The Baltic Orthodoxy team would like to invite you to participate online in a special presentation of two books recently published by our team. The event will be hosted by the Estonian Historical Archive (Tartu) and will take place on 20 February 2026 from 1700 to 1900 EET.
The first book is The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Conciliarity in Modern Orthodox Christianity (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781394195855). Bringing together leading scholars, the volume examines major historical moments—such as the 1917–18 Moscow Council and the 2016 Council of Crete—alongside contemporary challenges including inter-Orthodox relations, the role of the laity and women, and global Orthodox diversity. Combining historical, theological, and sociopolitical perspectives, the book highlights diverse models of conciliar and synodal practice across Orthodox communities in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and beyond.
The second book is Baltic Orthodoxy: People, Places, and Practices (https://shop.ut.ee/en/pood/baltic-orthodoxy/). Over the past two centuries, Orthodoxy in the Baltic region has unfolded amid empire, revolution, independence, repression, and revival. It has been the faith of imperial elites and persecuted Old Believers, of convert Estonians, Latvians, and Finns, and of minority communities such as the Seto and Karelians. Constantly negotiating its position between power and marginality, Orthodoxy in the Baltic lands has proved both deeply rooted and strikingly adaptable. This volume explores the complexity and diversity of Baltic Orthodoxy through fourteen chapters that focus on people, practices, and places.
The presentation will be accessible via Zoom at the following link: https://ut-ee.zoom.us/j/95005644115?pwd=k8A0z3nQJoguVOm2tNbRWrx9IyWYLh.1
Event registration is available at: https://fienta.com/conciliarity-in-modern-orthodox-christianity-a-book-presentation-168983
It is also possible to join the event via Facebook: https://fb.me/e/3VZ57D9FZ