From Reverence to Reflection: My Journey with the Orthodox Church and Interreligious Studies
Growing up in an Ethiopian Tewahedo Orthodox Church, christian family, religion was deeply interwoven with my childhood. My father was a deacon, and my grandfather served as a priest, both holding the esteemed position of Gebez (ገበዝ) at Embatezu St. Mary Church (እንዳማርያም እምባጤዙ), which stood just a stone’s throw from our home. Until High…