The Christian Century

Orthodox churches boomed during pandemic, study finds, but calls growth 'mixed bag'

Most churches in the United States navigated the patchwork of COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings by periodically closing their doors and broadcasting services online instead. But for almost ...
The Washington Post

Yeshivas are mostly places where Orthodox men study the Torah. A D.C. rabbi wants to change that.

Jewish mystical texts say God “looked into the Torah and created the world” and studying the Torah is a way of studying God’s mind. So why is it that Jewish study centers are filled almost exclusively ...
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Paul Bunyan meets the Intractable East and the mission is ongoing: A Tribute to Fr. Peter Guillquist

The Orthodox Christian Laity (OCL) Board was blessed to have Father Peter Gillquist as an advisor for more than 12 years. From day one, when I met him, he was bigger than life. Physically he was tall, ...
The Christian Century

U.S. Orthodox churches have more converts than expected, study says: Mostly from Catholic and evangelical backgrounds

A new survey of Orthodox Christians in America has found a larger-than-expected number of converts, mostly from Roman Catholic and evangelical Protestant backgrounds. The report, released by the ...
Religion News Service

Orthodox churches boomed during pandemic, study finds, but calls growth ‘mixed bag'

(RNS) — Almost half of US Orthodox churches remained open during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to only 12% of all religious congregations. (RNS) — Most American churches navigated the patchwork of ...