Orthodoxy in Dialogue launched on August 22, 2017 with a maiden article by Rørik Hróthgar, a former associate editor of ours and current PhD candidate in Theological Studies at Trinity College in the University of Toronto. It remains our guiding manifesto and one of our best pieces to date. Over the course of our first year we went on to publish 353 articles, editorials, book reviews and summaries, interviews, reprints, commentaries, reports, and open letters by approximately 160 authors. These have come to us from the Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Eastern Catholic, Anglican, and Protestant Churches, and from no ecclesial affiliation at all, to share with our readers an enormous spectrum of perspectives on an unlimited range of topics.

Articles on sexuality and gender have accounted for approximately 25% of our activity. We have proactively sought—but not always found—individuals willing to write for us whose views on this topic differ from those most often expressed on our pages.

Our sole purpose has been to generate discussion within and beyond the Orthodox Church—to get people talking. Any measure of success that has come to us in this endeavour is due entirely to the grace and mercy of God in our unworthiness, to our growing international team of writers, to our tens of thousands of faithful readers from 171 countries around the planet, and to the generosity of the Patrons of Orthodoxy in Dialogue. We thank God and each of you with our whole heart. 

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MAIDEN ARTICLE

The State of Orthodox Theology Today
Rørik Hróthgar

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TOP TEN ARTICLES BY A GUEST AUTHOR

1.
Will the Non-Christian Be Saved?
Metropolitan George (Khodr)
Najib Coutya, Translator

2.
The Scandal of Sexual Abuse: A Moment of Radical Conversion for the Church
Gilles Mongeau, SJ

3.
Confessions of a Catechumen and Ex-Marine
Micaiah David Dutt

4.
Anba Epiphanius the Neo-Hieromartyr
Ramez Rizkalla

5.
Sexual Minorities in the Orthodox Church: Towards a Better Conversation
Gregg Webb

6.
Juliana Schmemann, My Mother
Serge Schmemann

7.
Can You Be Orthodox in Communion with Rome?
Brian A. Butcher, Liam Farrer, Kevin Basil Fritts

8.
An Encomium for Father Robert F. Taft, SJ
A.A.J. DeVille

9.
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
Adam A.J. DeVille, Reviewer

10.
Young and Orthodox in Trump’s America
Stefan Kleinhenz

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TOP TEN IN-HOUSE ARTICLES

1.
White Supremacy in the American Orthodox Church: An Open Letter to the Assembly of Bishops

2.
On “Orthodox” Wife-Beating

3.
“Transgenderism” Isn’t a Thing

4.
Orthodoxy, Sissies, and the Performance of Masculinity: Part One

5.
Hate Group’s Matt Parrott Responds to Our Open Letter

6.
OrthodoxNet Has Heart Attack over Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware)

7.
A Chat with Father James Martin, SJ

8.
Abortion, Contraception, and Christian Faith

9.
Same-Sex Love: The Church Needs a Conversation

10.
Open Letter to the Church: The Humanitarian Crisis at the US-Mexico Border

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HONOURABLE MENTION
(In Order of Popularity)

1.
Letters to the Editors

2.
Reformation 500: What Is There to Celebrate? A Roman Catholic Perspective
Julien Hammond

3.
On Being Orthodox & Genderqueer: An Interview with “Lindsey”
Lydia Bringerud

4.
An Orthodox Youth Response to School Shootings
Stefan Kleinhenz

5.
If I Forget Thee, O Jerusalem: An Analysis of Pope Francis’ Unnoticed Ecumenical Gesture
Liam Farrer

6.
An Open Letter on Same-Sex Love
David C. Ford

7.
For Us Men and for Our Salvation: Some Thoughts on Liturgical Translation
Stephen Morris

8.
Death and Life
Silouan Green

9.
A Lesson of Hope in the California Fires
Silouan Green

10.
Bridge Dweller
Jim Forest

11.
Icons and Culture: Transformation or Appropriation?
Aidan Hart

12.
Theosis and the Palamite Distinction: Questions and Concerns
Aidan Kimel

13.
A Response to Metropolitan Kallistos
Annalise Wolf

14.
Archbishop Elias Zoghby’s Vision of Christian Unity
James K. Graham

15.
Islamophobia and Orthodox Tradition
Phil Dorroll

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TOP THIRTY COUNTRIES

1.
United States

2.
Canada

3.
United Kingdom

4.
Australia

5.
Greece

6.
Germany

7.
France

8.
Romania

9.
Russia

10.
India

11.
The Netherlands

12.
Belgium

13.
Finland

14.
Lebanon

15.
Norway

16.
Ukraine

17.
Sweden

18.
Italy

19.
Mexico

20.
Ireland

21.
Austria

22.
Serbia

23.
Switzerland

24.
Poland

25.
South Africa

26.
Brazil

27.
Egypt

28.
Philippines

29.
Indonesia

30.
South Korea

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OTHER STATISTICS

164,000 visitors from 171 countries

2000 Facebook members

635 subscribers

155 Twitter followers

IN HONOUR AND MEMORY OF

ERIC J. ILIFF

OCTOBER 11, 1981 – MARCH 13, 2007

In Memoriam