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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The Paschal Foundations of Christian Theology
St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Quarterly, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 115-136Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe Way to Nicaea
St Vladimir's Seminary Press, New York. 261 pagesBooks and Reports: BooksAsceticism and Anthropology in Irenaeus and Clement
Oxford University Press (OUP). 261 pagesBooks and Reports: BooksThe Word of God in the Second Century
Pro Ecclesia, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 85-107Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/106385120000900107
The Rational Animal: A Rereading of Gregory of Nyssa's De hominis opificio
Journal of Early Christian Studies, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 219-47Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/earl.1999.0021
Scripture, the Gospel, and Orthodoxy
St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Quarterly, vol. 43, no. 3-4, pp. 223-48Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe Trinity
The Living Pulpit, pp. 22-23Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA Note on the Ontology of Gender
St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 3-4, pp. 363-72Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSeverus of Antioch: Eastern and Oriental Perspectives
St Nersess Theological Review, vol. 3, no. 1-2, pp. 23-35Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSt Irenaeus of Lyons: On the Apostolic Preaching
St Vladimir's Seminary Press. 121 pagesBooks and Reports: Books
