Bridging the Ecclesial, the Academic, and the Political
New York, NY, July 13, 2026 — In Putin’s Russia, believers are punished for their faith, and increasingly the punishment comes not from the state alone but from the Church itself. Religious Communities Under Pressure: Documenting Religious Persecution in Russia 2022–2026, a new book by Public Orthodoxy editor Sergei Chapnin, with a foreword by Dr….
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St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary and the Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham University jointly commemorated the 100th birthday of Fr. John Meyendorff (February 17, 1926–July 22, 1992) with a two-day tribute on February 6-7. The event honored one of the twentieth century’s most influential Orthodox theologians, whose work continues to shape Byzantine studies and…
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Held from May 19 to 21, 2025, the inaugural conference on Coptic Christianity, convened by Mona Oraby and Mina Ibrahim and hosted by Fordham University’s Orthodox Christian Studies Center, became a generative space for rethinking the relationship between archives and fieldwork—not just as scholarly methods, but as practices rooted in care, accessibility, and communal connection….
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On Tuesday, September 17, Fordham University hosted In the Footsteps of the Jews of Greece, an insightful event co-hosted by the Orthodox Christian Studies Center and the Center for Jewish Studies at Fordham University. The event, held both in-person and online, delved into the unique history of Greek Jewry, showcasing the diversity of communities such as…
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The International Conference “Encounters: Dialogue & Theological Exchange Between Catholic ‘Nouvelle Théologie’ & Modern Orthodoxy” took place in Fribourg, Switzerland, from August 29 to 31, 2024. The event was co-organized by the University of Fribourg (Switzerland), University of Berne (Switzerland), the Orthodox Christian Studies Center (OCSC) of Fordham University (USA), Volos Academy for Theological Studies…
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The international conference “Orthodox Christianity and Identity Politics” was held in Münster, Germany, from June 28 to July 1, 2024. The event was organized by the Chair of Orthodox Theology at the Center for Religious Studies, University of Münster, in collaboration with the Volos Academy for Theological Studies (Greece), the Orthodox Christian Studies Center of Fordham University…
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