Orthodoxy in Dialogue launched on August 22, 2017 with our inaugural editorial,  “The State of Orthodox Theology Today.” In just over 18 weeks we have reached a number of significant milestones with the help of God, the unflagging support of our readers around the globe, and an expanding team of guest writers dedicated to producing a consistently high calibre of essays on every imaginable topic relevant to Orthodox Christianity. The free exchange of ideas in a manner befitting brotherly love has comprised our sole agenda.

During our pre-launch period we engaged three times with the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the United States of America concerning the racist violence in Charlottesville here, here, and here.

We have had a few editorial changes since August. These include the amicable resignation of an editor, experimentation with various divisions of labour between the two remaining editors, an ongoing search for a candidate for our vacant editorial position, and the expansion of our search from Trinity College to all the member schools of the Toronto School of Theology. Read More

Christmas is widely seen as a feast of peace. Last night I looked through all the Christmas cards and letters that were delivered to our house from near and far in recent weeks, and no word appears more often in them than peace. A number of cards used the biblical announcement sung by angels to the shepherds of Bethlehem:

Peace on earth, good will toward men!

In some cards Jesus is referred to as Prince of Peace. Along with news of children and grandchildren, many of the letters enclosed with cards expressed the hope that 2018 would be more peaceful than 2017. 

Peace. Apart from the rare psychopath, a deep longing for peace is something we all share: a world without war, a world without nuclear weapons, a world in which no one starves to death, a world in which children are safe, a world without poisoned air and water…. 

Good wishes. But as the saying goes, “If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.” The sad reality is that, in our passivity, we are quiet accomplices of war, and our churches docile chaplains of war.  Read More

During the month of December Orthodoxy in Dialogue pubished the following 21 articles:

Relationships in Mystery

Toronto Conference on St. Athanasius to Be Live-Streamed: Link Provided

An OCA Diocese’s Gay Purge of 1977

Jerusalem: A Helpful Decision?

Archbishop Elias Zoghby’s Vision of Christian Unity

Rome’s Response to the Zoghby Initiative

Father Daniel Berrigan, SJ: Why Should an Orthodox Christian Be Interested in Him? Read More

As 2017 draws to a close, so does our Reformation 500 Series.

It pleased us immensely to host this frank discussion on the relative merits and drawbacks of the Protestant Reformation in the final months of its 500th anniversary year. We heard from three Orthodox, two Catholic, two Anglican, and one Pentecostal writer: to them we express our gratitude for sharing their insights with us.

We are likewise grateful to our thousands of readers who followed the Series with great interest.

In case you missed any of the articles or wish to revisit some of them, we list them below in chronological order for your convenience. They are also listed together in a separate category in the upper part of the Archives by Author page. Read More