From August 21-27, 2023, the ELCIR Theological Institute in Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, held the 4th and final class & exam period of the Cantor Course. Fifteen students attended class and took exams, making it the biggest class of church musicians in the Institute’s history. The course’s main topics were the musical setting of the … [Read more...]
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Moscow hosts church history class
In December 2022, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Moscow hosted the lectures of the church history module of the ELCIR Initial Theological Course. Lecturer: Sergei Isayev, Cand.Sc. (History), MTh. Module completion certificates were awarded to Maria Burstein (Holy Trinity Lutheran Church of Moscow), Yaroslav Gribkov (Lutheran Church of Tver), … [Read more...]
Discussion about Protestantism in Academic Journal
The Russian-language academic journal Novaya i noveyshaya istoriya (“Modern History and Contemporary Period”) is featuring a discussion about Protestantism. The journal is published by the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow. In Issue #5, 2019, historian Ivan Fadeyev and philosopher Ivan Davydov from Moscow published an article where they claim … [Read more...]
Ingrian Professor Isayev Authors Encyclopedia Article on Reformation
Volume 59 of Pravoslavnaya Entsiklopedia (“The Orthodox Encyclopedia”) that was printed in Moscow a short while ago and is now on sale in bookstores, contains a long and comprehensive article on the Reformation. The article was written by Sergei Isayev, Cand. Sc. (History), a senior researcher with the world history department of St. Petersburg … [Read more...]
TICI Hosts Reformation Day Conference
On October 29, 2020, the Theological Institute of The Church of Ingria in Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, hosted the annual Reformation Day International Theological Conference. The conference opened with a worship service in the Institute’s chapel. The conference was live-streamed to the VK.com group of TICI. Program: - Greetings of Bishop … [Read more...]