Apostolos Makrakis
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Apostolos Makrakis (1831-1905) was a Greek lay theologian and philosopher. He was born in 1831 on Siphnos Island in the village of Katavati, and died on December 25, 1905 in Athens. His bust is in the square bearing his name at the entrance of the village. He is buried in his family chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary's Annunciation.
List of Works
- Rudder of the Orthodox Catholic Church: The Compilation of the Holy Canons (editor)
- Sacred and Holy Catechesis of the Orthodox Church
- Orthodox Christian Meditations
- Kyriakodromion (Sunday Sermonary) : a collection of sermons on the Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, and the epistles appointed to be read in Orthodox Christian churches every Sunday from Easter to Palm Sunday.
- Commentary On The Psalms of David
- Interpretation of the Entire New Testament
- Interpretation Of The Book Of Revelation
- Theology: An Orthodox Standpoint
- Bible & The World & Triluminal Science
- Political Philosophy Of The Orthodox Church
- Psychology: An Orthodox Christian Perspective
- The Foundation Of Philosophy
- Logic: An Orthodox Christian Approach
- An Orthodox-Protestant Dialogue
- Memoir On The Nature of the Church of Christ. Trans: D. Cummings. New York: Christian Brotherhoods Zealots of Orthodoxy and John the Baptist, 1947.
- A Scriptural Refutation of the Pope's Primacy and Miscellaneous Studies and Speeches. Transl. out of the original Greek by D. Cummings - Chicago (III): Orthodox Christian Educational Society, 1952. - VIII, 175 p.
- The Truth in Christianity: The One True Doctrine and The Many False Ones. (article)
Further reading
- The Importance of Apostolos Makrakis to Orthodoxy. (Archimandrite) Eusebius A. Stephanou. Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Theological School, 1958.
- Apostolos Makrakis, the Prophet and Thinker of modern Greece. (Archimandrite) Eusebius A. Stephanou, 1954.
- Apostolos Makrakis: An Evaluation of Half a Century. Editor: Andronis, Constantine. Chicago: Orthodox Christian Educational Society, 1966.
