Now that we’ve discussed the two major expressions of the Western phronema (episode 122), Dn. Michael returns to the Orthodox phronema to compare and contrast it. If we are going to acquire it, we need to know what we’re looking for. In this episode he discusses the five main attributes of an Orthodox phronema. 

At the Intersection of East and West

Thinking Orthodox - The Orthodox Phronema

The concept of “phronema” (a mindset, approach, stance, or way of thinking) is inescapable. Everyone has one. However, the phronema of the West is very different from that of the East. In this episode, Dn. Michael unpacks the two major expressions of the Western phronema: Protestantism and Roman Catholicism. While they seem very different, they are more similar than you might think. 

Phronema in the Western Tradition

In this week’s class, Dn. Michael considers Orthodox Thinking from four different perspectives: Ancient Greek literature, the Biblical text, the writings of the fathers, and the practice of ordinary Orthodox Christians. 

Thinking Orthodox - What is Phronema?

Dn. Michael Hyatt begins looking at chapter 2 of Thinking Orthodox by Dr. Jeannie Constantinou. It's called The Distinctiveness of Orthodox Christianity. 

Thinking Orthodox - The Distinctiveness of Orthodox Christianity

A new church school class has started at St. Ignatius Orthodox Church in Franklin, TN taught by Dn. Michael Hyatt. Dn. Michael is teaching through the popular book by Dr. Jeannie Constantnou - Thinking Orthodox. This is the introductory lesson. If you don't have a copy, order one today. Available in print, eBook, and Audiobook formats. 

Thinking Orthodox - Introduction

What was different about those early Christians. The little known Letter to Diognetus gives us a glimpse as Dn. Michael Hyatt continues his class on The Apostolic Fathers.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?a=LfwQ53CslBk:nsLWd9mXWmE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?a=LfwQ53CslBk:nsLWd9mXWmE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?a=LfwQ53CslBk:nsLWd9mXWmE:B2eO5mnCXqg"><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?d=B2eO5mnCXqg" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~r/EastAndWest/~4/LfwQ53CslBk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

What was different about those early Christians. The little known Letter to Diognetus gives us a glimpse as Dn. Michael Hyatt continues his class on The Apostolic Fathers. 

The Apostolic Fathers - Letter to Diognetus

If there was a catechism manual you could read that dates back to the time of the Apostle John or very soon thereafter, would you be interested? Believe it or not there is! Learn about The Didache as Dn. Michael Hyatt continues his series on the Apostolic Fathers.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?a=bT8-q4l4arI:Pfn2w6U2QgM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?a=bT8-q4l4arI:Pfn2w6U2QgM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?a=bT8-q4l4arI:Pfn2w6U2QgM:B2eO5mnCXqg"><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?d=B2eO5mnCXqg" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~r/EastAndWest/~4/bT8-q4l4arI" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

If there was a catechism manual you could read that dates back to the time of the Apostle John or very soon thereafter, would you be interested? Believe it or not there is! Learn about The Didache as Dn. Michael Hyatt continues his series on the Apostolic Fathers. 

The Apostolic Fathers - The Didache

Continuing his series on the Apostolic Fathers, Dn. Michael Hyatt looks at the Martyrdom of Polycarp, one of the most inspiring and instructional accounts of martyrdom in Church history.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?a=JjedKFWVHhw:8A912f0qXPc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?a=JjedKFWVHhw:8A912f0qXPc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?a=JjedKFWVHhw:8A912f0qXPc:B2eO5mnCXqg"><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?d=B2eO5mnCXqg" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~r/EastAndWest/~4/JjedKFWVHhw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Continuing his series on the Apostolic Fathers, Dn. Michael Hyatt looks at the Martyrdom of Polycarp, one of the most inspiring and instructional accounts of martyrdom in Church history. 

The Apostolic Fathers - Martyrdom of Polycarp

Dn. Michael Hyatt interviews Fr. Chad Hatfield, the President of St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in New York. Learn about his coming to Orthodoxy, his experience in Alaska, and the seminary he leads.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?a=hKKxeVeaC9g:7jAEVuAd-ZM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?a=hKKxeVeaC9g:7jAEVuAd-ZM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?a=hKKxeVeaC9g:7jAEVuAd-ZM:B2eO5mnCXqg"><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?d=B2eO5mnCXqg" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~r/EastAndWest/~4/hKKxeVeaC9g" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Dn. Michael Hyatt interviews Fr. Chad Hatfield, the President of St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in New York. Learn about his coming to Orthodoxy, his experience in Alaska, and the seminary he leads. 

Get to Know Fr. Chad Hatfield

Ignored by much of western christendom, these letters give us insight into how the very early Church viewed the role of the bishop as well as the real presence of Christ in the eucharist.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?a=I9jt3IyFSR0:_ioyeJip6tE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?a=I9jt3IyFSR0:_ioyeJip6tE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?a=I9jt3IyFSR0:_ioyeJip6tE:B2eO5mnCXqg"><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?d=B2eO5mnCXqg" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~r/EastAndWest/~4/I9jt3IyFSR0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Ignored by much of western christendom, these letters give us insight into how the very early Church viewed the role of the bishop as well as the real presence of Christ in the eucharist. 

The Apostolic Fathers - The Letters of St. Ignatius

Dn. Michael Hyatt continues his series on the writings of the Apostolic Fathers, those 2nd generation Christian writers who learned at the feet of the Apostles themselves. Dn. Michael is using The Apostolic Fathers in English by Michael W. Holmes. This episode looks at the First Epistle of St. Clement. You will be amazed at how contemporary it is.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?a=ORG_5WCVEa8:gxbdQyj-hW4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?a=ORG_5WCVEa8:gxbdQyj-hW4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?a=ORG_5WCVEa8:gxbdQyj-hW4:B2eO5mnCXqg"><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?d=B2eO5mnCXqg" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~r/EastAndWest/~4/ORG_5WCVEa8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Dn. Michael Hyatt continues his series on the writings of the Apostolic Fathers, those 2nd generation Christian writers who learned at the feet of the Apostles themselves. Dn. Michael is using The Apostolic Fathers in English by Michael W. Holmes. This episode looks at the First Epistle of St. Clement. You will be amazed at how contemporary it is. 

The Apostolic Fathers - First Clement

Dn. Michael Hyatt begins a new series on the writings of the Apostolic Fathers, those second-generation Christian writers who learned at the feet of the Apostles themselves. Dn. Michael is using The Apostolic Fathers in English by Michael W. Holmes.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?a=acXK0Y1tGNA:TaWTDV6lPcQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?a=acXK0Y1tGNA:TaWTDV6lPcQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?a=acXK0Y1tGNA:TaWTDV6lPcQ:B2eO5mnCXqg"><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?d=B2eO5mnCXqg" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~r/EastAndWest/~4/acXK0Y1tGNA" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Dn. Michael Hyatt begins a new series on the writings of the Apostolic Fathers, those second-generation Christian writers who learned at the feet of the Apostles themselves. Dn. Michael is using The Apostolic Fathers in English by Michael W. Holmes. 

The Apostolic Fathers - Introduction

In this concluding episode in the How to Be a Sinner series, Dn. Michael Hyatt interviews the author, Dr. Peter Bouteneff.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?a=mn0JivFyDCw:8a4kr4OX7Tk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?a=mn0JivFyDCw:8a4kr4OX7Tk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?a=mn0JivFyDCw:8a4kr4OX7Tk:B2eO5mnCXqg"><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?d=B2eO5mnCXqg" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~r/EastAndWest/~4/mn0JivFyDCw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

In this concluding episode in the How to Be a Sinner series, Dn. Michael Hyatt interviews the author, Dr. Peter Bouteneff. 

How To Be a Sinner: Author Interview

What is the difference between mercy and grace? Dn. Michael Hyatt continues going through the book How to Be a Sinner by Dr. Peter Bouteneff.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?a=46dTWwXmZIg:hYWN47Q7dT4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?a=46dTWwXmZIg:hYWN47Q7dT4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?a=46dTWwXmZIg:hYWN47Q7dT4:B2eO5mnCXqg"><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?d=B2eO5mnCXqg" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~r/EastAndWest/~4/46dTWwXmZIg" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

What is the difference between mercy and grace? Dn. Michael Hyatt continues going through the book How to Be a Sinner by Dr. Peter Bouteneff. 

How to Be a Sinner: Mercy, Forgiveness, and Divine Judgment

Guilt, shame, and compunction. What role do they all play in the acknowledgement and treatment of our sin? Dn. Michael Hyatt continues going through the book How to Be a Sinner by Dr. Peter Bouteneff.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?a=DzqLNd3KBoA:C6ThuwN3a7M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?a=DzqLNd3KBoA:C6ThuwN3a7M:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?a=DzqLNd3KBoA:C6ThuwN3a7M:B2eO5mnCXqg"><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~ff/EastAndWest?d=B2eO5mnCXqg" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.ancientfaith.com/~r/EastAndWest/~4/DzqLNd3KBoA" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Guilt, shame, and compunction. What role do they all play in the acknowledgement and treatment of our sin? Dn. Michael Hyatt continues going through the book How to Be a Sinner by Dr. Peter Bouteneff. 

How to Be a Sinner: The Sweetness of Compunction

Many people today are at a crossroads of faith. Longing for roots, some have encountered Orthodox Christianity. This podcast is taken from a class formerly taught by Dn. Michael Hyatt, former Chairman of Thomas Nelson Publishers and now a leading business consultant.

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At the Intersection of East and West

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