"For the Life of the World: Toward a Social Ethos of the Orthodox Church" is a statement on the social doctrine of the Orthodox Christian Church published in 2020. This document was composed by a special commission of Orthodox scholars appointed by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (who ranks as first-among-equals among the hierarchs that comprise the Orthodox Church) and blessed for publication by the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.  Learn More »