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Webinar entitled "Steadfast Unity in Divisive Times: Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church"
Webinar on the Holy and Great Council with Dr. Tamara Grdzelidze, Ambassador of Georgia to the Holy See and V. Rev. Dr. Nathanael Symeonides, Director of the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Implications of the 2016 Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church
Elizabeth Prodromou, visiting associate professor of conflict resolution at Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and Nathanael Symeonides, director of the Office of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, discuss the social and political implications of the June 2016 Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church, as part of CFR’s Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call series.
Enjoy Episode 42: Pentecost & Orthodox Disunity
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Interview with Metropolitan Kallistos Ware on ABC radio's Sunday Nights
© Sunday Nights on ABC Radio (Australia). http://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/sundaynights/ Noel Debien, ABC Religion and Ethics Unit. For the very first time in over 1200 years Eastern Orthodox bishops of the world are meeting together this month with their leader Bartholomew, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. Not every single bishop has been invited, but the Orthodox Primates from the 14 traditional Orthodox churches of the world, together with those from the many new regions will be gathering in their hundreds. The meeting will take place on the Greek Island of Crete rather than in Istanbul (Constantinople) owing to modern day diplomatic tensions. For more than 274 million Orthodox Christians in the world, this meeting may mean significant change in the way their church is led, and how it relates to the rest of the world. Eastern Orthodox Bishop and Metropolitan Kallistos Ware explains the significance. He is perhaps the most famous of contemporary Eastern Orthodox theologians.
Metropolitan TIKHON Speaks about the Holy and Great Council
The Holy and Great Council is scheduled for the week of Pentecost, June 16-27, in Crete. We have asked Metropolitan TIKHON of the Holy Orthodox Church in America to speak with us regarding his hopes and expectations concerning the event. Listen as he and Fr. Chris talk about unity, the role of the Church and how we can prepare for the council.
His Eminence Metropolitan SAVAS of Pittsburgh on the Holy and Great Council
We are weeks from experiencing a moment in history that will be talked about for centuries to come. The Bishops of the 14 Autocephalous Churches making up the Holy Orthodox Church will be gathering on Pentecost to convene a Holy and Great Council. We know our listeners have questions regarding the occasion so we’ve invited His Eminence Metropolitan SAVAS of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Pittsburgh to speak with us today. Topics addressed include: the significance of having all 14 autocephalous churches in one place; issues unique to the diaspora, those living outside Orthodox lands; the challenges of consensus; and, moving the Church from a protective mode to a missionary expression.
Fr. Nathanael Speaks to OCN Regarding the Holy and Great Council
We are about to experience a moment in history that will be talked about for centuries to come. The Bishops of the Holy Orthodox Church will be gathering on Pentecost to convene a Holy and Great Council. It’s been 1200 years since anything of this magnitude has taken place. We know our listeners have questions regarding the occasion so we’ve invited Fr. Nathanael Symeonides to be with us today. Fr. Nathanael is the Director of the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical & Interfaith Relations for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and the Executive Assistant to Chairman of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America. Listen as they answer the following questions: Who is going from America? What is going to be discussed? Why did it take so long to plan? What is the difference between a Holy and Great Council and an Ecumenical Council?
Metropolitan Kallistos Ware on the Holy and Great Council
His Eminence Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia speaks candidly about the coming Holy and Great Council to be held in Crete June 16-27, 2016.
The Orthodox Church in the World Today
On Saturday, April 16, 2016, Fr. Cyril Hovorun, Associate Dean of St. Ignatios Theological Academy (Sweden), Director of Research at the Institute of Theological Studies at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (Ukraine), and a research fellow at Yale University, gave two presentations at Christ the Savior-Holy Spirit Orthodox Church (OCA) in Cincinnati, Ohio, on the upcoming Pan-Orthodox Council. Fr. Cyril's main talk was The Pan Orthodox Council: Behind the Iconostasis, in which he provided several unique metaphors and observations in considering what the council will and will not set out to accomplish. On Sunday, after concelebrating the Divine Liturgy with Fr Steven Kostoff, Fr Cyril gave a post-Liturgy talk on The Orthodox Church in the Modern World.
The Pan-Orthodox Council: Behind the Iconostasis
On Saturday, April 16, 2016, Fr. Cyril Hovorun, Associate Dean of St. Ignatios Theological Academy (Sweden), Director of Research at the Institute of Theological Studies at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (Ukraine), and a research fellow at Yale University, gave two presentations at Christ the Savior-Holy Spirit Orthodox Church (OCA) in Cincinnati, Ohio, on the upcoming Pan-Orthodox Council. Fr. Cyril's main talk was The Pan Orthodox Council: Behind the Iconostasis, in which he provided several unique metaphors and observations in considering what the council will and will not set out to accomplish. On Sunday, after concelebrating the Divine Liturgy with Fr Steven Kostoff, Fr Cyril gave a post-Liturgy talk on The Orthodox Church in the Modern World.
The Great Council of the Orthodox Church - Part 2
Fr. Barnabas is joined by Fr. Nathanael Symeonides, Director of the Office for Inter-Orthodox and Ecumenical Affairs of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and Fr. Alexander Rentel, Assistant professor of Canon Law and Byzantine Studies at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary. Together they explore more aspects of the Holy and Great Council of the worldwide Orthodox Church coming on the Feast of Pentecost in Crete.
The Great Council of the Orthodox Church - Part 1
Fr. Barnabas discusses the upcoming Great and Holy Council of our Orthodox Church to be held in Crete this Pentecost with two informed and honorable guests: Fr. Alexander Rentel, Assistant professor of Canon Law and Byzantine Studies at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary and Archdeacon John Chryssavgis, a special advisor to His All Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
The 33rd Annual Schmemann Lecture
The 33rd Annual Schmemann Lecture at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Seminary featured a talk by Archdeacon John Chryssavgis titled "Toward the Great and Holy Council: Retrieving a Culture of Conciliarity and Communion." The seminary also granted two honorary doctorates at the convocation. Archdeacon John received the degree Doctor of Divinity and Charles Ajalat received the degree Doctor of Canon Law.