We’ve just released the first Call for Papers for The Kydones Review, the new academic journal of the Likoudis Legacy Foundation.
The journal is devoted to the study of Christian unity, Catholic ecclesiology, and interreligious encounter in the modern world—fields that are only becoming more important as Christianity continues to face fragmentation, polarization, and new cultural pressures.
Our first issue (Fall 2026) will focus on the theme:
“Christian Unity in a Fragmented Age.”
The title was chosen very intentionally.
Christianity today is marked by serious divisions—between churches, within churches, and across politics and cultures. But the pursuit of unity remains one of the central missions of the Church and one of the most urgent intellectual and pastoral tasks facing Christians today.
The journal takes its name from Demetrios Kydones, the Byzantine scholar who translated Latin theological works—especially those of Thomas Aquinas—into Greek and became one of the most important intellectual bridges between the Greek East and the Latin West. My grandfather, James Likoudis, often spoke of Kydones with admiration and regarded him as something of a personal hero: a figure who refused to treat the divisions between Christians as inevitable and instead devoted his scholarship to building understanding across them. Naming the journal after him reflects the same aspiration.We’re inviting submissions from scholars, graduate students, and serious independent researchers working in areas such as:
• Patristic sources for ecumenical dialogue
• Prospects for Christian reunion
• Vatican II and contemporary ecclesiology
• Christianity and interreligious encounter
• Christian unity in the context of modern cultural and technological change
Articles: 2,000–4,000 words
Book reviews: 700–1,500 words
Full details and submission information:
http://likoudislegacy.com/kydones.html
If you know someone working in ecumenism, ecclesiology, or interreligious dialogue, please share this with them.
We’re hoping to build a serious forum for thoughtful scholarship on Christian unity—something that feels especially necessary right now.