One of our LOI participants from Ethiopia, Tekle Belachew, has drawn to our attention to the very interesting work of the Center for Early African Christianity. This Center is seeking to recover the important missional history of the African Church, a Church which provided some of the key theologians of the first centuries of the Christian history and mobilised mission movements which brought the faith to Europe and beyond.
The work of the Center is described in this video.
Ralph Lee reports on some significant Reformation research This presentation was given by Dr Stanislau Paulau through the Berkeley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs at Georgetown University on 18 November 2020. A recording is available at: https://youtu.be/Vuc-uWBlwJ0. Dr Paulau is a scholar of the global history of Christianity and a researcher at the…
It table of contents and an extensive preview of the text is available on Google books here Information on the book and where to purchase it are available here This book is a very welcome contribution to the conversations between different Christian expressions about proselytism. It deals not only with Evangelical-Orthodox experiences and understanding of…
One of the key note speakers from the 2013 Lausanne-Orthodox Initiative Consultation, Dr. Brad Nassif, has an interesting article in the current edition of Christianity Today. He writes about the theological convoversy concerning the Filioque, which has divided the Church for over 1,500 years. Reflecting on his grandmother’s recipe for hummus he suggests that this issue…
LOI wishes to pay tribute to Protopresbyter Leonid Kishkovsky, who fell asleep in Christ on 3 August 2021. For more information, see the announcement by St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary at https://www.svots.edu/alumni-news/memoriam-protopresbyter-leonid-kishkovsky. Fr Leonid’s extensive ecumenical experience and contacts meant that he was able to be a great help and encouragement to LOI in its early…
Scripture, Church and Home in a Time of Crisis Fr Evan Armytas (USA) and Dr Femi B. Adeleye (Nigeria) Tue, 23 November 2021 at 10:00 Chicago/16:00 London/18:00 Athens Scripture is central in the lives of both Orthodox and Evangelical Christians. You are invited to participate in an upcoming Zoom event on Tuesday 23rd November featuring two…
Not very often do you come across a national Baptist church led by a Metropolitan Archbishop and sponsoring the creation of Christian art which draws heavily on the tradition of icon writing. The Evangelical Baptist Church of Georgia (EBC) is in many respects unique. Its adaptation to Orthodox culture is one thing, but what of its…