Join Nick Walters and Dr. George Demacopoulos of Fordham University this week as they examine the relationship of church and state in the life of Theodore the Studite amidst the Iconoclastic Controversies. Theodore the Studite lived from 759 to 826 and emerged as one of the most influential figures in Eastern Orthodox monasticism. Born into a notable Constantinopolitan family, Theodore eventually became abbot of the renowned Stoudios Monastery in Constantinople, a role that allowed him to shape practices that would define monastic life for centuries throughout the Orthodox world.