“Historical Walks” looks beyond folklore and festive surfaces in search of the true spirit of Christmas.What does the theological phrase “the Word became flesh” really signify? Why does God become human? How are love, freedom and sacrifice woven into the heart of the Christmas message?
Special attention is given to the ways Christmas is experienced and celebrated around the world. The programmes explore both the shared elements and the distinct traditions of Orthodox and Catholic Christianity, as well as the musical expressions through which the Christmas experience takes shape. Hymns from many countries and in many languages accompany the broadcasts, revealing unity through diversity.
Our guide throughout this journey is His Eminence the Metropolitan of Peristeri, known in the secular world as Grigorios Papathomas — a church leader with a distinguished academic background. He studied Theology and Law in Athens and pursued postgraduate, doctoral and postdoctoral studies in Paris. With a long academic career in Greece and abroad, his voice is marked by thoughtful clarity and a contemporary perspective, bringing theology into dialogue with culture, history and humanity’s enduring existential questions.