• David Heith-Stade

    Dr. David Heith-Stade

    Postdoctoral Fellow in Eastern Christian Studies and Orthodox Theology, University of Vienna

    David Heith-Stade holds a doctorate in theology from Lund University and is a scholar specializing in Orthodox canon law and ecclesiastical history.

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Holy Canons
Church History

What Does it Mean to Uphold the Holy Canons?

by on 12 September, 2025
The “Holy Canons” are a defining element of Orthodox confessional identity. All tomoi of autocephaly issued by the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the 19th century insist on that the newly established autocephalous national church should be governed in accordance with the Holy Canons, and similar provisions are found in the relevant laws of the countries where...
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Church Life and Pastoral Care, Holy and Great Council, Liturgical Life

Reflections on the Document “The Sacrament of Marriage and Its Impediments”

by Rev. Dr. Perry Hamalis, Dr. David Heith-Stade, Very Rev. Dr. Chrysostom Nassis, Very Rev. Dr. Alexander Rentel, Dr. Christos Tsironis, Rev. Dr. Patrick Viscuso on | Readers' rating:
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This essay was sponsored by the Orthodox Theological Society in America’s Special Project on the Holy and Great Council and published by the Orthodox Christian Studies Center of Fordham University. According to the theological vision of the Church, the bond of love is to be found at the core of marital... Read more.

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