"One Accord"

Excerpts from Christian writers Past and Present

Responsible free inquiry in the Church does not mean relativism, nor does it dissolve the boundaries of faith. It means something far more demanding: to stay faithful without becoming intellectually lazy, to remain obedient without giving in to fear, and to stay rooted while still daring to grow. Inquiry becomes irresponsible only when it forgets communion, i.e., when it speaks without listening, criticizes without love, or isolates itself from the worshipping life of the Church. But it is equally irresponsible to forbid inquiry entirely. - Bishop Maxim, Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Western America, in Public Orthodoxy