Knowledge Base

Status: Catechuman
Previous history: Non-denominational Protestant
Goal: Theosis + Adaptability/Capability to Church/Life Circumstances

Theological Foundation

• Christ Resurrected
• Basic Trinitarian Theology
• Gospel Narrative

Core Theology

• Basics of veneration of Icons
• Basics of veneration of Saints
• Understands basic liturgics
• Basic grasp on yearly Orthodox traditional calendar
• Basic grasp on ecclesiology
• Has overall biblical narrative (although skewed to non-denominational)

Gaps to Address

• Does not know lives of the Saints
• Knows absolutely no history
• Knows no Catholic teaching
• Knows no Islamic teaching
• Does not know theology of other heterodox religions
• Does not understand iconographic dogma (How icons are painted to represent colors/symbols)
• Does not know eschatology
• Does not know Christology
• Knows no philosophy at all
• Does not know more than basic liturgics
• Does not understand reasoning or how to fast (see life docs for hesistations)
• Only knows basic dispensationalism theology
• Does not know deeper details regarding theosis

Concepts Learned