Skip to content
The Wheel Journal

The Wheel Journal

  • About
    • About The WHEEL
    • Editors & Advisors
    • Contributions
    • Opportunities
  • Printed Issues
    • Current issue#44 Spring 2026 Crossroads of Faith

    • #43 Human Experience
    • #41/42 Orthodoxy Today
    • #40 Faith and Folk
    • #39 Who Am I?
    • #37/38 In Wisdom He Has Made Them All?
    • #36 John D. Zizioulas: Perspectives
    • #34/35 Come, Let Us Reason Together
    • #33 Blessed in the Kingdom
    • #31/32 Embodied
    • and 24 more issues
  • Subscribe
    • Overview
    • For Individuals
      • Print & Online
      • Online Only
      • Students Online Only
    • For Institutions
      • Print & Online
      • For Monasteries and Seminaries
  • Store
  • Donate
  • The Spin
  • Happenings
    • The Orthodox Church and The Shoah
  •  
  • Log In

Iakovos in Selma

by Carl Scovel

Fifty-three years have passed since a band of men, women, and children walked from Selma, Alabama to the state capital of Montgomery as witnesses to the black Americans’ right to vote. This march, memorable for all Americans, has special significance for Orthodox Christians in this country.

Carl Scovel

The Rev. Carl Scovel grew up in China, where his parents were medical missionaries. A graduate of Harvard Divinity School, he served churches in metropolitan Boston. He was a pastor emeritus of King’s Chapel and in retirement worshipped at Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral. Died in 2017.

All articles by this author

Post navigation

Previous: The Image of the Whole Earth as Icon
Next: Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, the Nation-State, and the Specter of Byzantium

We welcome and encourage comment and discussion on articles posted here. All comments should respect our Guidelines for Contributions.
Please click here to review them.

  • Home
  • Privacy
  • Contributions
  • Videos
  • News

Search

THE WHEEL, PO BOX 1471, ARLINGTON, MA 02474-0023 INQUIRIES@WHEELJOURNAL.COM

  • Twitter
  • Facebook