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and re?ect on what happened for many years now. Denying such an atrocity
makes it easier for similar things to happen again – and indeed, we might say
they are happening again in the Middle East under Islamic State as they sys-
tematically purge the region of Christians as well as other minorities. The sym-
bolism of the recent destruction of the Armenian Genocide Memorial Church
in Syria was not lost on the Armenian people, nor on the Christians of Syria,
and it should not be lost on us either.

It’s time to end the lie and bandage the wound. In this edition of Koi-
nonia the Anglican and Eastern Churches Association seeks to take a small part
in that healing by speaking about what happened and dedicating its contents to
the Armenian people around the world. Our Lord says that ‘nothing is hidden
that will not be disclosed’ (Luke 8.17) and we pray that this centenary year may
be the start of the bandaging of the wound and its healing.

Continuing the Armenian theme there is a book review by William Tay-
lor on Patrick Thomas’ ‘Remembering the Armenian Genocide’, and a ‘From
the Archives’ article by Stephen Stavrou including extracts from publications
by the AECA about the Armenian Genocide.

The ongoing persecution of Christians in the Middle East is not forgot-
ten, and there is a transcript of an address by the Archbishop of the Chaldean
Diocese of Erbil in Iraq, which was delivered to the General Synod of the
Church of England earlier this year.

Greece is also in the news for its many economic problems. As many in
that nation rely on tourism, this seems like an opportune moment to encour-
age visits and thus Greece is the next in our series of Travel Guides to Ortho-
dox countries.

The AECA is always keen to include the work of those who bene?t from
its grants and awards and so this issue also includes the ?rst of two chapters
written by the Rev’d Dr Catherine Reid as part of an MA Dissertation. You
may remember that Mother Catherine was the winner of the 2013 AECA Travel
Award that commemorated the 1700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan, and I
am delighted to include a section of the work which it facilitated. The chapter
in this issue is entitled, ‘Eschatology and the Eucharist in Orthodox Liturgy’,
and this will be followed next time with the subsequent chapter, ‘Eschatology
and the Eucharist in Anglican Liturgy’.

The Editor would like to apologise for the late appearing of this issue.

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