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Lectures that accompany the library's primary texts, with a clear path back to the speaker and publisher.
These are modern interpretations and teaching resources. Compare their arguments with the cited canons and Fathers. Recordings and transcripts open on their publishers' websites.
Video lecture
Protopresbyter Theodore Zisis
Orthodox Ethos · 26 October 2017
An introduction to Canon 15 of the First and Second Council and the practice of ceasing commemoration. Read alongside the full canon and the competing interpretations examined in this library.
Consult the publisher's video for language and subtitle options · No transcript linked on the publisher's page
Audio · 40 minutes
Deacon Michael Hyatt
Ancient Faith Ministries · 21 November 2008
An introductory class on the historical setting and purpose of the ecumenical councils, with a complete transcript on the publisher's page.
English · Transcript available from the publisher
Audio · 61 minutes
Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev
St Vladimir's Seminary · Ancient Faith Ministries · Lecture: 8 November 2014 · Published: 4 December 2014
An academic address on primacy and synodality, representing the speaker's position in the discussions preceding the 2016 council. The publisher provides audio and a transcript.
English · Transcript available from the publisher
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