My recent essay on “LGBTQ+ Experience and Orthodox Tradition” provoked a strident response from Dr. Edith Humphrey, Professor Emerita of New Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. While I disagree with the main point of her critique—that the Church has nothing to learn from the experience of LGBTQ+ people—I am grateful for her extensive engagement with...| Public Orthodoxy
It has never been simple to discern the balance between new experience and received tradition. The process is messy, involves lots of questions, debate, pushback, dead-ends, wrong turns and periods of grey when the final outcome is not at all clear. And it is often slow—though not always. In my comments I’ll focus on this...| Public Orthodoxy
Christian Doctrine comes foundationally through promise, revelation, and dominical word, confirmed through sober community ratification.| Orthodox Reflections