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5On Contradiction in Orthodox PhilosophyIn Andrew Schumann (ed.), Logic in Orthodox Christian Thinking, De Gruyter. pp. 82-103. 2012.
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13The Philosophical Dialogue: A Poetics and a Hermeneutics. By VittorioHösle, translated by Steven Rendall. Pp. xx, 500, University of Notre Dame Press, 2012, £29.95/$35.00 (review)Heythrop Journal 60 (3): 488-489. 2019.
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15Byzantium in the Iconoclast Era c. 680–850: A History. By Leslie Brubaker and John Haldon. Pp. xxiv, 918. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2011, £100/$165 (review)Heythrop Journal 58 (6): 976-977. 2017.
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15Byzantium in the Iconoclast Era c. 680–850: A History. By Leslie Brubaker and John Haldon. Pp. xxiv, 918. Cambridge University Press, 2011, £100/$165 (review)Heythrop Journal 54 (3): 456-457. 2013.
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9‘Apart from Works’: An Exegetical and Theological Reflection onRomans3.21-4.25 and the New Perspective on PaulHeythrop Journal 57 (4): 649-652. 2016.
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24The Cult of the Mother of God in Byzantium. Edited by Leslie Brubaker and Mary B. Cunningham. Pp. xxii, 306. Ashgate, 2011, £65.00/$124.95 (review)Heythrop Journal 57 (2): 372-373. 2016.
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16Michael Psellos: Rhetoric and Authorship in Byzantium. By Stratis Papaioannou. Pp. xv, 347. Cambridge University Press, 2013, £65.00/$110.00 (review)Heythrop Journal 57 (2): 374-375. 2016.
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44The sense of the beautiful and apophatic thought: Empirical being as ikonZygon 42 (2): 535-552. 2007.
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45Pseudo-Dionysius’ concept of GodInternational Journal of Philosophy and Theology 75 (4): 306-318. 2014.Pseudo-Dionysius’ first principle is hyperousios. By definition, that concept is not theistic. In his oeuvre, however, Pseudo-Dionysius promotes Trinitarianism. A majority of Pseudo-Dionysius’ interpreters have maintained that these concepts are compatible. This article makes a case for the incoherence of that position.
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43Handmade: A Critical Analysis of John of Damascus' Justification for Venerating IconsHeythrop Journal 54 (3): 347-359. 2013.The essay is an analysis of John of Damascus’ justification for venerating the icons. Under the subtitle ‘reasoning for venerating the icons’ the essay conducts the analysis in three parts. First, John's definition of ‘veneration’ is presented and examined. Second, the OT ‘veneration’ passages he cites are critically evaluated. Third, the apparent incoherence of John's case is demonstrated from the Eastern Orthodox notion of scripture. This is a follow-up study to a previous essay (i.e., ‘Handma…Read more
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17Philosophy, theology and patristic thoughtInternational Journal of Philosophy and Theology 77 (4-5): 219-236. 2016.ABSTRACTThe common way of speaking of patristic thought is as theology. Disuse of the appellation ‘patristic philosophy’ is the result of separationist taxonomies in both philosophy and theology. Returning to the meanings of the terms theologia and philosophia in ancient and late ancient thought, this paper argues, with an eye toward Orthodox thought, for the reasonableness of speaking of patristic thought as philosophy.
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21Handmade: A critical analysis of John of damascus's reasoning for making iconsHeythrop Journal 52 (1): 14-26. 2011.
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21The Burning Bush: on the Orthodox Veneration of the Mother of God. By Sergei Nikolaevich Bulgakov; translated by Thomas Allan SmithHeythrop Journal 52 (5): 849-850. 2011.
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44Handmade: A Critical Analysis of John of Damascus' Reasoning for Venerating IconsHeythrop Journal 54 (2): 347-359. 2013.The essay is an analysis of John of Damascus’ reasoning for venerating the icons. Under the subtitle ‘reasoning for venerating the icons’ the essay conducts the analysis in three parts. First, John's definition of ‘veneration’ is presented and examined. Second, the OT ‘veneration’ passages he cites are critically evaluated. Third, the apparent incoherence of John's case is demonstrated from the Eastern Orthodox notion of scripture. This is a follow-up study to a previous essay (i.e., ‘Handmade: …Read more
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18Mystery in Philosophy: An Invocation of Pseudo-DionysiusLexington Books. 2012.The book’s subject matter is philosophical mystery. More particularly, it proffers a theistic hermeneutic—from patristic philosophy—for claims and indications of mystery.
Areas of Specialization
Philosophy of Religion |
Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy |
Areas of Interest
Epistemology |
Logic and Philosophy of Logic |