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November’s zoom event, ‘Scripture, Church and Home in a Time of Crisis,’ was a stimulating pair of presentations by Fr Evan Armatas, from the USA, and Dr Femi B. Adeleye, from Nigeria. Their insightful talks and the interesting discussion that developed showed much common ground, and offered encouragement and challenge to listeners. A transcript of Femi’s […]

Scripture, Church and Home in a Time of Crisis Fr Evan Armytas (USA) and Dr Femi B. Adeleye (Nigeria) Tue, 23 November 2021 at 10:00 Chicago/16:00 London/18:00 Athens Scripture is central in the lives of both Orthodox and Evangelical Christians. You are invited to participate in an upcoming Zoom event on Tuesday 23rd November featuring two […]

Brad Nassif, a long-standing participant in the work of LOI, has just released another book, which is sure to be of interest to all who seek closer relations between the Evangelical and Orthodox traditions. It will be launched by St. Vladimir’s Seminary this Saturday (Oct 2) at an event in Cleveland, Ohio.  Here is the […]

OCMS is running a series of lectures on Orthodox Mission. They are at 2pm UK time, online, and open to all who wish to attend. 7 September: Sebastian Brock: The Church of the East in Central and East Asia: texts and translations – a historical view of mission in the Church of the East 14 […]

With sorrow, many of us have followed the development of the conflict in Ethiopia. That sorrow is mixed with concern for those we know and care for in that country, especially as we have benefited from Ethiopian involvement in LOI’s work for a number of years. We also hosted an Orthodox-Evangelical consultation in Addis Ababa […]

Tim Grass and Brad Nassif are delighted to announce the appearance of the long-awaited special issue of the open-access online journal Religions on the theme of ‘Orthodoxy and Evangelicalism: Contemporary Issues in Global Perspective’. Articles are available for free download from: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/religions/special_issues/Orth_Evan#info. Contributors are drawn from many parts of the world, and many of the […]

LOI wishes to pay tribute to Protopresbyter Leonid Kishkovsky, who fell asleep in Christ on 3 August 2021. For more information, see the announcement by St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary at https://www.svots.edu/alumni-news/memoriam-protopresbyter-leonid-kishkovsky. Fr Leonid’s extensive ecumenical experience and contacts meant that he was able to be a great help and encouragement to LOI in its early […]

A reminder that booking is still open for the second event in this series, looking at our journeys towards greater mutual understanding. It takes place on Tuesday, 13 July,at 4.30 pm UK time. For more information, go to https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/orthodox-and-evangelical-journeys-ii-tickets-159874042565.

Orthodox & Evangelical Journeys II: Continuing Conversations about journeys between Evangelical and Orthodox traditions About this event Christian faith is a journey which sometimes takes us across traditions, an experience that lies at the heart of the Lausanne-Orthodox Initiative (LOI). LOI has organised this Zoom gathering to follow up on our event last March, to […]

LOI’s first Zoom event on March 23rd was fully booked, and an opportunity to hear some moving stories about how people had grown in their appreciation, not only of another tradition, but also of their own. We are delighted to make the recording available on YouTube, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-2VFcxg4_8&t=139s. It’s about an hour long. Speakers include: […]

Christian faith is a journey which sometimes takes us across traditions, an experience that lies at the heart of the Lausanne-Orthodox Initiative (LOI). LOI has organised a Zoom gathering to stimulate conversations about spiritually enriching journeys, especially encounters between the Evangelical and Orthodox Christian traditions. You are warmly invited to attend this one-hour Zoom event, […]

Ralph Lee reports on some significant Reformation research This presentation was given by Dr Stanislau Paulau through the Berkeley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs at Georgetown University on 18 November 2020. A recording is available at: https://youtu.be/Vuc-uWBlwJ0. Dr Paulau is a scholar of the global history of Christianity and a researcher at the […]