Online Video Resources

Theological Legacy and Ecumenical Vision: A Conference in Memory of Metropolitan John D. Zizioulas of Pergamon

The international conference, prepared by the Ecumenical Patriarchate in collaboration with the Volos Academy for Theological Studies and the Center for Orthodox Christian Studies of Fordham University (New York, USA), i…

Ricordarsi del futuro

Prof. Nikos Tzoitis Presenting Metropolitan John's Book in Italian As part of the eighteenth edition of "Listening, Reading, Growing," a series of encounters with religious publishing, the volume "Remembering the Future:…

Podcast - Metropolitan John Zizioulas: Being as Communion

Dr. Donald Wallenfang, OCDS offers commentary on Greek Orthodox Metropolitan John Zizioulas' 1997 book Being as Communion. This classic text in ecclesiology is rich in its ecumenical reach, and yet shows the important di…

Archbishop Rowan Williams: In Memoriam Metropolitan John Zizioulas

February 2, 2024 A very profound reflection on Metropolitan John Zizioulas by Archbishop Rowan Williams Transcript: Exploring the Theological Legacy and Insights of Metropolitan John ZizioulasWatch the Video

Colin Gunton, John Zizioulas, and the Holy Trinity

Dr. Eve Tibbs YouTube Channel: The Institute for the Study of Eastern Orthodox ChristianityWatch the Video

Zizioulas and Social Trinity

In this video, author made the argument that Zizioulas is not a social trinitarian using Holmes' criticism of Zizoiulas projecting the primacy of the Bishop onto the monarchy of the Father, and vice versa. Author argued …

Being as Communion Reading

Zizioulas on communion, exploring personhood and relational ontology in Orthodox theology. A foundational study.

Abstract of PhD Thesis on Zizioulas and Social Trinity

"In this video I outline the abstract of my thesis that Zizioulas' trinitarian theology and ecclesiology may be distinguished from Social Trinitarianism on the basis of theosis." - Fr. Tom Watch the Video

Orthodox Christian Ontology: Being is Communion

This video is an introductory presentation on the notion of "being as communion." In Orthodox Christian metaphysics, beings do not exist as self-enclosed, self-autonomous, or self-sufficient but as dependent upon the “en…

John Zizioulas and Emmanuel Levinas on Totality, Otherness, and the Possibility of Communion

Revd Matthew Dunch SJ Oxford University October 6, 2021 Emmanuel Levinas provocatively claimed that “All philosophical thought rests on pre-philosophical experiences” (Ethique et infini). This influence is often unconsci…

John Zizioulas on the Trinity

Zizioulas on Trinitarian theology, exploring personhood and communion in Orthodox theology. A foundational study.

Being as Communion: Zizioulas on Personhood

Dr. Zachary Porcu The Christian Concept of the Person According to John D. Zizioulas A brief overview of Zizioulas' main argument on personhood from his text, "Being As Communion".Watch the Video