the Apostles: "In this accessible volume, Fr. Joseph Lucas has done a great service for the Holy Orthodox Church. The contemporary reappropriation of the patristic corpus, even at our parish level, is marked by great zeal. All too often, unfortunately, this has been a zeal not according to knowledge. In How to Read the Holy Fathers, Fr. Joseph outlines an approach to reading and applying the writings of the Fathers that will help the reader avoid the all-too-common pitfalls and fallacies that distort, rather than elucidate, the light of patristic wisdom—an approach that can allow this light to shine more brilliantly in the lives of today’s Christians." -V. Rev. Dr. Stephen De Young, author of The Religion of the Apostles

V. Rev. Dr. Alexis Torrance, Archbishop Demetrios Associate Professor of Byzantine Theology at Notre Dame University: "Orthodox Christianity intimately knows that God was, is, and forever shall remain 'the God of our Fathers.' Father Joseph Lucas introduces the Orthodox reader to the beauty and significance of this fact with care and lucidity. Moreover, he goes a step further and acquaints us with the Fathers themselves, and encourages us both to read their works and, more importantly, to imitate their lives. As you read this book, may you be inspired to exclaim, again and again, and with an ever-greater depth of understanding, the petition that closes every Orthodox service: 'Through the prayers of our Holy Fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God have mercy upon us, and save us. Amen!'"

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