The Orthodox Forum was founded in 2026 as a publication of the Holy Transfiguration College at Agora University. It exists to create a space where the ancient theological traditions of Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy can engage rigorously with contemporary intellectual life — not as a museum piece, but as a living voice in the conversations that matter most. We publish long-form essays, reflections, and commentary from scholars, clergy, monastics, and thoughtful laypeople across the full breadth of the Orthodox world.
Our editorial conviction is simple: the Orthodox tradition has something essential to say about the crises of the modern West — the collapse of shared meaning, the instrumentalization of the human person, the severing of knowledge from wisdom — and that this tradition speaks most powerfully when it speaks in its own voice, without apology and without the distortions of either reactionary nostalgia or uncritical accommodation.
Our Mission
We seek to bridge the gap between the academy and the parish, between the monastery and the public square. The Forum publishes work that is theologically serious, intellectually honest, and accessible to any reader willing to engage with ideas that have shaped civilizations for two millennia. We are not a journal of opinion in the narrow political sense; we are a journal of thought in the broadest and oldest sense of the word.
What We Publish
Theology and patristics, church history and ecumenical dialogue, philosophy and ethics, culture and the arts, education and institutional life, and the encounter between East and West.
We welcome submissions from all Orthodox traditions — Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and the Church of the East — as well as from sympathetic interlocutors in other Christian traditions and beyond.
Our Home
The Orthodox Forum is housed within the Holy Transfiguration College, the theological division of Agora University in Burke, Virginia. Agora University is a growing institution of classical education committed to the integration of faith, reason, and civic life. The Forum benefits from the University’s commitment to intellectual independence and its refusal to subordinate the life of the mind to the pressures of credentialing, ideological conformity, or government overreach.
Editorial Board
Sara Salama-Mauldin, J.D.
Founding and Managing Editor
Sara is an attorney and a writer on many contemporary topics. She specializes in the intersection of Orthodox theology and contemporary culture. She oversees the Forum’s editorial content and submissions, and edits the Forum’s “Culture”, “The West”, and “The East” sections.
Emmanuel Gergis, Ph.D.
President, Agora University · Founding Editor
Emmanuel co-founded Agora University with a vision for classical education that is rooted in the ancient Eastern Christian intellectual tradition and responsive to the demands of the twenty-first century. He oversees the Forum’s editorial direction.
Michael Wingert, Ph.D.
Senior Editor
Michael specializes in the intersection of Orthodox theology and contemporary culture. He edits the Forum’s “Culture” and “The East” sections.
Samuel TAdros, M.A.
Senior Editor
Sam specializes in the intersection of Orthodox theology and contemporary political philosophy. He edits the Forum’s “Culture” and “The West” sections.
Write for Us
The Orthodox Forum welcomes submissions from scholars, clergy, monastics, and laypeople. We publish essays of 1,500–5,000 words on topics related to Orthodox theology, culture, education, and the encounter between the Christian East and the modern world. Please review our editorial guidelines before submitting.
Come now, and let us reason together.
— Isaiah 1:18
Contact
For editorial inquiries, submissions, or general questions, reach us using the form below or email us directly at sara@agora.edu