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St. Stephen's Directed study in Applied Orthodox Theology (est. 1980), a program of the Antiochian House of Studies, administered by AOCA-NA. (Official page)

Concurrent enrollment in the House of Studies programs is more than 300 students. In the years since its inception, over 3000 students have enrolled, with nearly 1700 completing the challenging course of study. A multicultural, international institution, the Antiochian House of Studies attracts students from all over the world and from every jurisdiction. In addition to students from the United St

ates, students hail from countries around the globe: Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Japan, Ireland, England, South Africa, and even the tiny island-nation of Mauritius. We also are pleased to share our educational riches and faith with students from the Roman Catholic Church and numerous Protestant denominations including Lutheran, Church of England, Episcopal, Evangelical, Methodist, Baptist, and many more.

03/16/2026
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01/12/2026

The Orthodox Academic Society (OAS) of the Antiochian House of Studies invites you to the 2026 Winter Symposium:
Themed
πŸ“– The Most Holy Theotokos in the Teachings of the Church Fathers

Under the auspices of His Eminence Metropolitan Saba,
and under the guidance of
V. Rev. Fr. Michel Najim, President of AHOS,
and Rt. Rev. Fr. Fadi Rabbat, Academic Dean

πŸ—“ Saturday, January 24, 2026
⏰ 12:00 PM EST
πŸ’» Via Zoom

Join us for an afternoon of patristic reflection on the Most Holy Theotokos, featuring presentations by AHOS doctoral students and faculty, followed by live Q&A and a 30-minute stay-and-mingle session.

🎀 Speakers:
β€’ Marina Guevara-Trejo
β€’ Fr. Cosmin Sicoe
β€’ Fr. Charles Nicholas Baz

πŸ”— The Zoom link will be shared with OAS members one day prior to the symposium.

✨ Not yet an OAS member?
AHOS students, faculty, and affiliates are invited to join the Orthodox Academic Society. Membership is free, create your account at oas.ahos.edu.

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10/22/2025

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Call for Papers – Orthodox Academic Society Winter Symposium 2026

The Antiochian House of Studies Orthodox Academic Society (OAS) invites graduate students of AHOS (SSC, MTS, MPCC, MDiv, DMin, and PhD programs) to submit papers for the upcoming Winter Symposium.

Theme: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒐𝒔𝒕 π‘―π’π’π’š π‘»π’‰π’†π’π’•π’π’Œπ’π’” π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π‘»π’†π’‚π’„π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆπ’” 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π‘ͺ𝒉𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒉 𝑭𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔
Date: π‘±π’‚π’π’–π’‚π’“π’š 24𝒕𝒉, 2026 | Time: 12:00 𝑷𝑴 𝑬𝑺𝑻 | Location: π‘½π’Šπ’‚ π’π’π’π’Ž

This three-hour academic gathering offers AHOS students the opportunity to present their research to the broader AHOS community. Presentations will consist of 15-minute summaries followed by 10-minute Q&A sessions.

Submission Deadline: December 10th, 2025
Papers from an Orthodox perspective are welcome. Preference will be given to those addressing the symposium theme.

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π½π‘œπ‘–π‘› 𝑒𝑠 π‘Žπ‘  𝑀𝑒 π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘“π‘™π‘’π‘π‘‘ π‘œπ‘› π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘ π‘Žπ‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘‡β„Žπ‘’π‘œπ‘‘π‘œπ‘˜π‘œπ‘  𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘œπ‘™π‘œπ‘”π‘¦ π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ πΆβ„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘β„Ž!

10/01/2025

The Antiochian House of Studies (AHOS) is pleased to announce the publication of the full report on the 2025 Residency at Antiochian Village, held from August 22 to September 6. This two-week gathering brought together

09/23/2025

πŸ“– New Release!
The Antiochian House of Studies is blessed to announce the publication of:
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π‡π’πžπ«πšπ­π’π€π¨π§ 𝐀́: π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ 𝐷𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑒 πΏπ‘–π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘”π‘¦ π‘œπ‘“ 𝑆𝑑 π½π‘œβ„Žπ‘› πΆβ„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘¦π‘ π‘œπ‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘š π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž πΆπ‘œπ‘šπ‘π‘™π‘’π‘‘π‘’ π‘†π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘£π‘–π‘π‘’π‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝐴𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑒
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the fruit of years of research and translation by 𝐅𝐫. 𝐌𝐒𝐜𝐑𝐞π₯ 𝐍𝐚𝐣𝐒𝐦 and 𝐅𝐫. 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐒𝐜𝐀 πŽβ€™π†π«πšππ².
This landmark volume provides clergy with everything needed to celebrate the Divine Liturgy and its accompanying services, including detailed rubrics, appendices, festal hymns, and a catalogue of saints.
A true labor of love, Hieratikon Á is the first major English-language revision of Orthodox liturgical usage in decades - an invaluable resource for both altar and study.
πŸ“š Available soon in Kindle, Hardcover, and Paperback.
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04/24/2025

AHOS Open Enrollment has been extended until
May 20, 2025.

04/17/2025
02/17/2025

The Antiochian House of Studies (AHOS) is thrilled to announce the release of the second revised edition of The Services of Initiation

01/31/2025

The 2025 Winer Symposium, held on January 25th via Zoom, brought together scholars, clergy, and students from the Orthodox Academic Society (OAS) and the Antiochian House of Studies (AHOS) to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of

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