Fr. Petro Balog OP wrote the book ‘Dual Communion: The Project of Uniting the Greek Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches in Ukraine.’ The book is based on his dissertation, defended in 2019, which was first published in Polish and now Read More …
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Nikolaos Asproulis on Abrahamic and syncretic types of fundamentalism
The fundamentalist self-isolation is the polar opposite of ecumenical openness in Church life and theological thinking. Fanatical adherence to past achievements in their fixed form, as well as reluctance to creatively adapt theological language to the demands of the day, Read More …
Review of Aristotle Papanikolaou’s book “The Mystical as Political: Democracy and Non-Radical Orthodoxy”
The post-imperial socio-political reality has become a considerable challenge for the Orthodox Church. The world’s leading experts in Orthodox political theology are currently working on an appropriate response, seeking to reflect on the contemporary modes of existence of the Church, Read More …
On the relapses of Greek Orthodox anti-Westernism
A significant number of contemporary scholars point out that over the past few decades, Greek Orthodox thought has been characterised by a black-and-white worldview, filled with radical anti-Westernism. Deeply thought-out, rationally verified, and elaborately presented theology often yielded its positions Read More …
The patristic legacy in Greek intellectual discourse of the 20th century
From the 18th century until the mid-20th century, Greek theologians normalised the practice of using patristic treatises not so much to reveal the depth and beauty of ancient Church teachings, but rather to achieve polemical goals – to highlight the Read More …
New section of our website – “Book reviews”
Within the framework of our website’s educational activities, we are gradually filling in a new section called “Book reviews”. As the name of the new page suggests, we plan to publish reviews of the most important books in the field Read More …
Orthodoxy after the Empire: Conference in Estonia
On 6 October 2025, an international conference entitled ‘Orthodoxy in imperial and post-imperial context’ was held at the University of Tartu. It was jointly organized by the University of Tartu (Estonia), the Volos Academy for Theological Studies (Greece), and the Read More …
The history of cooperation between the Orthodox Church and ecumenical institutions
The Orthodox theologians’ cooperation with the ecumenical movement has been causing mixed reactions among believers for many years, sometimes leading to completely contradictory conclusions about its effectiveness and expediency. Generally, anti-ecumenical tendencies stem from a fear of losing one’s spiritual Read More …
The regular conference of the European Academy of Religions was held in Vienna
The eighth annual conference of the European Academy of Religion took place in Vienna this summer. The event was held from 8 to 12 July 2025 in the main building of the University of Vienna and brought together over a Read More …
The patristic thought and the concept of Christian Hellenism
The review #5, from those that are gradually being posted on our website, is devoted to the article by Prof. Paul Gavrilyuk, “Harnack’s Hellenized Christianity or Florovsky’s ‘Sacred Hellenism’: Questioning Two Metanarratives of Early Christian Engagement with Late Antique Culture.” In Read More …