Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Thought

Series Editors: Aristotle Papanikolaou and Ashley Purpura

This series consists of books that seek to bring Orthodox Christianity into an engagement with contemporary forms of thought. Its goal is to promote (1) historical studies in Orthodox Christianity that are interdisciplinary, employ a variety of methods, and speak to contemporary issues; and (2) 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.

For inquiries about the series, please contact the editors at [email protected] or [email protected].

Current and upcoming titles in the series:

Deifying Democracy: Liberalism and the Politics of Theosis. Nathaniel Wood, 2026.

Becoming Orthodox: Women, Religion, and Ethnicity in the American South. Elena V. Kravchenko, 2026.

The Collective Self: Reflection and Religion in Byzantium and the Middle East. Zachary Ugolnik, 2026.

Saint George Liberator: Hagiography as Resistance in the Modern Mediterranean. Aaron T. Hollander, 2025.

Anthropologies of Orthodox Christianity: Theology, Politics, Ethics. Edited by Candace Lukasik and Sarah Riccardi-Swartz, 2025.

Redemption: A Mimetic Soteriology. Nicholas Roumas, 2025.

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.
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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.