Orthodox Christian Studies Program:  Linking Faith with Learning

Fordham University has had a long and vibrant relationship with Eastern Orthodox Christian Communities. For generations, Orthodox students in the New York City area have chosen Fordham as a place to pursue a rigorous education that respected and encouraged their tradition of faith.

To ensure that the Orthodox tradition was represented within the academic community, Fordham included in its faculty the late Rev. Dr. John Meyendorff, renowned as a Byzantine historian and Orthodox theologian. Today, Fordham has the only Department of Theology in the United States with two graduates from an Orthodox seminary on its faculty. Likewise, Fordham recently appointed Rev. Dr. John Behr as distinguished lecturer in the Department of Theology. Father Behr is the dean of St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary.

Besides the bond fostered by the academic component on campus, Orthodoxy is represented through spiritual and social activities.