Who We Are & What We
Do
St. Athanasius Academy of
Orthodox Theology was founded in 1976 as an
arm of the Evangelical Orthodox Church and entered
canonical Orthodoxy when that body was brought
into the Antiochian Archdiocese. We offer a Correspondence
Study Program, operate a Prisoner Education
Program, and carry out various programs of
research and study to prepare materials presenting
the Orthodox Christian faith to Americans. The
Orthodox Study Bible: New Testament and Psalms
is an outstanding example of the fruit of our
literature programs. Currently we publish booklets
in the Timely Topics series and the Booklets
for Children series. Also, whenever appropriate,
we publish audio and video tapes on various
topics.
Mission Statement
The mission of St. Athanasius Academy (founded
1976) is to prepare and communicate materials on
the Orthodox Christian faith in English for both
Orthodox and non-Orthodox people — particularly
the laity. Thus, our goals are three-fold:
- to be a valuable and helpful teaching
ministry of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian
Archdiocese of North American and a service
to all,
- to
help all Christians learn more about the history,
teachings and practice of the Church, and
- to
help spread the Spirit of Orthodox Christianity
to all Americans.
A New Development
St. Athanasius Academy has joined with the
Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry, Conciliar
Press, and the Department of Missions and
Evangelism to form the new Council on Missions
and Evangelism to jointly bring the Orthodox
faith to Americans.
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