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Historical Studies of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad

One of our advisory board members, Deacon Andrei Psarev of Holy Trinity Seminary in Jordanville, NY, operates the excellent church history website ROCORStudies.org. As the name suggests, the site is devoted to studying the history of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR). Recently, we asked Deacon Andrei to...

New book on St. Sarapion of Thmuis by SOCHA Director

Fr. Oliver Herbel, Executive Director of the Society for Orthodox Christian History in the Americas, has a newly published work, Sarapion of Thmuis: Against the Manicheans and Pastoral Letters. The book is published by St. Paul's Publications in conjunction with the Centre for Early Christian Studies in Australia. Here's the official...

2011 Symposium Begins this Weekend

This evening begins "Pilgrims and Pioneers: The Growth of Orthodox Christianity in 20th Century America," a conference taking place at Princeton University and Princeton Theological Seminary from September 30 to October 1, 2011. Tonight's event, a panel discussion, is free and open to the public. Some of the figures whose...

Press Release: Registration Discount for Orthodox Conference at Princeton About to Expire

For Immediate Release Registration Discount for Orthodox Conference at Princeton About to Expire There are still a few days left to register at the early-bird rate for "Pilgrims and Pioneers: The Growth of Orthodox Christianity in 20th Century America," a conference taking place at Princeton University and Princeton Theological Seminary...

New Book from SOCHA Assoc. Director: <i>Orthodoxy & Heterodoxy</i>

Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick, one of the Associate Directors of the Society for Orthodox Christian History in the Americas, has a newly published work from Conciliar Press, Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy: Exploring Belief Systems Through the Lens of the Ancient Christian Faith. While the work does not pertain explicitly to the...

Reduced registration fees for SOCHA symposium at Princeton

Just a reminder: Our inaugural symposium at Princeton University and Princeton Theological Seminary is coming up on September 30 - October 1, 2011. More information is available at a web page set up by Princeton's Florovsky Society. Thanks to some additional funding, we've been able to cut the registration fees...

SOCHA to co-sponsor 1st American Orthodox historical symposium at Princeton University

SOCHA is pleased to announce: Pilgrims and Pioneers The Growth of Orthodox Christianity in 20th Century America Friday, September 30 – Saturday, October 1, 2011 Princeton Theological Seminary This symposium will examine some of the people and movements that contributed to the growth of Orthodox Christianity in 20th century America....

RSS feed is back

Some of you may have noticed that we've been having some difficulties with our RSS feed from the site. Well, now it appears to be back in working order. So, if you haven't been seeing our posts (because you read only via syndication), welcome back. Make sure you check back...

Become a member of SOCHA today!

The Society for Orthodox Christian History in the Americas (SOCHA) began last year with a small number of members -- our three directors and the members of our advisory board. Since then, we have been amazed with the level of interest people have shown in American Orthodox history. Today, we...

From Repki to the New World: A Belarusian Priest in America

Editor's note: For quite a while now, I have been corresponding with Ales Simakou of Gomel, Belarus. Ales describes himself as "a researcher of Belarusian-American (especially Indian) contacts," and he has been researching the life of Fr. Nikolai Grinkevich, a Belarusian priest who was ordained in San Francisco and served in...