THE DOCUMENTS OF THE HOLY AND GREAT COUNCIL ON MARRIAGE AND FASTING A CRITICAL RESPONSE

The Ecumenical Review Volume72, Issue3, July 2020, Pages 470-475

Paul Meyendorff was the Father Alexander Schmemann Professor of Liturgical Theology at St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary from 1987 to 2016, and is a member of the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches.

REFLECTION ON “THE IMPORTANCE OF FASTING AND ITS OBSERVANCE TODAY”

Rev. Dr. Stelyios Muksuris, Rev. Dr. Alkiviadis Calivas, Rev. Dr. Nicholas Denysenko, John Klentos, Paul Meyendorff, Lewis Patsavos, Teva Regule, Rev. Dr. Philip Zymaris.

In accordance with Orthodox Christian scriptural and patristic tradition, fasting finds its origins in the divine commandment given in paradise (Gen 2.16-17; St. Basil, On Fasting 1.3; PG 31.168A), where man is invited to honor his relationship with God by obedience.