ARTICLES & LETTERS
with the Orthodox Observer and Harvard Divinity School Orthodox Christian Student Community
Violence Against Women in the Orthodox Church
by Varvara Gulina, Doctoral Student at San Diego State University
Deaconesses: An Orthodox Institution Untheologically Blocked
by Petros Vassiliadis, Director of the Masters Program in Orthodox Ecumenical Theology (MOET) at the International Hellenic University
Towards a Reasoned and Respectful Conversation About Deaconesses
by the St. Phoebe Center for the Deaconess Board: Ann Marie Mecera, President; Caren Stayer, Ph.D.; Gust Mecera; Teva Regule, Ph.D.; Carrie Frederick Frost, Ph.D.; Helen Theodoropoulos, Ph.D., published on Public Orthodoxy, April 17, 2018
Not a Novelty: The Eastern Orthodox Case for Deaconesses, Carrie Frederick Frost, Commonweal Magazine
A Partial List of Women Deacon Saints From Women Deacons in the Orthodox Church, by Kyriaki Karodoyanes FitzGerald, Ph.D.
Introduction to the Conference “Deaconesses, Ordination of Women and Orthodox Theology,” Thessaloniki, Greece, January 2015, English translation
Women’s Gifts and the Diaconate, Carrie Frederick Frost, Ph.D.
The Letter on the Ordination of the Deaconess, Rev. Deacon Nicholas Denysenko
Women and Christianity, Ioannis Petrou, from the Conference “Deaconesses, Ordination of Women and Orthodox Theology,” Thessaloniki, Greece, January 2015, English translation
Men and Women “In the Service of Christ,” Reflections on the Diaconate in the Orthodox Church,” Rev. Archdeacon John Chryssavgis, from the Conference “Deaconesses, Ordination of Women and Orthodox Theology,” Thessaloniki, Greece, January 2015, English translation
Naming God in Orthodox Tradition: Neither Male Nor Female, Rev. Emmanuel Clapsis, from the Conference “Deaconesses, Ordination of Women and Orthodox Theology,” Thessaloniki, Greece, January 2015, English translation
Womens Access to Diaconal Ministry and Prospects of Revival in the Orthodox Church, Ann Marie Mecera, Istina Journal, September 2022, English translation
Myth-Busting: The Truth About Deaconesses in the Orthodox Church
Major Conferences that have Explored the Female Diaconate in the Orthodox Church
