Orthodox Christian Studies Center

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The Orthodox Christian Studies Center provides a space within a university setting for engagement with Orthodox Christianity by undergraduate and graduate students, participating faculty, and friends. It seeks to promote understanding of Orthodox Christianity in Western Culture; to preserve and perpetuate a vibrant Orthodox Christian tradition in America; to articulate the value and relevance of the Orthodox Christian tradition; and to promote ecumenical dialogue and relations, especially with Roman Catholicism. 

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Orthodox Christian Studies Center

The Orthodox Christian Studies Center facilitates, finances, and publishes scholarship on the history, thought, and culture of the Orthodox Christian world.

Research, Scholarship, and Events

Research Initiatives

The center's research initiatives advance Orthodox thought and offer policy makers resources for engaging Orthodoxy in the public square.

Distinguished Fellowships

Each year, the center invites applications for distinguished fellowships for dissertation completion and Coptic studies, as well as the Faculty Fellowship.

Center Events

From history to art to faith, the center’s events are far reaching. Join us for our next event and see a listing of our past lectures, conferences and seminars.

Student Life and Special Publications

For Students

Learn more about Fordham’s Orthodox Christian studies minor and Orthodox Christian Student Fellowship.

Public Orthodoxy

The center’s editorial forum, Public Orthodoxy publishes op-eds from international scholars on a wide variety of topics to bridge the ecclesial, the academic, and the political.

Publications

The Orthodox Christian Studies Center produces a wide range of publications on Orthodox Christian history and contemporary thought.

Free Access to Journal of Orthodox Christian Studies

For a limited time, Johns Hopkins University Press is providing free access to the digital editions of its journals, including the Journal of Orthodox Christian Studies. Read it online on Project Muse.

Public Orthodoxy

The Christian Nationalist Threat to Freedom of Conscience

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A Theology of Democracy for Today

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IMPACT-ing Africa: Service-Learning, Youth Ministry, and Theosis

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Creating “Proposed Guidelines” for Deaconesses

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Artificial Intelligence: Bioethical Considerations and Limitations

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Orthodoxy and Paganism

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Nationalism and Ecumenicism: Why Politics Matters

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Christian Faith and Democracy

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Tradition and Change

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A Democracy Test for Ukraine

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Scholar Calls for Wider Acceptance of LGBTQ Community in Eastern Orthodox Church

Scholar Calls for Wider Acceptance of LGBTQ Community in Eastern Orthodox Church

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A Question of Unity in Orthodoxy Amidst the Ukraine Crisis

A Question of Unity in Orthodoxy Amidst the Ukraine Crisis

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With Donors’ Help, Orthodox Christian Studies Will Gain Its Own Home

Fordham’s Orthodox Christian Studies Center has a growing national and international reputation, a vibrant scholarly circle, a widely read academic blog, and an academic minor that is the first of …

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Media alert: Orthodox Christian Scholars Available to Discuss Ukraine

Media alert: Orthodox Christian Scholars Available to Discuss Ukraine

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‘The Healing Power of Penance’: Armenian Bishop Offers Advice for Pandemic Times

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Orthodox Christian Studies Center Welcomes 5 New Fellows

Orthodox Christian Studies Center Welcomes 5 New Fellows

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Archbishop Addresses Orthodox-Catholic Reconciliation at Economos Lecture

Archbishop Addresses Orthodox-Catholic Reconciliation at Economos Lecture

Fordham’s Orthodox Christian Studies Center welcomed His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America for a wide-ranging Sept. 21 lecture on the future of Orthodox-Catholic relations. Speaking …

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Orthodox Christian Studies Center Welcomes Three New Fellows

Orthodox Christian Studies Center Welcomes Three New Fellows

As part of its commitment to supporting groundbreaking scholarship, Fordham’s Orthodox Christian Studies Center welcomed a new cohort of distinguished fellows into its ranks this month. Ashley Purpura, Ph.D., GSAS …

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Orthodox Christian Students at Fordham Find Multiple Ways to Strengthen Their Faith

Orthodox Christian Students at Fordham Find Multiple Ways to Strengthen Their Faith

Art history drew Kassandra Ibrahim to Fordham’s Rose Hill Campus last year. But it was through Orthodox Christianity that she found true community. Ibrahim, a sophomore at Fordham College at …

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Theological Education in Focus at Orthodoxy in America Lecture

Theological Education in Focus at Orthodoxy in America Lecture

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