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The Iconic Pulpit

Icons, for Orthodox Christians, are not just religious pictures. They’re theology in color, as Bishop Kallistos Ware of Oxford University once put it.

The Nicene Creed and the Revelation of God

Nicene faith, expressed in creedal terms and in ancient hymns, is grounded in a Biblical experience of Christ, the Glory of Israel.

Anglican Sojourn, Orthodox Heart with Kate Kilcup Marsh

Writer and priest's wife Kate Kilcup Marsh recounts her journey through radical conversion, the military, and marriage, and the beauty of God that carried her East and West.

Bartholomew’s Care for All the Churches

Bartholomew writes in a consistent register that drives home his care for the well-being of all parts of the global community in a common family.

Tribute to an Orthodox Autodidact

Faith Seeking Understanding The Theological Witness of Father Matthew Baker Introduction by Alexis Torrance St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, pp. 368, $28 The Fathers are ahead of us, with...

Of Majesty and Mystery

David Lee Bozeman: “I think the death of Christianity in the West is mainly due to lack of proper liturgical worship, among other things.”

Russia in the West

Following the revolution, the Russians in Paris helped preserve the faith for later Orthodox generations, and they brought something to the West.

Incompatible ecumenism? Dialogues on communion, ordination, and primacy

Have Anglicans made incompatible commitments to different Christian churches in ecumenical dialogue?

France, la sainte: A pilgrimage with Vladimir Lossky

Vladimir Lossky's diary, on the road to joining the French Army in 1940, reveals an intimate portrait of the famous theologian, barely revealed in his academic writing.

Liturgy doesn’t ‘mean’ anything: It is something

A very common question is some variation of "What does this or that ceremony or action mean?" It expresses a false assumption.

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