Dr Romina Istratii (Center) with Fr Thiani and Mr Girma Batu
Project dldl/ድልድል – 29/8/21
#Project dldl/ድልድል facilitates connection and knowledge sharing between the African Orthodox Church of Kenya and the Ethiopian Orthodox Täwahәdo Church.
Addis Ababa-Ethiopia-Africa: Fr Evangelos Thiani, a priest of the African Orthodox Church of Kenya recently visited Addis Ababa for a training conference. The occasion provided Dr Romina Istratii and Fr Thiani, who had previously collaborated on a special issue on Orthodox missions in Africa, to make connections with colleagues in the Ethiopian Orthodox Täwahәdo Church.
Dr Istratii facilitated a meeting between Fr Thiani and Mr Girma Batu, an instructor and former academic vice dean of the Holy Trinity Theological College in Addis Ababa, during which the three discussed their churches’ respective approaches to diaconia and community engagement, responses to and teaching on contemporary issues – such as domestic violence and other sensitive issues – and the potential for sharing knowledge and experience through joint teaching programmes and co-production of research papers. The meeting raised the need for African Orthodox Churches to work together more closely, share experience and accessible information about their theological traditions (raising the need for translation) and build more mutual understanding.
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Project dldl/ድልድል