This week is a Holy week for Christians of all traditions. As Orthodox Christians move through the solemn liturgies of Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Great and Holy Saturday, Protestant and Catholic sisters and brothers are captivated by the joys and celebration of Easter week – the week of resurrection. Throughout the history of the…
On April 12, LOI held an online discussion on Bradley Nassif’s new book The Evangelical Theology of the Orthodox Church. Fr Dragos Herescu a Romanian Orthodox parish priest and director of the Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies, Cambridge, UK, Dr Danut Manastireanu, a Romanian Anglican theologian discussed with the author, Dr Bradley Nassif, a leading academic…
This report comes from our good friend, Ramez Atallah, Senior Advisor to the Bible Society of Egypt: Through its Sunday School movement the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt has been very committed to studying, memorizing and understanding the Bible. In the early 80s a new approach was introduced to Coptic university students which is how…
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…
In our series of ‘journeys’ events we have organised a conversation about Bradley Nassif’s new book The Evangelical Theology of the Orthodox Church. The event will be held on zoom, on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at 16:30 BST (11:30 EST). The conversation will be between two of our board members: Fr Dragos Herescu, Principal of the…
Tim Grass has served as the facilitator for LOI since 2016, organising important consultations in Addis Ababa, Cambridge UK, and Boston USA. Last year he indicated that he wanted to stand down so that he can do more writing. Following a transition, Ralph Lee has taken over the role and will be finalising the arrangements…
On the 9th of February 2022 Abuna Antonios, the third Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, passed away. Born on July 12, 1927, in Himberti, to the north of Asmara, the Eritrean capital, Abuna Antonios began his traditional church education from the age of 5 at the Debre Tsege Abuna Endrias monastery. There he…
The book edited by Brad Nassif and Tim Grass, Orthodoxy and Evangelicalism: Contemporary Issues in Global Perspective, has been published online and is freely accessible on the MDPI Books platform (http://www.mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/4648). The reprint book will be listed in the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB), Google Books and WorldCat and is available through several distribution…
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…