Riverside, California, October 3, 2025
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Patristic Nectar Publications has announced the release of a new title: Contraception and the Orthodox Church by Dr. Tikhon Pino.
In an email announcement, the press writes:
Contraception and the Orthodox Church offers a clear and thorough exploration of artificial contraception through the lens of Orthodox Christian teaching. Drawing on the Holy Fathers, synodal documents, and modern theological discussion, Dr. Tikhon Pino presents a compelling case for the Orthodox Church’s historic opposition to contraception, an issue of growing moral urgency in today’s world.
What You’ll Find Inside:
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English translations of the 1937 & 1978 Encyclicals of the Church of Greece
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Engagement with Patristic Tradition
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Critical responses to contemporary positions within Orthodoxy
This volume is an essential resource for clergy, married couples, and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of Orthodox moral teaching.
The book is available in paperback for $12.99.
Dr. Pino also recently gave an interview to Patristic Nectar, offering an overview of the topic.
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A Cuban-American born and raised in northern New Jersey, Dr. Pino holds a BA in Greek and Latin (Classics) from the Catholic University of America (2005), an MTS from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (2013), and a PhD from Marquette University (2021). He is the author of Essence and Energies: Being and Naming God in St. Gregory Palamas, published by Routledge in 2022, and translator of Against All Heresies by St. Symeon of Thessalonica.
He has published widely on the Greek theological tradition, including articles on hylomorphic theory in Aristotle and Plotinus, the doctrine of God in Philo of Alexandria, the Trinitarian theology of Basil of Ancyra and St. Maximos the Confessor, and the anthropology of St. Mark of Ephesos and Thomas Aquinas. He is especially interested in the intersection of metaphysics and mysticism in the Greek Patristic tradition as well as the interaction between Byzantine and Scholastic Theology.
An instructor of Liturgical Greek and other courses at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Dr. Pino’s work has appeared in the Journal of Theological Studies, the Journal of Early Christian Studies, the Heythrop Journal, Analogia, Franciscan Studies, Dionysius, Byzantinisches Archiv - Series Philosophica (De Gruyter), and the Greek Orthodox Theological Review. He served as Assistant Director of the Pappas Patristic Institute since 2021 and was appointed Director in 2024.
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