D.Phil. (Oxon), D.D. (Melbourne)
Regius Chair In Humanity
- About
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- Email Address
- john.behr@abdn.ac.uk
- School/Department
- School of Divinity, History, Philosophy & Art History
Biography
I was appointed to the Regius Chair in Humanity at the University of Aberdeen in the summer of 2020, having taught at St Vladimir’s Seminary since 1995, serving there as Dean from 2007–17. My early work was on asceticism and anthropology, focusing on St Irenaeus of Lyons and Clement of Alexandria (OUP 2000). I am writing a series of books on “The Formation of Christian Theology”, two volumes of which have already appeared: vol. 1, The Way to Nicaea (SVS Press 2001) and vol. 2 The Nicene Faith (SVS Press 2003). On the basis of these two volumes, I published a synthetic work, The Mystery of Christ: Life in Death (SVS 2006). This was followed by an edition and translation of the fragments of Diodore of Tarsus and Theodore of Mopsuestia, setting them in their historical and theological context (OUP 2011). More recently I have published a more poetic and meditative work entitled Becoming Human: Theological Anthropology in Word and Image (SVS Press, 2013) and a full study of St Irenaeus: St Irenaeus of Lyons: Identifying Christianity (OUP, 2013). Most recently I have completed a new critical edition and translation of Origen’s On First Principles, together with an extensive introduction, for OUP (2017), and John the Theologian and His Paschal Gospel: A Prologue to Theology (OUP 2019).
- Research
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Research Overview
My research interests cover the wide range of Early Christianity (Patristics), especially scriptural interpretation and anthropology, questions of life and death, and the hermeneutics of reading texts, together with the intersection of issues arising from this field with contemporary hermeneutics and phenomenology (especially that of Michel Henry), as well as modern Eastern Orthodox theology.
Current Research
I am currently working on a new edition and translation of On the Making of the Human Being by Gregory of Nyssa and a new edition and translation of the works of Irenaeus; I am also preparing a study on the intersection of Christology, ecclesiology, and anthropology.
- Publications
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'Let There be Light': A Byzantine Theology of Light
Light from Light: Scientists and Theologians in Dialogue. O'Collins, G., Meyers, M. A. (eds.). Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., pp. 183-94, 12 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters'The Spirit and the Bride say Come!': The Eschatological Dimension of the Liturgy
Communio; International Catholic Review, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 465-85Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSt Athanasius: On the Incarnation
St Vladimir's Seminary PressBooks and Reports: BooksThe Case Against Diodore and Theodore: Texts and their Contexts
Oxford University Press (OUP). 526 pagesBooks and Reports: BooksMarriage and Asceticism
Sobornost Incorporating Eastern Churches Review, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 24-50Contributions to Journals: ArticlesReturning to First Principles: Articulating Orthodox Theology in a Post-Modern Context
Thinking Modernity: Towards a Reconfiguration of the Relationship between Orthodox Theology and Modern Culture. Kattan, A. E., Georgi, F. A. (eds.). St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology Westphalian Wilhelm's University, pp. 21-35, 15 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersGaul
Christianity: Origins to Constantine. Mitchell, M. M., Young, F. M. (eds.). Cambridge University Press, pp. 366-79, 14 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CHOL9780521812399.022
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The Cambridge History of Early Christian Literature. Young, F., Louth, A., Ayres, L. (eds.). Cambridge University Press, pp. 55-70, 16 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CHOL9780521460835.008
Calling upon God as Father: Augustine and the Legacy of Nicaea
Orthodox Readings of Augustine. Papanikolaou, A., Demacopoulos, G. (eds.). St Vladimir's Seminary Press, pp. 153-165, 13 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersWhat are we Doing Talking about God?: The Discipline of Theology
Thinking Through Faith: New Perspectives from Orthodox Christian Scholars. Papanikolaou, A., Prodromou, E. H. (eds.). St Vladimir's Seminary Press, pp. 67-86, 22 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
