I want to begin with a confession of perspective. I am an Orthodox Christian presbyter, the rector of a small mission parish in Toronto and the Director of Orthodox Christian Studies at Trinity College within the University of Toronto. I am also, for the past decade or so, someone who has been reading with sustained attention the work of scholars associated with what is increasingly called the “within Judaism” school of New Testament interpretation. These two things—Orthodox Christian faith and “within Judaism” scholarship—are the lenses through which everything I am going to say here is refracted…
Section: Crossroads of Faith
St. Thomas Christians in India: Diverse Yet Connected Traditions
To understand the bewildering diversity of Christian denominations in today’s India one needs to examine what they have in common—namely, their roots in the apostolic mission of Saint Thomas to India. The ecclesiastical tradition stating that the Apostle Thomas reached India, evangelized, inaugurated Christianity, and was ultimately martyred is well-documented by both Eastern and Western Church fathers and other oral and written sources.
The Ancient Faith in a Restless Age:The Role of the Lausanne Orthodox Initiative in Evangelical & Orthodox Dialogue
In November of 2025, thanks to an invitation from Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP), an ecumenical organization of more than 35 church denominations, I had the privilege of attending the Lausanne Orthodox Initiative (LOI) consultation in Wadi El Natrun, Egypt. I attended as an Eastern Orthodox convert from the Orthodox Church of America (OCA), today a largely convert church within the North American context…