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'''V. Rev. Dr . Josiah Trenham ''' is an [[archpriest ]] in the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] ([[Diocese of Los Angeles and the West (Antiochian)|Diocese of Los Angeles and the West]]).
==Biographical sketchBiography==* 1967 Fr. Josiah Trenham was born on [[October 6]] - Born , 1967, in Glendale, California , to Noble and Leigh Trenham. One older sister.: Raised He was raised at Glendale Presbyterian Church.: Family until the family moved to Pasadena; member , where they were members of Pasadena Covenant Church.* In 1985: Graduated he graduated from Flintridge Preparatory School (in La Canada-Flintridge) after primary and secondary education there.: While studying at Westmont College, met In 1988 he married Catherine Christy.* 1988 [[May 22]]: Married Catherine. They (with whom he now have 9 has ten children (6 boys ), and 3 girls).* in 1989: Graduated with B.A. in Social Science/History he graduated from Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, with a B. Senior A. in social science/history. His senior thesis was on Rev. Jonathon Jonathan Edwards, the famous American theologian and revivalist.: Licensed He was licensed as minister a minster by the Presbyterian Church in America. Later and later became an ordained clergyman of the Reformed Episcopal Church.* 1992: Graduated with M.Div. in In 1992 , he graduated from Westminster Theological Seminary, in Escondido, California, with an M. Also Div. He also studied at Reformed Theological Seminary (Jackson, Mississippi and Orlando, Florida) under Reformed theologians Drs. R.C. Sproul, John Gerstner, John Frame.* Received He was received into the Orthodox Church. Ordained , and [[priestordain]] ed to the holy priesthood in 1993 by Bishop [[Basil (Essey) of Wichita|Basil]].*1994-96: Assistant He was the assistant pastor at St. Athanasius Orthodox Christian Church, Santa Barbara, California. Also , from 1994-1996, and taught religion at Bishop Diego Garcia Catholic High School in Santa Barbara.* In 1997: Resident , he was teh resident priest at St. Innocent Orthodox Orphanage in Rosarito, Mexico, living there with his family.* 1998: Rector He has served as pastor of St. Andrew Orthodox Christian Church, in Riverside, California.* 2003: Elevated , since 1998, receiving his elevation to Archpriest archpriest by Bishop [[Joseph (Al-Zehlaoui) of Los Angeles|Joseph]]in 2003.* Fr. Josiah graduated from the University of Durham, England, in 2004: Graduated , with Ph.D. in Theology from University of Durham, Englandtheology. Studied He studied under Fr. [[Andrew Louth]], professor of patristics. Dissertation on , and his dissertation, ''Marriage and Virginity according to St . John Chrysostom''. At 2009, dissertation under contract to be was published by St. Herman Press as ''Terrestrial Angels: Marriage and Virginity according to St. John Chrysostom'', with a popularization and expansion planned under ''God's Gifts: Marriage, Monasticism and Sexuality according to the Patristic Tradition''.* 2004Fr. Josiah is the founder and director of Patristic Nectar Publications, a company dedicated to "nourishing the spiritually thirsty with the sweet teachings of the Holy Fathers" in quality audio recordings of both [[patristic]] works and recordings of lectures and [[homily|homilies]] available in direct download formats. Fr. Josiah's weekly homilies and additional theological reflections are published weekly and listened to by thousands all over the globe on ''The Arena'' podcast on [[Ancient Faith Radio]]. Fr. Josiah serves as an instructor in and on the Board of Advisors of the [[Saints Cyril & Athanasius of Alexandria Institute for Orthodox Studies]] in San Francisco. He is an adjunct professor of theology at [[Saint Katherine College|St. Katherine College]] in Encinitas, California (2010-present: Served as ), and was an Adjunct Professor of History at California Baptist University (2003-2010). He is a member of the [[Orthodox Theological Society of America]], and participates in yearly academic forums and symposia. Since 2004 he has served on the Mayoral Environmental Committee (GAP) of the City of Riverside. Fr. Josiah has also served as a member of the Secretariat of the [[Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America|Assembly of Orthodox Bishops in the United States]] since its inception in May 2010. Fr. Josiah's books and articles have been published by St. Herman Press, New Rome Press, California)Zoe Press, ''St. Teaches courses each year including Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Quarterly'', ''Logos: A Journal of Eastern Christian Studies'', ''The Cross and Journal of the Crescent: Christianity Institute on Religion and IslamDemocracy'' and , ''CIVA: The History Journal of CaliforniaChristians in the Visual Arts'', ''Divine Ascent'', ''The Word'' Magazine, OrthodoxyToday.org, [[American Orthodox Institute]], ''Sourozh'', Pemptousia.com ([[Vatopedi Monastery (Athos)|Vatopaidi Monastery]]), and ''Eastern Churches Review''. Also participates in yearly academic forums Fr. Josiah has been interviewed by Fox News, Voice of Russia Radio (VR), Russian Television (RT), Ancient Faith Radio, Culture Shocks: The Radio Show of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, and numerous local news outlets including: ABC, NBC, KTLA, 590 AM talk radio. Fr. Josiah has conducted interviews for his own podcast with numerous religious leaders of Orthodox, [[Roman Catholic]], and symposiaProtestant traditions including Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco; Metropolitan [[Kallistos (Ware) of Diokleia|Kallistos (Ware)]] of Oxford, England; Pastor Jim Garlow of Skyline Church, San Diego; and conducts Prof. Wesley Hill of Trinity Seminary, Pennsylvania. Fr. Josiah has conducted numerous [[diocese|diocesan]], [[parish ]], and [[clergy]] retreats each year through United States and seminars for every Orthodox Christian [[jurisdiction]] in America and in Canada. He has also spoken at numerous colleges and universities including Westmont College, St. Katherine College, [[Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (Brookline, Massachusetts)|Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology]], [[St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary]], St. Paul University, California Baptist University, San Jacinto Community College.
===Other information===
* Member of the [http://www.otsamerica.org/|Orthodox Theological Society ln in America] ==Source==*[https://patristicnectar.org/father_josiah.html Our Teachers: Father Josiah Trenham] on the Patristic Nectar Publications site
==External Links==*[http://saintandrew.net/ St. Andrew Orthodox Church]*[http://patristicnectar.org/ Patristic Nectar Publications]*[http://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/thearena ''The Arena'' podcast on Ancient Faith Radio]*[http://www.stmarysocasforthodoxinstitute.org/FrJosiahVita_and_Photo_2009administration/101-faculty/183-trenham V. Revd. Archpriest Josiah Trenham, Ph.D.pdf(Lecturer)]
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