How to Understand The Collapse of The West

00:00 Introduction 01:14 The History of the Collapse of Western Christianity 29:11 The West doesn’t have to become The East to be saved 34:14 You Need a Genuine Hospital & to be a Good Patient 38:00 There’s No Gap Between Second Temple Judaism, Apostolic Christianity & The Church 43:46 The Councils Were About Avoiding Schism & Heresy, Not Punishment 46:31 Modern media Combined with Ignorance of Orthodox Ecclesiology Breeds Confusion 49:21 Apostolic Succession Is Supported & Validated by The Historic Choir of Saints 52:58 To Prove You Can Heal, You Need Verifiable Patients Who Aren’t Sick Anymore 55:25 How We Strive for Unity Amidst Conflict IS our Salvation 60:44 The Enlightenment Dream Is Only Possible Through The Church, Not Reason 63:09 Our Culture Is Redefining Intrinsically Christian Terms In Pursuit of Utopia 65:52 Closing ~~~ How to Understand The Collapse of The West  Apostolic Succession S8E6 ~~~ In this episode, Fr. Symeon Kees & James John Marks discuss the history of what we call The West from the birth of Christianity in The Acts of The Apostles up through the Great Schism, the rise of the papacy, & how the collapse of Western Christianity shaped modern civilization from an Orthodox Christian perspective. ~~~ Reference materials for this episode:  Against Heresies by St Ireneaus  - Book III, chapter 3, section 4 - succession of St Polycarp  - https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0103303.htm Scripture citations for this episode: Acts 2:46 Acts 3:1 Acts 5:42  - The continuation of Torah worship ~~~ Subscribe for more conversations on Orthodoxy, theology, Church history, the lives of the Saints, and practical Christian living. ~~~ #orthodoxchristianity  #OrthodoxChurch #ApostolicSuccession #ChurchHistory #ChurchFathers #GreatSchism, #RomanCatholicism #EarlyChurch #Pope ~~~ The Christian Saints Podcast is a joint production of Generative sounds & Paradosis Pavilion Our hosts are Father Symeon Kees of Iowa City & James John Marks of Chicago Paradosis Pavilion - https://youtube.com/@paradosispavilion9555 https://www.instagram.com/christiansaintspodcast https://x.com/podcast_saints https://www.facebook.com/christiansaintspodcast https://www.threads.net/@christiansaintspodcast https://bsky.app/profile/xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social Iconographic images used by kind permission of Nicholas Papas, who controls distribution rights of these images. Prints of all of Nick’s work can be found at  Saint Demetrius Press - http://www.saintdemetriuspress.com All music in these episodes is a production of Generative Sounds https://generativesoundsjjm.bandcamp.com Distribution rights of this episode & all music contained in it are controlled by Generative Sounds Copyright 2021 - 2026 The Christian Saints Podcast is a joint production of Generative sounds & Paradosis Pavilion. Our hosts are Father Symeon Kees of Iowa City & James John Marks of Chicago. Paradosis Pavilion - https://youtube.com/@paradosispavilion9555 https://www.instagram.com/christiansaintspodcast https://x.com/podcast_saints https://www.facebook.com/christiansaintspodcast https://www.threads.net/@christiansaintspodcast https://bsky.app/profile/xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social Iconographic images used by kind permission of Nicholas Papas, who controls distribution rights of these images Prints of all of Nick’s work can be found at Saint Demetrius Press - http://www.saintdemetriuspress.com All music in these episodes is a production of Generative Sounds https://generativesoundsjjm.bandcamp.com Distribution rights of this episode & all music contained in it are controlled by Generative Sounds Copyright 2021 - 2026