Doctor of Divinity degree bestowed upon Patriarch of Antioch
St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary is now accepting applications for students who want to enroll in its Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) Program and comprise the “2019 Cohort,” which will commence training in Summer 2016. Potential students may explore this innovative residential program that uses distance-learning and onsite intensives by perusing...
St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary will offer four courses to the general public starting in September 2015, giving non-degree students opportunities to increase their knowledge about the Orthodox Christian faith. The classes, to be held on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, require no prior coursework at the seminary and will cover: religious themes in film, liturgical space and practice, an exploration of the Book of Genesis , and spiritual life. Courses will begin September 1 and 2, and will run for ten weeks; courses may be audited or taken for one academic credit. [img_assist|nid=18139|title=|desc=Dr. Peter Bouteneff|link=none|align=right|width=170|height=226]RELIGIOUS THEMES IN FILM (Dogmatic Theology 376) Credits: 1 credit Dr. Peter Bouteneff
Seminary Alumnus Archpriest Thomas Succarotte (M.Div. '78) fell asleep in the Lord on August 8, 2015. The entire seminary community expresses its condolences to his wife, Matushka Tanya, his son Mark, and his extended family. Father Thomas served as rector of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin Church in Madison...
[img_assist|nid=18152|title=|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=192|height=300]On Friday, September 11, 2015, at 6:30 p.m., the Board of Trustees and Faculty of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary will bestow a Doctor of Divinity degree, honoris causa, upon His Holiness Irinej (Gavrilovic) , archbishop of Peć, metropolitan of Belgrade-Karlovci, and patriarch of Serbia. Patriarch Irinej will also deliver a presentation titled " Theology as a Hope for the Future of the Church."
[img_assist|nid=18154|title=|desc=|link=popup|align=left|width=225|height=300] Professor Predrag Matejic, curator of the Hilandar Research Library and director of the Resource Center for Medieval Slavic Studies, will present the third annual Father John Meyendorff Memorial Lecture on Monday, September 14, 2015. The event begins at 7 p.m. Speaking on the topic “Byzantium, the Slavs, and the Rise of the Russian Orthodox Church,” he will focus on three historical periods: the conversion of the Slavs, the 10th–11th centuries, and the Russian Orthodox Church after the fall of Constantinople, including the councils of the 16 th century.
St. Vladimir’s Seminary alumnus The V. Rev. Dr. Alexander Atty (’79) will be installed as the seventh dean of our sister school, St. Tikhon’s Seminary, South Canaan, PA, on Saturday, October 30 , 2010. The Installation Service will begin at 11 a.m. at St. Mary Antiochian Church, Wilkes-Barre, PA. Fr...
At the Seventeenth International Conference on Patristic Studies held in Oxford, UK, August 10–14, 2015, St. Vladimir's Seminary shone, and among its brightest stars was its publishing house, SVS Press. According to Press Marketing Director Dn. Gregory Hatrak and Production Manager Michael Soroka, the Press's Popular Patristic Series (PPS), especially...
The Dean of St. Vladimir’s has a rather heady job description. According to the Statutes of the school, his duties are to “supervise of all spiritual and academic activities of the Seminary” and to “represent the Seminary before ecclesiastical, educational, and religious agencies.” But how does that sizable black and...
Seminary Alumnus Archpriest Louis Mahshie (B.Div. '58) fell asleep in the Lord on August 27, 2015. The entire seminary community expresses its condolences to his wife, Khouria Corinne, his children Tammy, Louis, and David, and his extended family. Father Louis was involved in the church from early age, serving as...