Remembering Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann: 1921-1983
… Remembering Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann: 1921-1983 December 13, 2011 He held honorary … School of Theology. Besides teaching at St. Vladimir’s, Fr. Alexander held positions as an adjunct professor at … Church that would be united and American in character, Fr. Alexander always remained concerned with the fate of …
SVOTS resurrects renowned Orthodox voices through digitized recordings
A new website is preserving and resurrecting hundreds of lectures delivered by illustrious teachers and brilliant theologians of the Orthodox Church in the twentieth century. St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) launched the new site, digi.svots.edu , this June. The project is a combined effort by St. Vladimir’s Seminary and...
Look for Our Faculty in Your Area during Great Lent
… 12, 2011 , 7 p.m., St. Joseph Church, Wheaton, IL, public lecture on "The Meaning of Icons" Sunday, March 13, 2011, … at 6:30 p.m. Dr. Paul Meyendorff, The Father Alexander Schmemann Professor of Liturgical Theology Friday, March 18, … retreat titled "The Role of the Laity in the Liturgy" Fr. Harry Pappas, Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology …
SVOTS Hosts 1st Annual Academic Symposium
Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) hosted its 1st Annual Academic Symposium on October 27-29, 2022. The Symposium topic, Liturgy and Theology , drew leading scholars in liturgical theology from around the globe, each of whom gave talks presenting their own research in the field. The opening event of the...
Remembering Professor Veselin Kesich
… Professor Veselin Kesich June 26, 2021 During this Year of Schmemann , St. Vladimir’s Seminary also celebrates 100 years … and how to read appropriately—it was phenomenal,” said Fr. Stevo. “I remember sitting in class thinking to myself, … reminds us all—especially those who knew him, such as Fr. Stevo—the profound impact a life in Christ has on …
On “The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church”
… February 1, 2014 The following is the text of the 2014 Fr. Alexander Schmemann Memorial Lecture, given by The Very Rev. Dr. John A. McGuckin at St. …
In Memoriam: Frs. Boris Bobrinskoy and Joseph Allen
… Boris fell asleep in the Lord Thursday, August 6 and Fr. Joseph the following day, on August 7. The Very Rev. … the Seminary in 2003, and delivered a Father Alexander Schmemann Memorial Lecture. Born in 1925 to Russian parents who migrated to …
Remembering Sophie Koulomzin: Trailblazing Orthodox Christian Educator
… Union Seminary: back row (left to right): Boris Ledkovsky, Fr Paul Schneirla, Veselin Kesich, Archimandrite Dr … row: Sophie Koulomzin, Alexander Bogolepov, Fr Alexander Schmemann, Nicholas Arseniev, Serge Verhovskoy Beginning in … from Seminary Dean Fr Georges Florovsky to present a lecture on Christian education to a clergy meeting. Her …
2022: Year in Photos
… campus chapel. JANUARY: The 39th Annual Father Alexander Schmemann Memorial Lecture was given by The Rev. Dr. Khaled Anatolios, who spoke … Joy of Salvation.” FEBRUARY: The seminary community joined Fr Chad in a “house blessing” for the entire SVOTS campus. …
'A Loving Presence:' Conversation with Dr Asimoula Julia Alissandratos
… for me,” she remembers. In this, The Year of Schmemann , Asimoula recalls that even during the years of the blackout of information from the West to the USSR, Fr. Alexander Schmemann was known and respected in Russia as … for Our Time, Vol. 1 features English translations of Fr. Alexander’s Radio Liberty broadcasts into the Soviet …