Is "theosis" a distinctly Eastern notion? It may seem that way but a Melkite theologian explains why that is not the case.

"O Lover of Mankind, Glory to You!" The Byzantine hymnology is full of praise for the one and only "philanthrope."

Did he or did he not put his fingers in the wounds of Christ? The Byzantine liturgical texts weigh in on that controversial silent passage of the Gospel of John and make explicit the theological implications of Thomas's probing action.