My review of Chabarek’s book on evolution is here.
You’ll note he accepts that a majority of Thomist scholars nowadays would be more with Feser than with him, but gives some convincing sociological reasons for that. That’s a significant factor - as I found in another area, the claim that Orthodox Theology doesn’t do ancestral sin, a view which is very much tied to the recent history of Orthodoxy rather than the core tradition.
I certainly agree with him that some key texts in Aquinas on natural theology, on God’s direct role in creation etc are often ignored in the discussion.
When you use the term Orthodox Theology you mean the theology of the Eastern Orthodox communions, yes?
If so, I have delved into the matter and not found evidence to support the idea that the Eastern Churches have only recently opposed the doctrine of Original Sin.
There is plenty of literature on the Eastern Orthodox intentionally ignoring that doctrine virtually as soon as the West started promoting it.
I just wanted to comment on what I believe to be significant here, in terms of how this site functions and will grow. To me, the standard blog posts are well organized and interesting. They are somewhat self managing, in that those with a broader appeal will gain more momentum, and those will less will die out on their own. Also, you do a great job of breaking off topics into new posts when they go rogue.
The aspect that I think will most likely grow the site in terms of its use and reach are the Office Hours. To me, it seems that one of the main reasons why some of the main evangelists from different positions might hesitate to respond to the regular posts may have to do with the open-endedness of them. With Office Hours having clearly stated rules about civility, and a fixed time period in which to interact, and discuss, more experts, potentially, will be willing to participate.