St Vladimir’s Seminary (SVOTS) was well represented at the most recent annual meeting of The Orthodox Theological Society in America (OTSA).
The gathering was held June 6–8, 2024 at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, MA. Among the participants were The Very Rev. Dr Bogdan Bucur, the seminary’s associate professor of patristics; former SVOTS faculty member and alumnus The Very Rev. Dr John Jillions (M.Div., '80; D.Min., '05), who serves as OTSA’s vice president; alumnus The Very Rev. Dr Peter Baktis (M.Div., ‘85; D.Min., ‘20); and Ph.D. candidate and seminary alumnus Mark Chenoweth (M.Div., '17; Th.M., '18).
“I think it was important that I and a number of St Vladimir’s alumni participated in both OTSA and Paideia conferences this year,” said Fr Bogdan. “I hope that, in the years to come, there can be greater involvement of our faculty and community with both societies. We need to, at least try to, resist the temptation of hunkering down in our respective ideological echo chambers."
At the OTSA annual meeting, Fr Bogdan was part of a panel presenting the work of the group Orthodox Christians in Dialogue With Judaism, and he gave a separate paper titled “I Am the Icon of Your Ineffable Glory: The Image and the Scars of Human Identity.”
The Orthodox Theological Society in America was organized in 1966 under the auspices and with the blessing of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas. To learn more about the OTSA, visit the Society’s website, otsamerica.net.
Photo: Maliotis Cultural Center of Hellenic College Holy Cross
