wfn.org | Fox Business Network to feature St. Vladimir's Orthodox Seminary

[Deborah Belonick <deborah@svots.edu>]

>--

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE         Friday, January 15, 2010

>*Contacts:         *
> *
>*

>*Public Relations*

>*The Economic Report*

>*         (954) 379-4410*

>*Deborah Belonick***

>*St Vladimir's Seminary*

>*(914) 961-8313 ext 363*
> *
>*

* *

 “Economic Report” to feature Orthodox seminary on Fox News

[SVS Communications/Yonkers, NY]― The TV show “The Economic Repor t,” hosted
by Greg Gumbel, will feature St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary,
in Yonkers, NY, on Fox Business Network, Saturday, January 30, 2010. The
program is part of a segment on trends and issues related to “Leading
Developments in Faith Based Higher Education” as part of the show?? Focus on
Emerging Issues series.

The segment highlights St. Vladimir's as an exemplary Christian institution
that is making creative adjustments to the economic downturn. Recently, St.
Vladimir's established a “Going Green” campus initiative to provi de a
response to the growing ecological crisis and to address the issue of
institutional sustainability.

"Orthodox Christianity ecologically involves the relationship with the
inhabited earth, the human community, and the natural eco-system in which w e
live," says The Very Rev. Dr. Chad HatfieldThis e-mail address is being
protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it [image:
???污退?x0?1], chancellor and CEO of the s eminary. "We are implementing
sustainable practices across our twelve-acre campus, exploring alternative
energy sources, and caring for God’s creation."

Likewise, Very Rev. Dr. John Behr, dean of the seminary, notes, "Theology
and education for ministry are not simply academic pursuits. An Orthodox
theological education is far more encompassing and demanding than offered i n
a typical institution of higher learning.”

Beyond being a graduate school of theology, the seminary is also a center
for theological research and reflection. Established in 1938, the seminary
prepares students for ministry as bishops, priests, deacons, lay leaders,
and scholars in Orthodox churches in the U.S. and worldwide. Among its
graduates are the current patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo
Church, His Holiness Abune Paulos, and the current head of the Orthodox
Church in America, His Beatitude Metropolitan Jonah.

Airtimes for the program are: 2:30 p.m. ET; 1:30 p.m. CT; 12:30 p.m. MT; an d
11:30 a.m. PT.

>*-END-*

>Deborah Belonick
>Advancement Information Officer
>St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary
>www.svots.edu
>914-961-8313 ext 363
>914-961-4507 FAX
>deborah@svots.edu