Kallistos Ware: Theologian Who Explained the Orthodox Way to Other Christians

Aug 25, 2022 by

by Bradley Nassif, Christianity Today: English bishop and Oxford scholar cultivated unity, dialogue, and respect between the ancient faith and evangelicals. As Orthodox Christians commemorate Metropolitan Archbishop Kallistos Ware, who...

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“First Openly Gay Baptism in the Greek Orthodox Church”

Jul 11, 2022 by

from Global Orthodox: Evanggelos Bousis and Peter Dundas, both of Greek descent, became the first homosexual couple to hold a Greek Orthodox Baptism for their children in Greece on Saturday. The children, Alexios and Eleni, were baptized...

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The “Russian World” – a politically dangerous idea

May 2, 2022 by

by Johannes Reimer, Evangelical Focus: The Russian Orthodox leader, Patriarch Kirill, defines Russki Mir as a “special civilization which needs to be preserved”. He has become the main promoter of this nationalist idea. More than 400...

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Russian Orthodoxy’s tragedy

Mar 11, 2022 by

By Rod Dreher, The American Conservative […] no situation quite like the one emerging has ever happened in the history of the Orthodox Church. As an Orthodox Christian, I can tell you that the tragedy playing out here is tectonic....

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Bartholomew I Prays For Peace In Ukraine

Feb 23, 2022 by

from Republic World: Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians, warned the possibility of a new war in Europe should be opposed. The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople on Sunday urged...

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Good food, good music, traditional liturgy and sound preaching: a recipe for church growth

Jan 26, 2022 by

by Archbishop Cranmer: Attendance at the monthly Choral Evensong at St Paul’s Without the Walls in Canterbury had fallen to just one, while the choir numbered a respectable 18. And when this lone congregant was down on the rota to read...

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