With faith in Christ and hope in the resurrection, we share the news of the repose of St Vladimir’s Seminary alumnus James Loxley Compton (M.A.’10), who fell asleep in the Lord on September 22, 2023 at the age of 40, in his home in Monroeville, AL.
James was born on May 2, 1983. He attended St Vladimir’s Seminary from 2008-2010. In May 2010, he received a Master of Arts Cum Laude and was recognized for his thesis, Oikonomiae Sacramentum: The Mystery of the Economy in Tertullian’s Against Praxeas. After his graduation from seminary, James went on to teach philosophy as a lecturer at Auburn University and attained a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Birmingham in AL.
An Orthodox funeral for James Compton will be held on Tuesday, October 3, at 11 a.m. at St Dunstan’s Episcopal Church in Auburn, AL. Fr Paul Lundberg, administrator of the Greek Orthodox mission in Auburn will be officiating.
May the memory of James Loxley Compton be eternal!
