John Chryssavgis

John Chryssavgis is a clergyman of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. He has taught theology in Sydney and Boston, and lives in Maine.

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The Orthodox Church & Social Teaching

A new social document from the Orthodox Church brings the political responsibilities of the church to the fore, tackling inequality, refugees, and many other topics.

By John Chryssavgis

March 23, 2020

Social Justice

Secularism and Modernity

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Prosperity & Philanthropy

Big business has a growing public relations problem. But the whims of wealthy philanthropists alone cannot bring about the economic justice envisioned by the gospel.

September 11, 2019

Must Reads

Politics

‘Another Plague’

A desert locust infestation now threatens the food security of East Africa, a region that was already contending with intense drought, floods, heavy rains, and war.

By Emily King

May 19, 2020

Religion

Viganò & the Virus

The latest manifesto from archbishop Viganò descends into intellectual and moral farce, when what the world really needs from the church is true gravitas.

By Massimo Faggioli

May 20, 2020

Culture

Take It Personally

Those of us stuck at home and not on the front lines can become numb. How should we feel about the hordes of lives being lost every day? How should we grieve?

By Gordon Marino

May 15, 2020

Books

The God Trick

We are far past Peak Rawls. A new book undoes the pretension to timelessness that the philosopher once claimed.

By Susan McWilliams Barndt

May 11, 2020

Collections

The Coronavirus

COVID-19 has profoundly affected our daily lives. Catch up with some of Commonweal’s best writing on the political and spiritual ramifications of the virus.

By The Editors

April 21, 2020