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Virginian Orthodoxy in the Early American Republic 26 Aug 2013 | 10:04 pm
For almost four years now I have been researching the story of Colonel Philip Ludwell III of Williamsburg, Virginia, since learning of his reception into the Orthodox Church in 1738. During the last f...
Wondering about “OCA Wonder:” Intellectual Life in the Russian Metropolia 31 Jul 2013 | 05:30 pm
Several weeks ago, I saw a small news item on my Facebook timeline advertising the latest issue of Wonder, the Orthodox Church in America’s youth-oriented newsletter. I was slightly bemused that the i...
An Unexpected Discovery Concerning Philip Ludwell III 25 Jun 2013 | 06:00 pm
Nicholas Chapman with Philip Ludwell’s personal copy of his book The Orthodox Confession Title page of Philip Ludwell’s The Orthodox Confession On the last day of May I returned home at close to mid...
New document on life of Fr. Nicola Yanney 4 Jun 2013 | 12:07 am
Fr. Nicola Yanney is one of my favorite priests in the history of Orthodoxy in America. He immigrated to America at age 19, in 1892-93, with his new wife. They immediately settled in, of all places, N...
Group photo from the 1910 Convention of the Russian Orthodox Catholic Mutual Aid Society 6 May 2013 | 11:58 pm
I recently received the above photo in an email from Deacon Steven Kroll, who offered the following details: Over the past several months I have been traveling up to Hartshorn, OK to serve alongside ...
Amazing photo collage of Antiochian priests, circa 1920 24 Apr 2013 | 11:58 pm
First of all, I’m really sorry for my extended absence from this website. Beginning in December, my life went pretty crazy — first the end of law school, then studying for the bar exam, and then movin...
The Righteous Shall Be in Everlasting Remembrance: Further Reflections on Colonel Philip Ludwell III 22 Mar 2013 | 06:32 pm
Introduction March 14/27 this year will mark the 266th anniversary of the falling asleep in the Lord of Colonel Philip Ludwell III of Williamsburg, Virginia. As many readers of this web site will know...
St. Raphael of Brooklyn on the Episcopalians 27 Feb 2013 | 07:16 pm
Today being the ninety-eighth anniversary of the repose of St. Raphael of Brooklyn (+1915), here is a pastoral letter he sent out in 1912 regarding relations with the Episcopal Church, mostly likely w...
Herman, A Wilderness Saint: From Sarov, Russia to Kodiak, Alaska 21 Jan 2013 | 11:14 pm
The following is a book review from our friend and colleague Nicholas Chapman: Herman, A Wilderness Saint: From Sarov, Russia to Kodiak, Alaska is a new book that I think will be of interest to many r...
Some Recent Work and Publications Concerning American Orthodoxy 7 Jan 2013 | 06:00 pm
After having spent the last several months concentrating on some of my own historical theology work, I thought I would take the time to update SOCHA readers not only on that, but on some other publica...
