OCA representatives take part in Anglican-Orthodox conference
A two-day conference hosted by Nashotah House Seminary here, marking the 20th anniversary of the glorification of Saint Tikhon of Moscow, was held October 9 and 10, 2009.
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This event, like the one hosted at Saint Vladimir’s Seminary in June 2007, was affiliated with the witness of the Fellowship of Saints Alban and Sergius. The General Secretary of the Fellowship, the Very Rev. Stephen Platt, was one of the presenters at the Wisconsin event.
His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah spoke of the great witness of Saint Tikhon as a model of how Orthodox Christians continue to reach out to traditionalist Anglicans with an open hand rather than a closed fist. He has encouraged the study of the history of the formal Anglican/Orthodox Dialogue and the possible reconstitution of the good work accomplished through the new traditionalist Anglican Province (ACNA) and the OCA directly.
Saint Vladimir’s Seminary Chancellor, the Very Rev. Chad Hatfield, addressed the historic relationship between Nashotah House and Saint Tikhon, as well as issues regarding the direction in which Orthodox theological education is moving in the 21st Century.
Both theological seminaries have signed an agreement to work together for the preservation of the history of the dialogue and to nurture the spirit and witness of the Fellowship of Saints Alban and Sergius in North America.