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An analysis the 2010 Orthodox Census
Over at the St. Andrew House Forum Dean Calvert analyzed some of the data collected in Alexei Krindatch’s 2010 Census of Orthodox Churches. Calvert writes: The more I look at this data, the more fascinating I find it to be. It truly presents us with a multidimensional look at the Orthodox community in America. I’ve…
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Orthodox mission in America (no, not the history, the future)
Rereading the post where I argue that the contemporary definition of Hellenism is truncated (an Islamic captivity? dhimitude?), I see it fits into an article I reread earlier this morning and posted on OrthodoxyToday.org again: Orthodox Mission in the 21st Century by Metropolitan Hilarion of the Russian Orthodox Church. A highlight: To recover the missionary…
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Some thoughts on the Wesley J. Smith lecture at St. Tikhon’s Seminary
I listened to Wesley J. Smith’s lecture a few days ago and have been thinking about it ever since (listen to it here). Some thoughts in no particular order: 1. It is very good that St. Tikhon’s invited Smith to speak for several reasons. First it introduces the seminarians to the concrete questions debated in…
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2010 US Orthodox Christian Census Released
You can see the full report here: 2010 Census of US Orthodox Churches. Webmasters, feel free to publish the report on your website (or the press release below). HTML code for your site is available here (right click, save as). For more information or to schedule media interview with the principal researcher, contact: Alexei Krindatch…
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Preachers Institute and Academy of Preachers enter National Partnership
Congratulations to Fr. John Peck and the Preachers Institute. Fr. John comments on the AOI blog and is is founder of the Preachers Institute. This partnership testifies to the fine work that Preachers Institute does. The Preachers Institute, the world’s premier Orthodox Christian homiletics resource, has become a national partner with the Academy of Preachers.…
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