The Very Rev. Peter Baktis Ch (COL) USA, a military chaplain and member of St. Vladimir Seminary's Class of 1985 (M.Div.), recently earned the highest degree offered by The Army War College, the senior service school for that branch of the military. His graduation on Friday July 26 marks the...
At the beginning of the 2014 ecclesiastical year, Professor of Philosophy Dr. Bruce Foltz , an Orthodox Christian and faculty member at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, FL, will offer a free and public lecture at St. Vladimir's Seminary on "The Truth of Nature." The talk will contrast today's post–modern assumptions regarding the environment with the patristic and historic Christian understanding of what it means to care for God's creation. The lecture, to be held in the Metropolitan Philip Auditorium in the John G. Rangos Family Foundation Building on the Yonkers campus, will be followed by a question and answer session and a reception in the Rangos Building's atrium.
"Every ten years St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary is visited by a team that decides whether to renew the Seminary's accreditation, and we are inviting all our constituents to participate in the process," said Dr. Peter Bouteneff , faculty member at the Seminary and Director of Institutional Assessment. Dr. Bouteneff...
Oxford University Press (OUP) has just released Irenaeus of Lyons: Identifying Christianity , by The Very Rev. Dr. John Behr, dean and professor of Patristics at St. Vladimir’s Seminary. This complete study of St. Irenaeus, the first great theologian of the Christian tradition, is set within the milieu of the...
“We have a full complement of students in all our programs this year,” said Pdn. Joseph Matusiak, director of Admissions at St. Vladimir’s Seminary, “with 20 new seminarians enrolled in our core Master of Divinity program, 15 new students in our Master of Arts program, and 4 new students in...
Everlasting King, Thy will for our salvation is full of power. Thy right arm controls the whole course of human life. We give Thee thanks for all Thy mercies seen and unseen, For eternal life and for the heavenly joys of the kingdom which is to be. Grant mercy to...
On Saturday, September 7, 2013, fifteen members of the St. Vladimir's Seminary community participated in the third annual “One Conference,” a gathering of Eastern Christians, this year held in Jersey City, NJ. Faculty, staff, students, and alumni from the Seminary comprised presenters and conference-goers. The “One Conference” was created when...
The Very Rev. Dr. John Behr, dean and professor of Patristics of St. Vladimir's Seminary, journeyed to the Monastero di Bose in the province of Biella, Italy, to participate in the XXI International Ecumenical Conference on Orthodox Spirituality. The monastery at Bose, founded in the mid–1960s, is composed of men...
During the past year, St. Vladimir's has partnered with Ancient Faith Radio to produce five podcasts celebrating the Seminary's 75th Anniversary Year. The Diamond Jubilee podcasts will culminate on Thursday, October 3, 2013, with a warm and informative program featuring Protopresbyter Thomas Hopko and titled "A Personal History." The public...
The beginning of an academic year is always exciting. We welcome new seminarians, we meet their families, and we begin new programs and new community assignments. Seniors consider what they will do once they graduate, while juniors learn how to manage their busy seminary lives. The Academic Year 2013–14 is...