John Behr

John Behr ( born October 16, 1966) is an Orthodox priest and theologian. He is Professor of Patristics at St Vladimir 's Orthodox Theological Seminary and is since 2007 the Dean .. He is the author of numerous books and articles on Patristics.

Career

Subsequent to the Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy at Thames Polytechnic in 1987, he studied for a year in Greece. His Master in Eastern Christian Studies in Oxford he joined in 1991 under Kallistos Ware from. He received his doctorate in 1995 with the dissertation " Asceticism and Anthropology in Irenaeus and Clement ," which has been reviewed by Rowan Williams, who later became Archbishop of Canterbury. In 1997 he made ​​another master's degree in theology at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary. His local master thesis "St. Irenaeus of Lyons: On the Apostolic Preaching " contains a complete textual criticism of the works of Irenaeus of Lyons, and was, as his dissertation, published as a book. He was ordained Orthodox priest in 2001. Since 1993 he has been a Visiting Lecturer at St. Vladimir 's Seminary, since 1995 member of the faculty there since 2001 and professor.

John Behr is married and has two sons and a daughter.

Writings

  • The Mystery of Christ: Life in Death, SVS Press, 2006 ISBN 0-88141-306-2.
  • The Nicene Faith: Formation Of Christian Theology ( Formation of Christian Theology, V.2), SVS Press, 2004 ISBN 0-88141-267-8.
  • The Way to Nicaea (The Formation of Christian Theology, V. 1), SVS Press, 2001. ISBN 0-88141-224-4
  • On the Apostolic Preaching, trans. SVS Press, 1997. ISBN 0-88141-174-4
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