John S. Romanides

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John S. Romanides ( Greek Ιωάννης Σάββας Ρωμανίδης , Ioannis Savvas Romanidis ; born March 2, 1927 in Piraeus ; † November 1, 2001 in Athens ) was a Greek Orthodox priest , author and professor who for a long time served the Greek Church in represented the ecumenical council of churches .

Life

Romanides' parents immigrated to the United States when he was two months old. He grew up there in Manhattan . He graduated from the Hellenic College in Brookline ( Massachusetts ) and the Yale Divinity School. He then received his doctorate from the University of Athens . From 1956 to 1965 he was Professor of Dogmatics at Holy Cross Theological School in Brookline, Massachusetts. In 1968 he was appointed Professor of Dogmatic Theology at the University of Thessaloniki in Greece, a position he held until his retirement in 1982. His last appointment was as professor of theology at the Faculty of Theology at Balamand University in Lebanon . Romanides died in Athens in 2001.

theology

Romanides' contribution contains much speculation - including controversial - about the cultural and religious differences between Eastern and Western Christianity, and how those differences have influenced the way Christianity evolved in Christian cultures of the East and West, respectively has and is lived.

His theological works underline the empirical basis of theology, called theosis , theoria, or gazing at God (as opposed to the intellectual-contemplative approach) as the essence of Orthodox theology . He saw hesychasm as the core of Christian practice and was a good expert on the works of the late medieval hesychast and theologian Gregorios Palamas .

His research in the field of dogmatic theology led him to the conclusion that there is a close connection between deviations in the teaching content and historical developments. In his later years he dealt particularly with historical topics, especially the Middle Ages, but also the 18th and 19th centuries.

Works

Several of his articles can be found on the website dedicated to him. His books include:

  • The Ancestral Sin. Translation: George S. Gabriel. Zephyr Publications, Ridgwood, New Jersey 2002, ISBN 0-9707303-1-4 (English)
  • Dogmatic theology and symbolism of the Orthodox Catholic Church. Pournaras, Thessaloniki 1973, ISBN 960-242-144-4 (Greek)
  • Rominosini, Romania, Roumeli. Pournaras, Thessaloniki 1975 (Greek)
  • An Outline of Orthodox Patristic Dogmatics. Translation of Archpriest George Dragas. Orthodox Theological Library, Volume 1. Orthodox Research Institute, Rollinsford, New Hampshire 2004, ISBN 0-9745618-4-3 (English)
  • Patristic Theology. Uncut Mountain Press, Dalles (OR) 2008, ISBN 960-86778-8-2 . (English)

literature

  • James L. Kelley: A Realism of Glorification: Lectures on Christology in the Works of Archpriest John Romanides. Orthodox Research Institute, Rollinsford 2009.
  • Andrew J. Sopko: Prophet of Roman Orthodoxy: The Theology of John Romanides. Synaxis, Dewdney 2003.
  • Georgios Metallinos : Archpriest John Romanides. Armos, Athens 2004, ISBN 960-527-274-1 (Greek).
  • Daniel P. Payne: The Revival of Political Hesychasm in Contemporary Orthodox Thought. The Political Hesychasm of John S. Romanides and Christos Yannaras . Lexington, Lanham 2011, ISBN 978-0-7391-4720-7 ( online )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ website
personal data
SURNAME Romanides, John S.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Romanides, John Savvas; Romanidis, Ioannis Sawas (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American Greek Orthodox priest and theologian
DATE OF BIRTH March 2, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Piraeus , Greece
DATE OF DEATH November 1, 2001
Place of death Athens