A Link
To a brief essay on Orthodoxy and intellectual freedom
Brebis (Quintidi), 15 Thermidor, CCXXXIV
Public Orthodoxy has been running a series of essays called the Free Inquiry Project inspired by a remark of Jaroslav Pelikan: “Orthodoxy is truly orthodox only when it is eager to encourage free and responsible inquiry, even into orthodoxy itself.” One would not think this an especially scandalous sentiment, but in the current atmosphere of the Eastern Orthodox Church, in this country and around the world, it is one that can provoke scowls of consternation and howls of rage, particularly among recent converts. I contributed one of the essays in the series, under the title “On Living and Merely Surviving”.
Sadly, the ossification you're writing about is rife in our politics, economics and cultural discourse as well. As someone once wrote, "You may be the strongest and survive - only to win a life not fit for living."
Thanks for the essay, David. I enjoyed reading it. And I wanted to send my condolences regarding Adley Rutschman. I don't know why, but I simply considered it settled he would retire an Oriole.