Traditional languages – Church Slavonic
Several of our students have shown an interest in learning Greek, which is indeed possible at our faculty at the Radboud University (and at various other universities in the Netherlands), as there are courses in New Testament Greek on offer. Students can also follow for example Syriac (taught by one of our colleagues at the […]
Lecture by father John Behr on October 25th
On Saturday, October 25th, Father John Behr will give a public lecture on his recently published book, In Accordance with the Scriptures (see for the blurb the publisher’s website). Much of his previous work comes together in this book. From the Bible to Scripture In this lecture, Fr John Behr will explore the implications […]
Kick-off academic year 2025-2026
On Monday, September 1st, we gathered on the campus in Nijmegen to open the new academic year with our (by now well-known) kick-off. After getting to know each other, we looked how our teaching format of ‘blended learning’ works in practice. After a quick tour of the campus, our faculty librarian showed the physical and […]
Registration for Pre-Master Orthodox Christianity 2025-2026
It is still possible to register for the pre-master Orthodox Christianity for the academic year 2025-2026. This programme is part-time and takes two years. The deadline for registration is July 1st, 2025. (N.B. the deadline and registration procedure can differ based on your previous education and nationality. See this page for detailed information.) To register, […]
Symposium: 1700 years of Nicea
The Nicaean Creed in the tradition of the Church in East and West Date: June 6th 2025, 2-5 PM Location: Huize Heyendaal, Nijmegen Register: secretariaat@ivoc.ru.nl 1,700 years ago, in the year 325, the historic First Council of Nicea took place. Roman emperor Constantine I convened bishops from near and far to reach consensus on crucial […]
Orthodox Chaplaincy in the Dutch armed forces
On December 14th, 2024, the Dutch Orthodox Representative Organ (Orthodoxe Zendende Instantie) signed an agreement with the Ministery of Defence regarding the temporary recognition of the Orthodox Representative Organ as a Representative Organ for the Dutch armed forces. Based on this agreement, there will soon be two vacancies for Orthodox army chaplains, for a period […]
Lecture father John Behr on January 18th
On Saturday January 18th, Father John Behr gave a public lecture on the Council of Nicaea, which took place 1700 years ago this year. As we have come to expect from Fr John, he didn’t just give a simple overview of the council, but explored the theological and ecclesiastical background in depth. In the fourth […]
Student meeting on January 17th
On Friday January 17th we met at the campus in Nijmegen for presentations from our students for the second time this year. The students of the courses Orthodox History II and Orthodox Theology I presented the first version of their final papers. Using the feedback from their fellow students and their teachers, they will be […]
Presentation of De Psalmen van de Vroege Kerk (“The Psalms of the Early Church”)
On Friday November 8th, the St Irenaeus Institute and the Bible Society for the Netherlands and Flanders jointly presented De Psalmen van de Vroege Kerk (“The Psalms of the Early Church”) with a mini-symposium (‘The Psalms of the Early Church: a different way of reading’). This festive occasion took place in the Coptic Orthodox church […]
Pre-Masters certificates
On Sunday, October 27th, the students that finished the Pre-Master’s programme Orthodox Christianity during the previous academic year received their certificates of completion. It was a festive occasion that included family members. Once again our congratulations to the three graduates! The theses had the following titles: