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Radu Bordeianu, Ph.D.Associate ProfessorDirector of the Holy Spirit Lecture and Colloquium [website] President of the Orthodox Theological Society in America (OTSA) EDUCATION C.V. [pdf] CONTACT INFORMATION |
Courses Taught
Primacies; Contemporary Ecumenical Ecclesiologies (Ph.D.), Ecclesiology, Christology (MA), Preaching and Catechesis in the Early Church (Independent Study for Aquinas Institute, D.Min.), Eastern Christianity, Honors Ecumenism and Anthropology; Theological Views of the Person; and Intro to the Bible.
Research, Publications and Service
Dr. Bordeianu’s research focuses on ecumenical ecclesiologies—especially the dialogue between the Orthodox and Catholic churches—the relationship between the Trinity and the Church, theology of creation, and environmental issues. He is particularly engaged with the ecclesiology of the Romanian Orthodox theologian Dumitru Staniloae, placing special emphasis on Staniloae’s contribution in ecumenical discussions on the Church.
His book, Dumitru Staniloae: An Ecumenical Ecclesiology has been published by Continuum. His other works appeared in Pro Ecclesia, Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Downside Review, Journal of Eastern Christian Studies, Theological Studies, book chapters, etc. He has presented numerous academic papers and was invited guest lecturer nationally and internationally. He has also been interviewed on television, radio, and newspapers.
Dr. Bordeianu is the Director of the Annual Holy Spirit Lecture and Colloquium, an ongoing series intended to encourage the exploration of ideas pertaining to the theology of the Holy Spirit within an ecumenical context and in dialogue with contemporary issues. He is also the Director of the des Places Libermann Award in Pneumatology, which honors the individual who has made the most significant scholarly contribution to the area of pneumatology in the preceding five year period.
He serves as President of the Orthodox Theological Society in America (OTSA)
Select Publications
MONOGRAPH:
Dumitru Staniloae: An Ecumenical Ecclesiology (T&T Clark, 2011). Click the image below.
ARTICLES:
"Priesthood, Natural, Universal, and Ordained: Dumitru Staniloae's Communion Ecclesiology," Pro Ecclesia 19 (2010): 405-433 [pdf]
"The Contribution of Dumitru Staniloae's Ecclesiology to Ecumenism and Society, Journal of Eastern Christian Studies 62 (2010): 55-85 [pdf]
“Orthodox-Catholic Dialogue: Retrieving Eucharistic Ecclesiology.” Journal of Ecumenical Studies 44, no. 2 (2009): 239-65. [pdf]
Review of Dumitru Staniloae, Orthodox Spirituality: A Practical Guide for the Faithful and a Definitive Manual for the Scholar (South Canaan, Pennsylvania: St. Tikhon’s Seminary Press, 2002), in Archaeus 12-13 (2007-2008): 414-416. [pdf]
"Maximus and Ecology: The Relevance of Maximus the Confessor’s Theology of Creation for the Present Ecological Crisis” The Downside Review 127 (2009): 103-126. [pdf]
