Syros II: A communiqué on Sinai. English, Greek, Arabic
We are a group of Eastern and Western theologians and church leaders, Orthodox and Catholic, meeting in the Greek island of Syros, in order to discuss the future of ecumenical dialogue. In the midst of our sessions we heard of the decision of an Egyptian court to appropriate the land of the monastery of St […]
Syros II: On the Future of the Una Sancta. Incarnate Reality and Eschatological Hope
International conference, Syros 29 May–2 June 2025 Venue: The Cultural Centre of the (and next to the) Orthodox Metropolis’ Metamorfosi Cathedral in Ermoupoli, Syros The proceedings of the Syros ΙΙ conference were successfully concluded. The publication of the presentations in a volume is forthcoming. We tend to think of dialogue between the churches as a […]
Call for Papers for Issue No 3. Central theme: PEACE
Call for Papers Issue No. 3 of Salt: Crossroads of Religion and Culture on “Peace” “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the Sons of God.” (Mt 5:9) We are pleased to announce a call for papers for the forthcoming Issue Nr. 3 of Salt: Crossroads of Religion and Culture. The […]
Salt of the Earth: Orthodoxy and Otherness in the Modern World (Pics and Video)
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Salt: A Global Community: From MinZu, China to Athens, Greece
We first met online, during the International Conference “Salt of the Earth: Orthodoxy and Otherness in the Modern World” organized by the Journal Salt, Crossroads of Religion and Culture and the Dean’s Office at the Theological Faculty of the National an Kapodistrian University of Athens in November 2022. This was a significant sign on Salt’s […]
Christine Mangala Frost: Memory eternal!
By Razvan Porumb and Elizabeth Theokritoff Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies, Cambridge The Orthodox community in Cambridge – particularly the Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies (IOCS), the Romanian parish of St John the Evangelist and the Russian parish of St Ephraim the Syrian – was heartbroken when Dr Christine Mangala Frost passed to the Lord on […]
Mission in a Wounded World
Orthodox mission scholars and practitioners meet during the International Association for Mission Studies’ conference in Sydney, Australia, July 7 th – 11 th , 2022 By Dr Alison Kolosova The 15th General Assembly of the International Association for Mission Studies (IAMS) tookplace in Sydney, Australia from July 7th -11th 2022. The Assembly had originally […]
Witnesses of the Resurrection: Orthodox Mission in the Contemporary World (online webinars)
Christ is Risen! The Missiology Group of the International Orthodox Theological Association https://iota-web.org/ extends a warm invitation to attend our online webinar series 2021: Witnesses of the Resurrection: Orthodox Mission in the Contemporary World With the aim of encouraging a broader conversation within the Orthodox churches on the theme of Christian witness in today’s world, the IOTA […]
Starting Points
SEASONED WITH SALT: BLOG 2 by Karen Hetherington I’ve recently been setting up a study space at my home down in the depths of the South West of England. Most of the last twenty years has been spent balancing home and raising children with a busy job and now I’m at the stage where the […]
Mission breathing new life into threatened cultures
SEASONED WITH SALT Karen Hetherington in conversation with Alison Kolosova SALT aims to bring missiological research and discussion to a more prominent place in the Orthodox Church and to bring some of the key concerns to a wider group of people. In this series of blogs, Karen Hetherington will be interviewing some of the people […]