Thomas Athanasius Idinopulos

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Thomas Athanasius Idinopulos (born September 1, 1935 in Portland (Oregon) , † March 7, 2010 in Cincinnati , Ohio ) was an American theologian , philosopher and religious scholar .

education

Idinopulos was born to Greek immigrants in Portland, USA. He grew up with Greek as his mother tongue. English was the second language he learned. As a young man, Idinopulos served in the United States Army .

He began his education at Reed College , which he graduated with a BA in philosophy. He then earned an MA from Duke University as a National Woodrow Wilson Scholar . Until 1965 he continued his studies at the Divinity School of the University of Chicago , graduating with an MA and a PhD .

job

In 1966 Idinopulos began his professional life as a professor at Miami University in Oxford , Ohio . He was the founder and director of the Jewish Studies Program, where he lectured on comparative religion for 40 years . Idinopulos was an International Graduate Fellow at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens , Greece . He wrote more than 160 articles and 12 books. In 1986 he received the Associated Church Press Excellence Award from the Christian magazine "The Christian Century".

After his retirement , Idinopulos began studying Spanish and Hebrew at the University of Cincinnati . There he also had a position as adjunct professor .

Interests and travel

Idinopulos took ecumenical views. He was particularly interested in Jerusalem . On numerous trips there, he acquired extensive knowledge of this city, which was also reflected in several of his books.

In 1975 and 1977 Jerusalem's mayor, Teddy Kollek, invited Idinopulos to be a visiting professor at the Culture Center of the Jerusalem Foundation in Jerusalem. In 1981 Idinopulos was invited by Prince Hassan ibn Talal in Amman , Jordan . There he attended a meeting of scholars and international leaders who discussed the future of Jerusalem as the capital of Israelis and Palestinians .

family

On one of his numerous trips to Jerusalem Idinopulos met his wife Lea Spector Idinopulos, with whom he was married for 30 years. The marriage resulted in two sons and six grandchildren.

Works (selection)

  • Betrayal of Spirit: Jew-hatred, The Holocaust, and Christianity , The Davies Group Publishers, October 3, 2007, ISBN 978-1-888570-96-0 .
  • Weathered by Miracles: A History of Palestine from Bonaparte and Muhammad Ali to Ben-Gurion and the Mufti , July 1, 1998, ISBN 1-56663-189-0 .
  • WHAT IS RELIGION? , Cross Currents, 1998, Vol. 48/3, online
  • Jerusalem: A History of the Holiest City as seen Through the Struggles of Jews, Christians, and Muslims , Ivan R. Dee, August 1, 1994, ISBN 1-56663-062-2 .
  • Jerusalem Blessed, Jerusalem Cursed: Jews, Christians and Muslims in the Holy City from David's Time to Our Own , Ivan R. Dee, Publisher, November 28, 1991, ISBN 0-929587-66-9 .
  • Holy Fire in Jerusalem , Christian Century, April 7, 1982, p. 407, online
  • The erosion of faith ;: An inquiry into the origins of the contemporary crisis in religious thought , Quadrangle Books, 1971, ISBN 0-8129-0197-5 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f In Memoriam: Thomas A. Idinopulos, “El Greco” in Religious Studies News Published by the American Academy of Religion. Retrieved July 22, 2019
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Thomas A. Idinopulos '57 at Reed. Retrieved July 22, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Idinopulos, Thomas Athanasius
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Idinopulos, Thomas A.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek-American theologian, philosopher, religious scholar
DATE OF BIRTH September 1, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Portland , Oregon
DATE OF DEATH March 7, 2010
Place of death Cincinnati , Ohio