Very Rev. Dr. John Jillions

The Very Rev. Dr. John A. Jillions is the former chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America and founding Principal of the Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies in Cambridge, England. He was Associate Professor of Theology at the Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies (Saint Paul University, Ottawa),  Associate Professor of Religion and Culture at St Vladimir’s Seminary, and is an adjunct professor at Fordham University. He holds degrees from McGill University (BA), St Vladimir’s Seminary (MDiv, DMin), and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (PhD, New Testament). He has served parishes in Australia, Greece, England, Canada, and the United States. He is Vice-president of the Orthodox Theological Society in America and is the author of Divine Guidance: Lessons for Today from the World of Early Christianity (Oxford University Press, 2020). He lives in Hartford, Connecticut.