Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Thought
Series Editors: Aristotle Papanikolaou and Ashley Purpura
Publisher: Fordham University Press
This series consists of books that seek to bring Orthodox Christianity into an engagement with contemporary forms of thought. Its goal is to promote historical studies in Orthodox Christianity that are interdisciplinary, employ a variety of methods, and speak to contemporary issues; and constructive theological arguments in conversation with patristic sources and that focus on contemporary questions ranging from the traditional theological and philosophical themes of God and human identity to cultural, political, economic, and ethical concerns. The books in the series will explore both the relevancy of Orthodox Christianity to contemporary challenges and the impact of contemporary modes of thought on Orthodox self-understandings.
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Current and Forthcoming Titles
Deifying Democracy: Liberalism and the Politics of Theosis
Nathaniel Wood (2026)
An Orthodox Christian theological defense of liberal democracy that builds on the daring Christian humanist reinterpretation of incarnation and deification (theosis) in the Russian religious philosophy of Divine-Humanity
Becoming Orthodox: Women, Religion, and Ethnicity in the American South
Elena V. Kravchenko (2026)
An exploration of an embodied, practice-centered, and continuous process through which Orthodox Christian women in the American South cultivate a compelling religious womanhood
The Collective Self: Reflection and Religion in Byzantium and the Middle East
Zachary Ugolnik (2026)
Reveals a conception of selfhood in Byzantine and Middle-Eastern sources that is fundamentally collective rather than merely individual, challenging Western-centric narratives of the modern self and enriching contemporary discussions on communal ways of being
Saint George Liberator: Hagiography as Resistance in the Modern Mediterranean
Aaron T. Hollander (2025)
A groundbreaking investigation of how representations of Orthodox Christian saints serve as means of resistance amid cultural and political domination
Anthropologies of Orthodox Christianity: Theology, Politics, Ethics
Edited by Candace Lukasik and Sarah Riccardi-Swartz (2025)
Anthropologically explores the entanglement of theology and politics among contemporary Orthodox Christians
Redemption: A Mimetic Soteriology
Nicholas Roumas (2025)
A bold, trailblazing investigation into soteriology, approached by way of Girardian mimetic theory and Eastern Orthodox theological reflection
Nicaea and the Future of Christianity. Edited by George E. Demacopoulos and Aristotle Papanikolaou, 2025.
The Covenant's Veil: Ethiopian Orthodox Tradition of Elaboration. Alexandra Sellassie Antohin, 2024.
Sonic Icons: Relation, Recognition, and Revival in a Syriac World. Sarah Bakker Kellogg, 2024.
Orthodox Christians and the Rights Revolution in America. Anthony G. Roeber, 2024.
Faith, Reason, and Theosis. Edited by Aristotle Papanikolaou and George E. Demacopoulos, 2023.
Gender Essentialism and Orthodoxy: Beyond Male and Female. Bryce E. Rich, 2023.
The Moralist International: Russia and the Culture Wars. Kristina Stoeckl and Dmitry Uzlaner, 2022.
Orthodox Tradition and Human Sexuality. Edited by Thomas Arentzen, Ashley M. Purpura, and Aristotle Papanikolaou, 2022.
Between Heaven and Russia: Religious Conversion and Political Apostasy in Appalachia. Sarah Riccardi-Swartz, 2022.
Women and Religiosity in Orthodox Christianity. Edited by Ina Merdjanova, 2021.
Anarchy and the Kingdom of God. Davor Džalto, 2021.
Welcoming Finitude: Toward a Phenomenology of Orthodox Liturgy. Christina Gschwandtner, 2020.
Orthodox Readings of Augustine. Edited by George Demacopoulos and Aristotle Papanikolaou, 2020.
Fundamentalism or Tradition: Christianity after Secularization. Edited by George Demacopoulos and Aristotle Papanikolaou, 2019.
The Garb of Being: Embodiment and the Pursuit of Holiness in Late Ancient Christianity. Edited by Georgia Frank, Susan Holman, and Andrew Jacobs, 2019.
Dynamis of Healing: Patristic Theology and the Psyche. Pia Sophia Chaudhari, 2019.
Colonizing Christianity: Greek and Latin Religious Identity in the Era of the Fourth Crusade. George E. Demacopoulos, 2019.
Liturgical Theology after Schmemann: An Orthodox Reading of Paul Ricoeur. Brian A. Butcher, 2018.
God, Hierarchy, and Power: Orthodox Theologies of Authority from Byzantium. Ashley M. Purpura, 2017.
Christianity, Democracy, and the Shadow of Constantine. Edited by George Demacopoulos and Aristotle Papanikolaou, 2016.
***Winner of the 2017 Alpha Sigma Nu Book Award in Humanities*** [Read about the award.]
Orthodox Christianity and Nationalism in Nineteenth-Century Southeastern Europe. Edited by Lucian N. Leustean, 2014.
Orthodox Constructions of the West. Edited by George E. Demacopoulos and Aristotle Papanikolaou, 2013.
Toward and Ecology of Transfiguration: Orthodox Christian Perspectives on Environment, Nature, and Perspective. Edited by John Chryssavgis and Bruce V. Foltz, 2013.
On Earth As In Heaven: Ecological Vision and Initiatives of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. Edited by Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis, 2011.
Speaking the Truth in Love: Theological and Spiritual Exhortations of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. Edited by Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis, 2010.
In the World, Yet not of the World: Social and Global Initiatives of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. Edited by Rev. Dr.John Chryssavgis, 2009.