The In Communion Speaker Series

The In Communion speaker series offers original presentations from In Communion contributors and Orthodox Peace Fellowship members on a variety of topics, including peacemaking, theology, ethics, environmentalism, and society. Watch below or follow on our new OPF Youtube channel.

What can we learn from the saints?

July 10th, 2021
 
What can we learn from the saints? Nicholas Sooy tells the story of Sts. Maruthas and Acacius, two peacemakers who worked tirelessly for peace during the 421 Roman-Sasanian war, and how their legacy still informs communities in the middle east today.
 
Nicholas Sooy is an author and chief editor of In Communion. He lives in New York where he is completing his doctorate.

Christian Witness in a Time of War

 
The In Communion speaker series offers original presentations from In Communion contributors and Orthodox Peace Fellowship members on a variety of topics, including peacemaking, theology, ethics, environmentalism, and society. Christian Witness in a Time of War: Sr. Vassa Larin, Deacon Brandon Gallaher, and Sergei Chapnin talk about Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine in a webinar on April 8. Sister Vassa is a prominent nun of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, as well as a podcaster, writer, and catechist. Deacon Brandon Gallaher is Senior Lecturer of Systematic and Comparative Theology at Exeter University, a prolific author and Deacon of the Church. Sergei Chapnin is a religious scholar and former deputy editor-in-chief of Moscow Patriarchate publishing house and served as a secretary for the Commission of the Moscow Patriarchate on Church, State, and Society.