Saint Vladimir’s Seminary (SVS) Press’s biggest sale of the year is underway! The Press is offering 50% off all SVS Press titles and CD’s from June 1 through June 7. To get the discount, head to the SVS Press website and enter the coupon code “Summer2020” at checkout (the code...

With faith in Christ and hope in the Resurrection, we share news of the repose of Hieromonk David (formerly Archimandrite Daniel Griffith), who fell asleep in the Lord on May 31, 2020. He was 74 years old. Hieromonk David graduated from St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary in 1971 with a...

4 June 2020 • In Memoriam With hope in the resurrection, we share news of the repose of Seminary Alumna Matushka Nadine Eskoff Brown, wife of the late Priest Thomas Brown . Matushka Nadine fell asleep in the Lord on Thursday, June 4, 2020, at the age of 73. [img_assist|nid=29623|title=|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=300|height=404] Born to Michael and Natalie Eskoff on January 17, 1947 in Binghamton, NY, she is survived by immediate family: sister Natalie Stavrevsky, niece Victoria Stavrevsky, and great-niece Layla Natalie Cole. Interment will be at the Monastery of St. Tikhon of Zadonsk, South Canaan, PA, beside her deceased husband.

Online Events Even if you missed out on registering for the upcoming, online Pan-Orthodox Music Symposium , you can still catch three incredible Symposium events that have been opened up to the public! Two keynote addresses and a special musical performance will be livestreamed, courtesy of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) and Symposium cohosts The International Society for Orthodox Church Music (ISOCM). Information on each event and where to watch is below. [img_assist|nid=29625|title=|desc=|link=none|align=center|width=450|height=417] Keynote Address 1 - Music as Liturgy: Models from Ancient Syriac Christianity By Dr Susan Ashbrook Harvey Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 4 p.m. EDT

Online Presentation (Webinar) – Register here The late Metropolitan Philip (+2014) of the Antiochian Archdiocese once famously said that Orthodox Christianity “remains the best kept secret in America because of our laziness.” In the years since he uttered those words, have we made any progress in spreading the Gospel in North America, including to minority communities such as African-Americans? What can we do differently to evangelize more effectively? [img_assist|nid=29629|title=|desc=|link=none|align=center|width=400|height=400] Join us Wednesday, June 17 , for the free webinar, “Expanding the Tent: Restoring Orthodoxy to Africans in the Diaspora.” The online event will be led by Priest Samuel Davis (Orthodox Church in America) and St. Vladimir’s Seminary Trustee Dr. Carla Thomas. The discussion begins at 7 p.m. EDT .

Over 200 church musicians from Europe, Australia, and North America gathered in online presentations and discussions to explore the theme of “Music as Liturgy.” The three-day 2020 Pan-Orthodox Music Symposium , held June 11-13, was co-hosted by the International Society for Orthodox Church Music (ISOCM) and St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological...

St. Vladimir’s will bid a fond farewell this summer to renowned theologian, St. Vladimir’s Seminary dean from 2007 to 2017, and prolific author and speaker Very Rev. Dr. John Behr . Father John and his family will move to Scotland where he has accepted the position of Regius Professor of...

Saint Vladimir’s Seminary (SVS) Press & Bookstore will be closed from Thursday, June 25 until Monday, July 6, 2020 for inventory and auditing work and observance of the July 4 national holiday. Customers may still place orders online, at SVSPress.com , during this extended closure, but all orders will be...

The serious student of the Bible who is also an Orthodox Christian always had a particular quandary. They could try the commentary of the Church Fathers, which were soundly Orthodox, but might struggle with an awkward translation. They could turn to the over-abundance of Protestant and Catholic Biblical scholarship but...

With faith in Christ and hope in the resurrection, we share news of the repose of Irina Itina, former adjunct Seminary librarian, longtime Three Hierarchs Chapel member, and alumna. She fell asleep in the Lord peacefully Sunday morning, July 12, 2020, in Rockland County, NY. Irina was born in 1927...