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 …
On the origins of the Orthodox neo-patristic renaissance in the 20th century.
The Orthodox neo-patristic renaissance remains one of the most significant achievements of Christian thought in the 20th century. The main author and inspirer of the concept of neo-patristic synthesis, which has been widely discussed in academic journals, was Archpriest Georges Read More …
Sergii Bortnyk spoke to students of evangelical academies in Germany
On 1 October 2025, a joint conference of German Evangelical Academies was held. In total, the association includes 16 academies across the country, whose main goal is to involve active members of Evangelical churches in social processes in the country. Read More …
On the issue of the validity of religious nationalism
In 2012, Pantelis Kalaitzidis and Nikolaos Asproulis published an article entitled ‘Greek Religious Nationalism and the Challenges of Evangelization, Forgiveness and Reconciliation.’ In the text, two authoritative Greek theologians reflect on the issue of the Church’s infiltration by one of Read More …
The document ‘The Bishop of Rome’ in the light of the Orthodox tradition
The first text in the ‘Analytics’ section of our website is a text by Professor Volodymyr Bureha devoted to the analysis of the Catholic document ‘The Bishop of Rome: Primacy and Synodality in the Ecumenical Dialogues and in the Responses Read More …
Paul Ladouceur: “Neo-traditionalism risks reducing Orthodoxy to ethno-cultural ghettoes”
In his 2016 study, the recently deceased Canadian theologian Paul Ladouceur (1944–2025) thoroughly analyzed the phenomenon of contemporary Orthodox neo-traditionalism. According to Dr. Ladouceur, the detrimental nature of such an understanding of Orthodoxy lies in the fact that it transforms Read More …
New section on our website – “Article reviews”
On October 1, 2025, in a newly launched section of our website called “Article reviews,” we begin publishing new materials that can significantly deepen the level of theological competence of contemporary Orthodox believers committed to their intellectual self-improvement. The authors Read More …
Patterson Conference on the Challenges of Religious Nationalism
From 16 to 18 June 2025, Fordham University’s Lincoln Center campus in New York hosted the regular — already traditional — Solon and Marianna Patterson Triennial Conference. This conference, organised by the Orthodox Christian Studies Center, featured presentations by representatives Read More …