Orthodox Christian Studies Center and Public Orthodoxy host numerous virtual and in-person events annually. Our new calendar provides insights about all of them in one place.
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Previous publications
Advice on the Future of Religion in America from a College Class
Prayer Forced Me to Leave the Russian Orthodox Church
Religious Calendars in Antiquity
Some Background to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine’s Recent Calendar Switch
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The main thesis in this lecture is that we ought to (re)affirm human freedom, rights and democracy, and that this (re)affirmation needs to be done beyond, above, and against
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The main thesis in this lecture is that we ought to (re)affirm human freedom, rights and democracy, and that this (re)affirmation needs to be done beyond, above, and against the predominant ideological systems that are usually called “Liberal-Democracy,” (Neo)Conservatism, various types of Authoritarianism or Techno-Totalitarianism (acknowledging the existence of many overlaps between them). Despite all the differences, these political-ideological systems also share some similarities: the embrace of capitalism as a broader ideological setup, and their hostility (to various degrees) toward more authentic freedom, democracy and human rights (except for rhetorical/propaganda purposes). A change needs to begin within the existing systems, by trying to pierce the solid fabric of the existing ideological bubble(s), in order to create a situation in which today’s oppressive madness (often called “normality,” even “freedom” and “democracy”) will be seen, by a bigger number of people, as an oppressive madness, that needs to be dismantled in order to expand the horizons of human freedom.
*This event is supported by funding from the Henry Luce Foundation.
Davor Džalto
Professor of Religion, Art, and Democracy at University College Stockholm, Sweden
Dr. Davor Džalto is Professor of Religion, Art, and Democracy at University College Stockholm. He is also President of The Institute for the Study of Culture and Christianity. Among his most recently published books are Anarchy and the Kingdom of God: From Eschatology to Orthodox Christian Political…
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Location
Flom Auditorium, Walsh Family Library, Rose Hill Campus, Fordham University
441 E Fordham Rd, Bronx, NY 10458
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Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham University

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The Ukrainian Society E-Board in consultation with the OCF President have chosen four major topics for presentation and discussion: How the Russian Orthodox Church implements and propagates its relationship
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The Ukrainian Society E-Board in consultation with the OCF President have chosen four major topics for presentation and discussion:
- How the Russian Orthodox Church implements and propagates its relationship with the Russian state and Russian imperialism
- Relationship and connection of the Russian Orthodox laity to Moscow Patriarchate messaging and policy regarding the war in Ukraine
- Identity construction of (1) Ukrainian Orthodoxy and (2) the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) before, during, and after 2019 Tomos
- Your experience within the Moscow Patriarchate in advancing or criticizing official church messaging on Russian Church-State relations, canonical status in Ukraine, Russkiy Mir.
Sergei Chapnin
Director of Communications at the Orthodox Christian Studies Center of Fordham University and chief editor of The Gifts (Дары), an almanac on contemporary Christian culture
Sergei Chapnin is a former Moscow Patriarchate employee with over 15 years of experience. He has deep knowledge of Russian Orthodox traditions, Church administration, and Church-state relations in modern Russia.
Born in 1968, he graduated from Moscow State University, Journalism faculty in 1992. In…
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Ukrainian Society at Fordham

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As Orthodox Christians, we are called, first and foremost, to love all—for “God is love.” But the reality for many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Orthodox Christians today
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As Orthodox Christians, we are called, first and foremost, to love all—for “God is love.” But the reality for many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Orthodox Christians today is that their relationship to the Church is defined not by love, but by apathy, exclusion, and condemnation. We must, as a faith, choose love and compassion—to “love thy neighbor”— instead. This requires no change of faith, but a fuller, more compassionate understanding of what our faith in loving God truly requires of us.
The Church is at a crossroads. We offer this symposium in love and faith, praying that the road we choose is the right one—the one that leads to God.
We invite you to a conversation about ministering to LGBTQ+ Christians. The afternoon includes a panel review of the recently-published books Orthodox Tradition and Human Sexuality and Gender Essentialism and Orthodoxy: Beyond Male and Female and a discussion of the opportunities, challenges, and resources for ministry among LGBTQ+ faithful.
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Session 1: What Does the Tradition Actually Say?
1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Susan Ashbrook Harvey
Fr. Perry Hamalis
Nina Glibetić
Session 2: Opportunities, Challenges, and Resources for Ministry among LGBTQ+ Faithful
3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Fr. Jerry Hall
Fr. Harry Pappas
Bryce Rich
Elizabeth Tzagournis
Prayer Service
5:00 p.m.
Reception
5:30 p.m.
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Location
McNally Amphitheater, Lincoln Center Campus, Fordham University
140 W 62nd St, New York, NY 10023
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Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham University

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Until recently, it was possible to describe Orthodoxy as “unity in plurality.” Although Orthodoxy consisted of over a dozen local churches with a wide variety of local practices and
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Until recently, it was possible to describe Orthodoxy as “unity in plurality.” Although Orthodoxy consisted of over a dozen local churches with a wide variety of local practices and without an overarching structure, body, or person, it was still possible to say that Orthodoxy was a relatively well-functioning church—indeed, one Church.
In the last decades, and especially the last decade, however, profound fissures have undermined that unity. The Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church in Crete, the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s granting of autocephaly to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, and Russia’s full-scale attack on Ukraine—all have exposed deeper fault lines in World Orthodoxy. These include issues of church and state (Symphonia), church and nation, how to achieve consensus, authority in the Church, how one approaches history, and the attitude to human rights and modernity in general. How can Orthodoxy face these challenges?
Major support for the 2023 Orthodoxy in America Lecture is provided by Christ and Anastasia Economos with additional support from the Nicholas J. and Anna K. Bouras Foundation, Inc., and the Henry Luce Foundation.
Nadieszda Kizenko
Professor of history at the State University of New York at Albany
Nadieszda Kizenko is professor of history at the State University of New York at Albany, where she researches and teaches on Russian and East European history with a focus on religion and culture.
Her books include A Prodigal Saint: Father John of Kronstadt and the Russian People (Pennsylvania St…
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Location
McNally Amphitheater, Lincoln Center Campus, Fordham University
140 W 62nd St, New York, NY 10023
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Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham University

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The exhibition’s primary focus is Mariypol Iconostasis from the Icons on Ammo Boxes project by Sofia Atlantova and Oleksandr Klymenko, artists from Kyiv. This project would never have seen the light
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The exhibition’s primary focus is Mariypol Iconostasis from the Icons on Ammo Boxes project by Sofia Atlantova and Oleksandr Klymenko, artists from Kyiv. This project would never have seen the light of day if war had not broken out in Ukraine in 2014. In the over one thousand-year history of iconography, a canon has taken shape that, among other things, assumes reliability, durability, and solidity. In other words, an icon must be written on a high-quality, properly dried, and adequately prepared board of correct form, without seams and especially without cracks…
At first glance, the icons of Sofia and Oleksandr are a provocation, a bold challenge to tradition. They break with the typical imagery of iconography, not to outrage, but to show that an icon that breaks with tradition can be convincing. Phoniness is not in the substance but in the eye of the beholder. It is precisely a perfect, richly decorated, and finely written icon that might look wrong at a time when a terrible war has violated the daily lives of millions of people. Those who are wounded, are refugees, and have lost their loved ones feel that all beauty has gone from their lives. In its place is horror, suffering, and grief. But even today, God Himself, His All-Holy Mother, and all the Saints are near. Icons on Ammo Boxes speak namely of this.
Hours of Operation: Monday–Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, closed weekends and holidays.
In collaboration with InterArt Gallery, NY
Yurii Khymych
Artist, architect
Yurii Khymych (1928–2003) is a Kyivan artist, a classic of Ukrainian fine art of the second half of the 20th century, Honored Artist and Architect of Ukraine, Honorary Member of the Academy of Architecture of Ukraine. For almost 40 years, Khymych was a professor of art at Kyiv universities, includin…
Oleksandr Klymenko
Artist, art critic, and writer
Oleksandr Klymenko (born in 1976, lives and works in Kyiv) is an artist, art critic, and writer. He graduated from the National Academy of Art and Architecture in 1998 and completed a post-graduate course at the Rylskyi Institute of Art History, Folklore, and Ethnography in 2002. He taught at the Ky…
Sofia Atlantova
Artist, iconpainter and writer
Sofia Atlantova (born in 1981, lives and works in Kyiv) is an artist and writer. She studied at the Kyiv Shevchenko State Art School and the National Academy of Art and Architecture. Sofia Atlantova works in monumental and easel art, book illustration, and installation art.
Location
Sheen Center NYC
18 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10012