Is God wholly separate from the material universe? The Very Rev. Dr. John Behr, dean and professor of Patristics at St. Vladimir's Seminary , asks this question of his diverse, virtual audience in the highly trafficked blog, Big Questions Online (BQO). "The editors at BQO have asked a number of...
St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) is very pleased to announce a new, accredited Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) program. Priests, chaplains and professionals in ministry from across the US, Canada, and from throughout the English speaking world, now have an opportunity to earn a Doctor of Ministry from an Orthodox...
One of St. Vladimir's Seminary's foremost road warriors, Dean and Professor of Patristics, The Very Rev. Dr. John Behr , accumulated more frequent flier miles from October 17 through October 22. Father John first traveled north to the Toronto School of Theology in Ontario, Canada, and then across the Atlantic...
Because of the impending storm, Hurricane Sandy, St. Vladimir's Seminary is canceling Monday afternoon classes and evening services and all Tuesday services and classes. Matins was held in Three Hierarchs Chapel this morning. Prayers are requested for the members of the St. Vladimir's community and for those millions who are...
St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press (SVS Press)— the publishing arm of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary in Yonkers, NY — has garnered a gold medal for its storybook, Saint George & the Dragon, written by Jim Forest and illustrated in iconographic style by Vladislav Andrejev. SVS Press & Bookstore Marketing Manager...
When tropical storm Sandy struck the seminary campus Monday evening, lights flickered and then quickly faded altogether as wind and water took down power lines and caused electrical substations to blow up like Roman candles. Now, the Seminary is expected to be without power for 7–10 days, and effective today...
In the wake of "Frankenstorm Sandy," which knocked out power to the campus of St. Vladimir's Seminary this past Monday evening, seminary administrators have decided to close the campus and cancel all classes until November 10–11. The reason: temperatures in Yonkers are rapidly dipping and predictions of total power restoration...
View a photo gallery of the exhibit opening An exhibit entitled "Icon: The Way to the Kingdom," will run until December 16 at the Villanova University Art Gallery , housed in the Connelly Center, Villanova, PA. Choirs from St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) and St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary...
Nashotah House Theological Seminary recently hosted His Eminence, The Most Rev. Hilarion (Alfeyev), metropolitan of Volokolamsk and chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations, and The Very Rev. Chad Hatfield, chancellor/CEO of St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, for a weekend that witnessed to the relationship between the...
Visit the Arvo Pärt Project website Beginning January 15, 2013, St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary will offer an extension course for the public: “The Music and Faith of Arvo Pärt,” taught by Peter C. Bouteneff , associate professor of Systematic Theology. Arvo Pärt, whose works rank him as the 3rd-most...