Tag: History

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LGBTQ+ and Orthodox Tradition
What Does It Actually Say?

First panel session from the event “Seeking Harmony and Compassion: Pastoral Care and LGBTQ+ Orthodox Faithful,” held at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center Campus October 13, 2023. Panelists include Dr. Susan Ashbrook Harvey, Fr. Perry Hamalis, and Dr. Nina Glibetic. Opening introduction by Elena Paraskevas-Thadani. As Orthodox Christians, we are called, first and foremost, to love…

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History is Not Your Friend <br><span style='color:#8D8381;font-size:18px;'>Christian Pacifism and the Imagined Past</span>
Christian Practice, Church History

History is Not Your Friend
Christian Pacifism and the Imagined Past

It perhaps goes without saying that we have a tendency to construct our historical narratives less out of concern for accurately depicting the past and more out of a desire to make sense of the present, particularly where “making sense” means finding in history evidence for our own views with respect to contemporary debates. In…

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Women Scholars of Orthodox Christianity

Divine Inspiration in Byzantium
A Conversation with Karin Krause

The Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham University is delighted to present another episode of its webinar series highlighting the scholarly insights and academic careers of female scholars whose research and writing explore some facet of the history, thought, or culture of Orthodox Christianity. This episode features a conversation with Karin Krause on her recent…

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Women Scholars of Orthodox Christianity

Orthodox Christian Renewal Movements in Eastern Europe
A Conversation with Aleksandra Đurić-Milovanović.

The Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham University is delighted to present another episode of its webinar series highlighting the scholarly insights and academic careers of female scholars whose research and writing explore some facet of the history, thought, or culture of Orthodox Christianity. This episode features a conversation with Aleksandra Đurić-Milovanović. Her recent co-edited…

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Tell the Truth: We Must Have No Bogus History
Theology

Tell the Truth: We Must Have No Bogus History

by John Stamps | Ελληνικά “We must have no bogus history.” Austin Farrer, the great Anglican theologian, drew a line in the sand for Christians living in our post/modern era. We can’t erase, hide, or ignore history. Our #cancelled and #metoo and #woke friends won’t let us get away with it. In the good old…

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