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On the war in Ukraine: a brief statement from the LOI Board
The Board of LOI feels the deep pain of the events taking place in Ukraine, and we share in the suffering that it brings all people. We rejoice in the courage shown by God’s people to assist victims including refugees, the homeless and those impoverished affected by the conflict, and pray for them to bear…
WEA Secretary General meets Ecumenical Patriarch
The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) reports that, “Dr. Geoff Tunnicliffe, Secretary General of the WEA recently met with the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, in Istanbul, Turkey. Together they discussed the current crisis and the plight of Christians in Syria, Iraq and the Middle East region. A specific emphasis of the conversation was on…
Being Baptist in an Orthodox context
Not very often do you come across a national Baptist church led by a Metropolitan Archbishop and sponsoring the creation of Christian art which draws heavily on the tradition of icon writing. The Evangelical Baptist Church of Georgia (EBC) is in many respects unique. Its adaptation to Orthodox culture is one thing, but what of its…
What future for Syriac Christians?
Lapidomedia have today published an article on the future of the church in Syria by David Knowles based on an interview with a young Syrian Christian refugee now living in Canada. Although not all commentators on this region would agree with his analysis, Knowles article is worth reading as we pray for the future of the…
T. F. Torrance and Eastern Orthodoxy
Matthew Baker and Todd Speidell, eds, T. F. Torrance and Eastern Orthodoxy: Theology in Reconciliation. Eugene OR: Wipf & Stock, 2015. pp. xi + 359. $44. Reviewed by Dr Ralph Lee, SOAS, University of London; formerly of Holy Trinity Theological College, Addis Ababa This set of fifteen essays written by scholars from a wide range…
Ukrainian Crisis – analysis
At the LOI consultation in 2013 one of our participants was Dr. Mark Elliott the editor of East-West Church and Ministry Report. In the past few months Mark has focused his analytical attention almost entirely on the crisis in Ukraine and its impact on Christian ministry and mission. This has resulted in a major edition…