What Is IOTA?

Founded in 2017, the International Orthodox Theological Association is a community of scholars and professionals dedicated to the worldwide exchange of knowledge within the context of the Orthodox Tradition. IOTA organizes international conferences and facilitates group research projects; the association contributes to the growth and renewal of the Orthodox Church by supporting pan-Orthodox unity and conciliarity. As a pan-Orthodox nonprofit organization, IOTA does not belong to any one local Church and strives to maintain constructive relations with the leaders of all Orthodox Churches.

Join us in Rome!

Our upcoming IOTA conference, “Nicaea and the Church of the Third Millennium,” will be hosted by the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome, Italy in June 2025. Over 100 experts from different Christian traditions will discuss such topics as the doctrines of the trinity and incarnation, synodality and primacy, heresy and schism, the date of Easter and other practical matters in light of the First Ecumenical Council.

Find out more here.

Author Teresa Obolevitch presents an intellectual biography of one of the most prominent Orthodox women theologians of the twentieth century, Myrrha Lot-Borodine (1882–1957). The volume discusses her creative path, her ecumenical and charitable activities, and the major topics of her research in medieval literature and patristics. It also considers Lot-Borodine’s relations with the prominent Russian émigré thinkers of the 20th century, such as Nicolas Berdyaev, Fr. Georges Florovsky, and Vladimir Lossky.

For anyone interested in the ongoing engagement between Orthodox East and Catholic West, this book is not to be missed.

IOTA consists of 29 groups, each representing a distinct knowledge domain pertinent to Orthodox Christian Studies. The groups are led by 60 internationally respected Orthodox scholars from over twenty countries.

IOTA Groups