Using Film in Orthodox Pastoral Practice
Journal: ЧАСОПИС ПРАВОСЛАВНОГ БОГОСЛОВСКОГ ФАКУЛТЕТА СВ ВАСИЛИЈЕ ОСТРОШКИ
Year: 2022

While most Christian denominations were condemning or openly demonizing movies when this form of artistic expression was still in its infancy, many of them today embrace film and use it for pastoral purposes. Orthodox Church is not an exception: while at the end of the 19th century Holy Synod of the Russian Church officially opposed movies because of their potential to lead the faithful astray, modern Orthodox filmmakers produce movies with the blessings of the highest Church authorities. Some o