Audio Released of St. Tikhon Lecture from 21st All-American Council
PHOENIX, AZ — The audio recording of the lecture “St. Tikhon of Moscow as a Model of Conciliar Church Leadership," delivered during the 21st All-American Council of the Orthodox Church in America, is now available.
Presented on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, the lecture marked part of the Church’s centennial commemoration of the repose of St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and Enlightener of North America.
The keynote was delivered by Dr. Scott Kenworthy, Professor of Comparative Religion at Miami University of Ohio and a leading scholar in Orthodox Christian history. A panel discussion followed the lecture.
Dr. Kenworthy’s critical biography of St. Tikhon is slated for release by Oxford University Press in November 2025.
UOJ's previous reporting on the All-American Council can be found here.
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