Seminaries and Educational Institutions

Key to the Alphabet Soup

GOA -- Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
OCA -- Orthodox Church in America
AOC -- Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
ACR -- American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese
SCOBA -- Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas
MULTI -- Cross-jurisdictional organizations and institutions
OTHER -- Other Orthodox faith traditions

Institutions outside the United States will have their jurisdiction listed followed by the name of the country where the institution is located.

1. Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (GOA)

2. St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (OCA)

3. St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology (AOC)

4. St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary (OCA)

5. St. Herman Theological Seminary (OCA)

6. The Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies (MULTI, Great Britain) -- Located in Cambridge, England, offering a range of study opportunities in a major British university city.

7. St. John of Damascus Faculty of Theology, University of Balamand (Patriarchate of Antioch, Lebanon)

8. St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College (Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, Australia)

9. The Greek Orthodox Theological Academy of Toronto (Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto, Canada)

10. Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute (GOA)

11. Christ the Saviour Seminary (ACR)

12. Orthodox Christian Education Commission (SCOBA)

13. Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology, and Religion (MULTI)

14. Prosopon School of Iconology (MULTI) -- The Prosopon School of Iconology "introduces students to the practice and theory of the ancient Christian art of icon-writing in the Byzantine-Russian tradition. Apprenticeship in this discipline of the hand, mind, and heart can lead beyond technical competence; the method of study promotes the incarnation of the principles of the painting experience into all aspects of one's life. In accordance with the Orthodox Church’s teaching that Icons are the ‘Gospel in light and color’, the Prosopon School welcomes inquiring students from all backgrounds. The School additionally encourages the search for a more profound experience of icons by means of exhibits, lectures, and the publication of the journal Prosopon." The school also produces a series of instructional DVDs, and teaches classes in many parts of North America.

15. First Image Icons (OTHER) -- Offers a master class in contemporary Coptic iconography. Their web site includes a gallery of ancient and modern Coptic icons. The ancient icons often reflect a transition from Hellenic Egyptian styles to Byzantine styles.

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