Orthodox Christianity: Root and Branch (w/ Dr. David Ford)

In his final semester before retirement as a full-time professor at @SaintTikhonsSeminary, Dr. David Ford sits down in-person with Fr. Andrew to draw the arc of not only his 37-year career of teaching Church History, forming generations of Orthodox clergy, but also to share his view of the scope of where Orthodox Christianity in America is headed. 0:00 - Introduction 0:41 - Arriving at St. Tikhon's Orthodox Seminary in 1989 3:46 - Why is studying history important for Orthodox Christians? 7:34 - Male leadership & the priesthood 11:03 - The great St. John Chrysostom 17:50 - St. John's Paschal homily & Liturgy 21:55 - Marriage and family life 30:34 - The past and future of American Orthodoxy -- QUESTIONS ABOUT ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY / HELP FINDING A PARISH: https://www.orthodoxintro.org/ MORE INFO ON ME: http://andrewstephendamick.com MY BOOKS: https://store.ancientfaith.com/fr-andrew-stephen-damick/ BOOK ME FOR YOUR EVENT: See email in channel description. SUPPORT: https://ancientfaith.com/support If you would like to support the work that I do, you can make a tax-deductible donation to Ancient Faith Ministries.