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The Following articles from Volume 1 (2010) are currently available for download in .pdf format:
Volume 1 Number 7: “Our Incarnate God”
Icon and Nativity; God Revealing Himself by Dn. Dustin Lyon
I was in Anguish and You Listened to Me by Fr. Steven Voytovich
Incarnate Love by Fr. John Breck
“Wise Man Seeks Lasting Relationship with Divine Creator; Will Follow Law” by Jason Ketz
Volume 1 Number 6: “Discipleship and Asceticism”
The Church is our Mother by William Kopcha
Remember Your Leaders by Andrew Boyd
The Ascetical Life by Fr. Robert Arida
Asceticism and the Military Environment by Fr. Sean Levine
Volume 1 Number 5: “Orthodoxy, Ecology, and Environment”
Easter and Ecology by Rev. Dr. K.M. George
Practical Suggestions for Environmental Stewardship by Mandy Culbreath-Fraizer
Caring For The Flock by Monk Kilian
Orthodoxy and Ecology by Inga Leonova
Volume 1 Number 4: “Can we Coexist?”
Orthodoxy, Relativism, and Truth by Dr. Peter Bouteneff
Coexisting With Buddhism by Fr. Brendan Pelphrey
Coexisting with Wicca and Neo-Paganism by Fr. Brendan Pelphrey
Coexisting With Science by Alexis Boyd
Faith and the City by Clio Pavlontis
Volume 1 Number 3: “Faith and Doubt”
Doubt and the Monastic Journey by Monk Kilian
The Engineering Nun and the God of the Vending Machine by William Kopcha
“O Blessed Doubt” by Hierodeacon Philip
Volume 1 Number 2: “Capital Punishment”
Thoughts on Capital Punishment by Fr. James Guirgius
Legal Background of Capital Punishment by Jessie Kirchner
On Capital Punishment by Fr. Ted Bobosh
Volume 1 Number 1: “Engaging Modern Atheism”
No Atheists in Foxholes? by Fr. Sean Levine
Evicting the Gods by Andrew Boyd
The Challenges and Opportunities of Atheism by Logan Johnson
How to ‘Grill the Christian’ by Andrew Boyd
More articles from this issue are regularly added to this page. Please check back soon or contact the managing editor (wonder@oca.org) to request specific articles in .pdf format.
The Following articles from Volume 2 (2011) are currently available for download in .pdf format:
Volume 2 Number 12: Our Consumer Culture
Volume 2 Number 11: Romance and Dating
Volume 2 Number 10: Christians in the Workplace
Volume 2 Number 9: Icon, Image, and Modern Culture
Volume 2 Number 8: The Mission of Orthodox Youth in America
Volume 2 Number 7: Stories from Church Camp
Volume 2 Number 6: Experiences of Campus Ministry
Doing The Right Thing by Deacon Alexander Cadman
Volume 2 Number 5: Faith and the Creative Process
The Community of Joy by Kh. Krista West
Mediocrity Revisted: The Sacred, the Secular, and the Artist’s Soul by Father Joel Weir
“Beauty is Truth, Truth Beauty” by Christopher Burkett
Man as Priest of Creation by Father Christopher Foley
Volume 2 Number 4: Christianity and Partisan Politics
On The Essence of True Morality by Archbishop Lazar [Puhalo]
Orthodoxy and Political Conservatism by Scott Miller
Orthodoxy and The Political Left by Fr. John Culbreath-Frazier
The Problem of Partisanship by Dr. David Wagschal
Volume 2 Number 3: The Oriental Churches
A Larger Orthodoxy by Dr. Peter Bouteneff
Some Thoughts on The Armenian Church by Deacon Ryan Tellalian
Christians in Egypt by Sam Williams
The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church in India by Fr. Samji George
Volume 2 Number 2: Preparing for Great Lent
“Chocolat” and The Great Fast by Henry William Reineke
Fasting from Guilt by Luke Beecham
Nourishing Our Bodies During Great Lent by Chris Masterjohn
Fasting and Forgiveness by Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom)
Volume 2 Number 1: Water and the Spirit
The Nature of Water is Sanctified by William Kopcha
Blessing Water, Homes, Fire Engines, Beehives by Fr. Steven Belonick