The Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham University is delighted to present the next episode of its “Women Scholars of Orthodox Christianity” 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…
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Ecumenical and Interfaith RelationsIslam, Europe, and Democracy
Islam, Europe, and Democracy
Seeking Answers in an Ongoing Discussion
by Angeliki Ziaka | български | Română | Русский | Српски A version of this essay was published in Greek at Polymeros kai Polytropos, the blog of the Volos Academy for Theological Studies. A Georgian translation of the Greek text is also available. When approaching the discourse on “Islam, Europe, and Democracy,” and laying aside apparent understandings and admissions, we are faced with…
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Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations, Religion and Politics
Islam, Orthodoxy, and Tyranny
by Phil Dorroll | български | ქართული | Ελληνικά | Русский | Српски When it comes to religion and politics, Eastern Orthodox Christians and Sunni Muslims find themselves in the same predicament. Both of these religions adhere to a particularly strong concept of sacred tradition. This tradition is distinct from revelation itself, but revelation can…
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Culture and Arts, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations, Religion and Conflict
Hagia Sophia’s Status as a Mosque Mocks Prophet Muhammad’s Covenant with Christianity
by Ani Zonneveld In 2019, I had the pleasure of immersing myself in the history of both Christianity and Islam, where they are woven together in the beautiful and magnificent architecture of the Hagia Sophia. During my trip, numerous Christian icons, which were plastered over during the Ottoman Empire, were being uncovered and restored, bringing…
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Ecumenical and Interfaith RelationsIslam from an Orthodox Perspective
Islam from an Orthodox Perspective
A Review of Paragraph 56 of the Social Ethos Document
by Phil Dorroll | Ελληνικά When I first read paragraph 56 of For the Life of the World: Toward A Social Ethos of the Orthodox Church, I immediately had the sense that it represented a major step forward in Muslim-Orthodox relations. I think it is important to call special attention to this part of the…
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