Fr. John Meyendorff & Patterson Family Chair of Orthodox Christian Studies, Professor of Theology, Fordham University
Fordham University
Joined April 2013
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My newest book is a study of the way that Byzantine hymns engaged themes of violence and how that engagement shifted over time, especially after the reign of Heraklion in the early seventh century.
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"[Porfirije, Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church] spoke of Mladić as one who had “made a sacrifice and laid down his life for the freedom, defense and survival of his people.
This is where the theological problem begins."
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"A quiet misunderstanding often shadows the Orthodox Church: that faith is safest when questions are silenced, that truth flourishes best when inquiry is restrained." publicorthodoxy.org/2026/07/… via @FordhamOrthodox
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"Since humans are created in the image and according to the likeness of God, suppression of truth through any means is a violation of the image of God in each human person." publicorthodoxy.org/2026/07/… via @FordhamOrthodox
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trump to zelensky: “would you go to moscow?”
zelensky: “it’s difficult. there are a lot of ukrainian drones there. it’s very dangerous.”
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my god. the inhumanity of what putin has done, on every front, is staggering.
The average life expectancy of a new Russian recruit—from arrival at a training ground to death in a combat zone—lies somewhere between 10 days and three weeks. Once sent onto the battlefield, they survive an average of 20 to 35 minutes. @peterfrankopan foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/25…
Are you loosing track of all of the Eastern European governments and churches that will shield Putin and Kyrill's crimes? This essay will help you understand some of the newest developments.
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It seems appropriate for the anniversary of the fall of Constantinople in 1453 that I, on this precise day, finished post-review revisions to my next book, which is titled "Orthodox Christianity and the Specters of Byzantium."
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Space is limited to 125 guests, and reservations are required. No walk-ins will be accommodated once capacity is reached.
RSVP before this Sunday! One hundred percent of the proceeds benefit the Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham University. (3/6)
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The evening includes passed hors d'oeuvres, beer and wine, & a presentation honoring student award recipients: the Fr. John Long, SJ Award, the Stella Moundas Award for Service, & two family scholarship awards.
Tickets are $175 general, $100 young members (40 and under). (2/6)
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You are invited to the 2026 Kyma Benefit for the Orthodox Christian Studies Center.
Sunday, May 17, 2026, from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at Kyma Hudson Yards, 445 West 35th Street, New York. (1/6)
"In that light, a canonization carried out by the present ROCOR would appear, from within Fr. Seraphim’s own ecclesiological logic, not as a triumph of holiness, but as a cheap spectacle." publicorthodoxy.org/2026/05/…
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Today marks the 111th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. As we honor the 1.5 million Armenians murdered by the Ottoman Empire across modern-day Turkey, Syria, and Armenia, we must refuse to let history repeat itself.
In 2020, the military forces of Azerbaijan and Turkey attacked the Armenian population in Nagorno-Karabakh. In 2023, Azerbaijan expelled over 100,000 Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh, continuing the genocidal campaign that had begun over 100 years prior.
On this day of remembrance, we reaffirm the right of the Armenian people — and all people — to freedom, safety, and self-determination.
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The book argues that theology is not just abstract text, and social life cannot be understood apart from the theological concepts people inhabit. (3/6)
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She asks what becomes possible when anthropology and theology take each other seriously through the study of Orthodox Christianity.
She notes that Orthodox lifeworlds resist the usual divide between doctrine and lived practice. (2/6)
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In this clip from the new YouTube panel "Anthropologies of Orthodox Christianity," editor Sarah Riccardi-Swartz @RiccardiSwartz explains the volume's central question. (1/6)
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Register for the event at the link at the end of the quoted thread!
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Register for the event at the end of this quoted thread!
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Is Donald Trump the Arius of American democracy? That is the question Dr. George Demacopoulos @GDemacopoulos asks in a new article for PublicOrthodoxy.Org.
Arius forced the early church to define the Trinity. (1/6)
