While it is customary for Orthodox Christians to look to canonical legislation when they seek to evaluate the challenges of the contemporary world, it is rarely the case that inquirers properly account for the full context or Sitz im Leben of the canons.
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Father John Meyendorff & Patterson Family Chair of Orthodox Christian Studies at Fordham University. Co-founded the Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham. Co-editor of the Journal of Orthodox Christian Studies. Author of four monographs.
