Not sure what Orthodox Christianity really is? These resources will help you understand the Orthodox Christian faith a bit more.

What in the World is Orthodox Christianity?

What Does “Orthodox” Mean?

First Visit to an Orthodox Church: Twelve Things I Wish I’d Known

Jesus is Lord: Christianity’s Life-Changing Profession of Faith

No Graven Image: Icons and Their Proper Use

How to Read Your Bible

The Church Fathers on the Holy Eucharist

What does the Orthodox Church Teach about Infant Baptism?

Orthodox Faith

As the Prophets beheld, as the Apostles taught, as the Church has received, as the Teachers have dogmatized, as the inhabited world understands together with them, as grace illumines, as the truth makes clear, as error has been banished, as wisdom makes bold to declare, as Christ has assured, so we think, so we speak, so we preach…

This is the Apostolic Faith. This is the Faith of the Fathers. This is the Faith of the Orthodox.

This is the Faith that has established the universe.

-from the Synodikon of Orthodoxy

On this page you will find links to a variety of articles on the Orthodox Christian faith.

• Church History
  • A History of the Orthodox Church
  • Orthodoxy in America
  • Orthodoxy in the World
• Feasts of the Church
  • The Feast of Feasts – Pascha
  • The Twelve Great Feasts
  • Various Other Feasts
• Orthodox Dogma and Doctrine
  • Holy Tradition
  • The Beatitudes
  • The Christian Ethic
  • The Mother of God
  • The Symbol of Faith
  • The Ten Commandments
• Orthodox Icons
  • Holy Icons
  • Icon Not-Made-By-Hands
  • Icons of the Mother of God
• Orthodox Monasticism
  • The Monastic Grades
  • The Monastic Tonsure
• Orthodox Prayer
  • Communing with God in Prayer
  • The Church’s Prayer for the Dead
• Orthodox Scripture
  • The Holy Bible
  • The New Testament
  • The Old Testament
  • The Old Testament Apocrypha
  • Used in Church
  • Where to Find
• Orthodox Symbolism
  • The Cross
  • The Other Symbols
• Orthodox Worship
  • Fasting
  • Fasting Rules
  • Fasting Seasons and Days
  • Glossary of Liturgical Terms
  • Great Lent and Pascha
  • Liturgical Books
  • Liturgical Gestures
  • Liturgical Music
  • Services of the Daily Cycle
  • The Divine Liturgy
  • The Five Cycles
• Sacraments of the Church
  • Church Mysteries
  • Holy Baptism
  • Holy Chrismation
  • Holy Communion
  • Holy Matrimony
  • Holy Orders
  • Holy Repentance
  • Holy Unction
• The Church Building and Its Servers
  • The Altar and Its Furnishings
  • The Bells
  • The Candles and Their Symbolism
  • The Church Building
  • The Clergy
  • The Iconostasis
  • The Sacristy and Vestry

The above articles on the Orthodox faith are from the book, These Truths We Hold – The Holy Orthodox Church: Her Life and Teachings, published by and available from Saint Tikhon’s Seminary Press: