George Demacopoulos

My newest book is a study of the way that Byzantine hymns engaged themes of violence and how that engagement shifted over time, especially after the reign of Heraklion in the early seventh century.

"If we detect any trace of hatred in our hearts against anyone whatsoever for committing any fault, we are utterly estranged from love for God, since love for God absolutely precludes us from hating anyone." -St. Maximos the Confessor

Ordinarily I'm not a fan of "public" letters, but we made an exception for this. #HumanRights, #Democracy, #Orthodoxy publicorthodoxy.org/2026/03/26/con…

Hard to believe this isn't a Monty Python sketch

Israel has closed the Church of the Holy Sepulchre indefinitely for the first time in the history of Christianity. Holy Week and Easter services will be prohibited. Sunday masses and liturgies cancelled. A church that should be packed with hundreds of thousands these coming weeks is being forcibly shut and silenced. Israel cites it is for ‘security concerns’ while Jewish Israelis are allowed to celebrate in mass gatherings. Alongside the forced closure of Al-Aqsa mosque, reports cite priests aggressively being turned away to perform daily services. Throughout history, wars, tensions, or even the pandemic limited access to the sanctuary, but they had never prevented liturgical celebrations in this central place of Christian faith indefinitely. Christians must not remain silent.

It is a gamble with generations who have not yet voted. Drawing on the "Green Patriarch's" legacy of creation care, Dr. Chryssavgis contrasts past presidential leadership on climate with what he calls an administration "addicted to crisis." (3/6)

As Executive Director of the Huffington Ecumenical Institute and the biographer of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Dr. Chryssavgis speaks from a place of deep moral authority. He argues that the potential revocation of the EPA's "Endangerment Finding" is not just policy. (2/6)

Is the price of silence being paid by our children's future? In a new essay for Public Orthodoxy, the Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis warns of an "era of fear and silence" surrounding the Trump administration's approach to the EPA. (1/6)

It is also contrary to the canons of the Council of Nicaea to intervene in the pastoral operations of another diocese.

@austeni @RobertEllsberg Barron’s rage-generator is getting lots of traction as planned. But it’s always important to remember that he is the bishop of a small (135k) diocese in Minnesota commenting on the new mayor in NYC, an archdiocese of 2.3 million and an incoming bishop who is not Barron.

What does it truly mean "to be"? In this clip from our recent book discussion, Dr. Aristotle Papanikolaou @atpapanik breaks down a central theme in Metropolitan John Zizioulas's profound final work, "Remembering the Future."

Is there an Orthodox liberation theology? Or is the term solely a Western framework?

My talk on Nicaea. Thanks IOTA! Nicaea’s Ontological Revolution youtu.be/D3Gi756QFEU?si… via @YouTube

Archbishop Elpidophoros of America discussed Pope Leo’s visit to Constantinople, the prospects for reopening the Halki Theological School, Greek-Turkish relations, and his vision for the Archdiocese of America #orthodox_times orthodoxtimes.com/elpidophoros-i…

My @FordhamNYC colleague @GDemacopoulos with some thoughts on the NYT's "Orthobros" report: The "Orthodoxy as Masculinity" Narrative publicorthodoxy.org/2025/11/22/ort… via @FordhamOrthodox

The NYTimes says young men are flocking to Orthodoxy for its "masculinity." But what's the real story? In a crucial new article, scholar Dr. George Demacopoulos @GDemacopoulos dismantles the popular "Orthodoxy as Masculinity" narrative.

@lydiadrama @FordhamOrthodox that's kind of you

@GDemacopoulos @FordhamOrthodox Thank you so very much for your response, it is absolutely vital.

Here is my response to the NYTimes essay. The "Orthodoxy as Masculinity" Narrative publicorthodoxy.org/2025/11/22/ort… via @FordhamOrthodox

In this clip from our Women Scholars of Orthodox Christianity series, Dr. Ashley Purpura sits down with Dr. Sarah Bakker Kellogg (San Francisco State University professor & author of "Sonic Icons: Relation, Recognition, and Revival in a Syriac World")

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This isn't just a monument. It's a theological and political weapon. A new, must-read article on Public Orthodoxy by Sergei Chapnin @SergeiChapnin exposes a shocking new monument near Moscow that sacralizes the war in Ukraine.