September 11 and Reverence for Life
by Jim Forest Our world has changed since September 11. While in the U.S. from mid-October to mid-November, I experienced aspects of... Read More
Wormwood on War
As C.S. Lewis discovered 60 years ago, devils write letters advising each other on strategies of damnation. Those Lewis discovered were published... Read More
The great sin is fear of the other
a conversation with Metropolitan John by Jim Forest Metropolitan John heads the diocese of Korça) in Albania. He has translated a number... Read More
Following Christ in a Violent World
Talk for the Orthodox Student Association of Finland conference, Kaunisniemi Camp, January 31-February 2, 2003 by Jim Forest Our Orthodox Christian belief... Read More
Orthodoxy, Peace & Reconciliation
some reflections by Jim Forest for the St Nicholas Evening discussion at St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Amsterdam, September 23, 2004 It's... Read More
Regarding the War in Chechnya
Letter to Patriarch Alexis II of the Russian Orthodox Church [on the letterhead of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship, sent by fax] January... Read More
Crisis in Kosovo
Here is a selection of statements on the Kosovo Crisis from Orthodox hierarchs followed by a selection of related news articles. SCOBA... Read More
Remembering Metropolitan Anthony
by Jim Forest "We should try to live in such a way that if the Gospels were lost, they could be re-written... Read More
The example of five saints
Jim Forest's talk for the Sourozh Diocesan Conference in Oxford, presented 31 May 2004 Becoming the Gospel: the example of five newly... Read More
Mother Maria of Paris: Saint of the Open Door
On January 18, 2004, the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul recognized Mother Maria Skobtsova as a saint along with... Read More