St. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM ORTHODOX RESEARCH GROUP SEMINAR
Our Skype seminar takes place every Monday from 7.30-9 pm CET 6.30-8 pm UK time via Zoom.
We discuss the major works in Orthodox Theology.
It is free to join the seminar. Please email: connect@orthodoxresearchgroup.com to receive up-to-date information regarding the reading pages and to receive the link to the meeting and the text.
Winter Term Reading
Reading: St. Irenaeus of Lyon, Against the Heresies
Summer Term 2023 Readings
Reading: Fr. John Behr, John the Theologian and his Paschal Gospel
The book is available here:
Here is the link to the meeting:
https://zoom.us/j/92336542214?pwd=ZlEvd1l4TWJiSzk0aWVhdDRsY2UzQT09
Meeting ID: 923 3654 2214
Passcode: 763325
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DATE |
WEEK |
TIME |
VENUE |
READING |
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15 May Monday |
1 |
6.30-8pm UK Time |
See the Zoom link above |
pp. 1-20 |
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22 May Monday |
2 |
6.30-8pm UK Time |
See the Zoom link above |
pp. 21-42 |
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29 May Monday |
3 |
6.30-8pm UK Time |
See the Zoom link above |
pp. 43-63 |
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5 June Monday |
4 |
6.30-8pm UK Time |
See the Zoom link above |
pp. 64-84 |
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12 June Monday |
5 |
6.30-8pm UK Time |
See the Zoom link above |
pp. 85-105 |
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19 June Monday |
6 |
6.30-8pm UK Time |
See the Zoom link above |
pp. 106-126 |
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26 June Monday |
7 |
6.30-8pm UK Time |
See the Zoom link above |
pp. 127-147 |
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3 July Monday |
8 |
6.30-8pm UK time |
See the Zoom link above |
pp. 148-168 |
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10 July Monday |
9 |
6.30-8pm UK time |
See the link above |
pp. 169-189 |
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17 July Monday |
10 |
6.30-8pm UK time |
See the link above |
pp. 190-210 |
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24 July Monday |
11 |
6.30-8pm UK time |
See Zoom link above |
pp. 211-231 |
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31 July Monday |
12 |
6.30-8pm UK Time |
See Zoom link above |
pp. 232-252 |
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7 August Monday |
13 |
6.30-8pm UK time |
See Zoom link above |
pp. 252-272 |
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14 August Monday |
14 |
6.30-8pm UK time |
See the link above |
pp. 273-293 |
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21 August Monday |
15 |
6.30-8pm UK time |
See the link above |
pp. 294-314 |
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28 August Monday |
16 |
6.30-8pm UK time |
See the link above |
pp. 315-333 |
Spring Term 2023 Readings
Metropolitan John Zizioulas, The One and the Many
A Defence of the Nicene Definition, by St. Athanasius the Great
Winter Term 2022 Readings
Saint Basil the Great On the Human Condition
St. Gregory of Nyssa On the Making of Man
Summer Term 2022
Reading: Fr. Nikolaos Loudovikos, Analogical Identities: The Creation of the Christian Self: Beyond Spirituality and Mysticism in the Patristic Era
The book is available here:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beyond-Spirituality-Christian-Traditionis-Theologiae/dp/2503578152
| DATE | WEEK | TIME | VENUE | READING |
| 29 June
Wednesday |
1 | 6.30-8pm UK time | See the link above | Introduction+
Part 1, Chapter 1: pp. 1-23 |
| 6 July
Wednesday |
2 | 6.30-8pm UK time | See the link above | Part 1, Chapter 1:
pp. 24-41 |
| 13 July
Wednesday |
3 | 6.30-8pm UK time | See the link above | Part 1, Chapter 1:
pp. 42-62 |
| 20 July
Wednesday |
4 | 6.30-8pm UK time | See the link above | Part 2: Chapter 1,
pp. 65-88 |
| 27 July
Wednesday |
5 | 6.30-8pm UK time | See the link above | Part 2: Chapter 2,
pp. 89-106 |
| 3 August
Wednesday |
6 | 6.30-8pm UK time | See the link above | Part 2: Chapter 2,
pp. 107-126 |
| 10 August
Wednesday |
7 | 6.30-8pm UK time | See the link above | Part 2: Chapter 3,
pp. 127-147 |
| 17 August
Wednesday |
8 | 6.30-8pm UK time | See the link above | Part 2: Chapter 4,
pp. 148-168 |
| 24 August
Wednesday |
9 | 6.30-8pm UK time | See the link above | Part 2: Chapter 4,
pp. 169-186 |
| 31 August
Wednesday |
10 | 6.30-8pm UK time | See the link above | Part 2: Chapter 4,
pp. 186-206 |
| 5 September
Monday |
11 | 6.30-8pm UK time | See the link above | Part 3: pp. 207-228 |
| 12 September
Monday |
12 | 6.30-8pm UK time | See the link above | Part 3: pp. 207-228 |
| 19 September
Monday |
13 | 6.30-8pm UK time | See the link above | Part 3: pp. 229-249 |
| 26 September
Monday |
14 | 6.30-8pm UK time | See the link above | Part 3: pp. 249-270 |
Our readings during the lockdown winter 2021- spring 2022
St. Symeon the New Theologian, Divine Eros
St. Ephrem the Syrian, Hymns on Paradise
St Diadochos of Photiki, On Spiritual Knowledge and Discrimination
St. John Chrysostom, The Homilies On First And Second Corinthians
St. John Chrysostom, The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John
St. Gregory Palamas, The Triads
2 TERM WORKING SCHEDULE 2020
Reading: Origen On First Principles
| DATE | WEEK | TIME | VENUE | READING |
| 13 April
Monday |
1 | 6.30-8 pm | Zoom | Introduction to Origen |
| 27 April
Monday |
2 | 6.30-8 pm | Zoom | Origen, On First Principles. Part one: Introduction + God, pp. 11-41 |
| 4 May
Monday |
3 | 6.30-8pm | Zoom | Christ, pp. 41-67 |
| 11 May
Monday |
4 | 6.30-8 pm | Zoom | On Christ, pp. 41-67
On the Holy Spirit, pp. 67-83. |
| 18 May
Monday |
5 | 6.30-8 pm | Zoom | On the Holy Spirit, pp.67-91 |
| 25 May
Monday |
6 | 6.30-8 pm | Zoom | Rational Beings, pp. 91-121 |
| 1 June
Monday |
7 | 6.30-8 pm | Zoom | On the Celestial Beings and On Angels, pp. 121-145. |
| 8 June
Monday |
8 | 6.30-8 pm | Zoom | On the World, pp. 145-177. |
| 15 June
Monday |
9 | 6.30-8 pm | Zoom | Part two: That the God of the Law and the Prophets and the Father of Our Lord Jesus Chris is One, pp.181-203 |
| 22 June
Monday |
10 | 6.30-8 pm | Zoom | The Incarnation of Christ
Tho Holy Spirit, pp.203-223 |
| 29 June
Monday |
11 | 6.30-8 pm | Zoom | The Soul
The World and Movement of Rational Creatures, pp. 223-255 |
| 6 July
Monday |
12 | 6.30-8 pm | Zoom | The Judgement
The Promises, pp. 255-283 |
| 13 July
Monday |
13 | 6.30-8 pm | Zoom | Rufinus’ Preface to Book 3
Free Will, Difficult Passages in Scripture, pp. 283-301 |
| 20 July
Monday |
14 | 6.30-8 pm | Zoom | The Opposing Powers, pp. 381-413 |
| 27 July
Monday |
15 | 6.30-8 pm | Zoom | On Human Temptations
That the World began in Time and Expects an End, pp.413-441 |
| 3 August
Monday |
16 | 6.30-8 pm | Zoom | The Consummation, pp. 441-459 |
| 10 August
Monday |
17 | 6.30-8 pm | Zoom | That the Scriptures are Divinely Inspired, pp.459-485 |
| 17 August
Monday |
18 | 6.30-8 pm | Zoom | How one must read and Understand the Scriptures, pp. 485-563 |
| 24 August
Monday |
19 | 6.30-8 pm | Zoom | How one must read and Understand the Scriptures, pp. 485-563 |
| 31 August
Monday |
20 | 6.30-8 pm | Zoom | Recapitulation, pp.563-587 |
| 7 September
Monday |
21 | 6.30-8 pm | Zoom | Appendix, p. 587-623 |
| 14 September
Monday |
22 | 6.30-8 pm | Zoom | Discussions on the Introduction to the book by John Behr |
1 TERM WORKING SCHEDULE 2019
Reading 1: St. Maximus the Confessor (580–662) On Difficulties in the Church Fathers: The Ambigua or “Book of Difficulties”
Book available here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0674726669/ref=x_gr_w_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_bb_uk-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738
| DATE | WEEK | TIME | VENUE | READING |
| 1 September Sunday Lunch and the Celebration of the Church New Year at 27 Whitehall Terrace at 1pm | ||||
| 2 September
Monday |
1 | 6.30-8.30pm | UC | Ambigua to Thomas
Ambigua I-V pp. 3-59 |
| 9 September
Monday |
2 | 6.30-8.30pm | UC | Ambigua to John
Letter to John of Kyzikos Ambiguum 6 and beginning of Ambiguum 7 pp.63-95 |
| 16 September
Monday |
3 | 6.30-8.30pm | UC | Ambiguum 7 (The Logos and the logoi)
pp. 95-141 |
| 23 September
Monday |
4 | 6.30-8.30pm | UC | Ambiguum 7 (questions left to discuss from the previous week)
Ambigua 8-9 pp. (119)143-149 |
| 30 September
Monday |
5 | 6.30-8.30pm | UC | Ambiguum 10 (beginning)
pp. 151-195 |
| 7 October
Monday |
6 | 6.30-8.30pm | UC | Retreat Workshop Preparation |
| 14 October
Monday |
7 | 6.30-8.30pm | UC | Retreat Workshop Preparation |
| 23-27 October Retreat to the Mull Monastery | ||||
| 28 October
Monday |
7 | 6.30-8.30pm | UC | Ambiguum 10
pp.195-251 |
| 4 November
Monday |
8 | 6.30-8.30pm | Ambiguum 10
pp.251-303 |
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| 11 November
Monday |
9 | 6.30-8.30pm | UC | Ambigua 10 (end)-13
pp. 303-355 |
| 18 November
Monday |
10 | 6.30-8.30pm | UC | Research Papers Colloquium |
| 25 November
Monday |
11 | 6.30-8.30pm | UC | Conference Preparation Colloquium |
| 30 November – 2 December | CONFERENCE IN CLUJ-NAPOCA | |||
| 9 December
Monday |
15 | 6.30-8.30pm | UC | Ambigua 14-18
pp. 357-403 |
| 16 December
Monday |
16 | 6.30-8.30pm | UC | Ambigua 19-22
pp. 405-451 |
2 TERM WORKING SCHEDULE 2019
Reading 1: George Florovsky Creation and Redemption
Text available here:
http://www.bulgarian-orthodox-church.org/rr/lode/florovsky3.pdf
Reading 2 George Florovsky Bible, Church, Tradition: An Eastern Orthodox View (selected chapters)
Text available here:
http://www.bulgarian-orthodox-church.org/rr/lode/florovsky1.pdf
| DATE | WEEK | TIME | VENUE | READING |
| 7 January
Monday |
1 | 6.30-8.30pm | UC | Research Papers Colloquium
(Olga S. presentation) |
| 21 January
Monday |
2 | 6.30-8.30pm | UC | Research Colloquium (follow-up to IOTA Conference) |
| 29 January
Tuesday |
3 | 7.00-9pm | UC | George Florovsky Creation and Redemption Chapter I-II: The Valley of the Shadow of Death. Revelation, Philosophy, and Theology
(p.11-43) |
| 5 February
Tuesday |
4 | 8-10pm | HP | Chapter III: Creation and Creaturehood
(pp. 43-81) |
| 26 February
Tuesday |
5 | 8-10pm | HP | Chapters IV-beginning of V: Evil. Death
(pp.81-110) |
| 5 March
Tuesday |
6 | 7-9pm | UC | Chapter V: Immortality, Resurrection, Redemption
(pp.11-143) |
| 12 March
Tuesday |
7 | 8-10pm | HP | Chapter V: Crucifixion
(pp. 143-162) |
| 19 March
Tuesday |
8 | 7-9pm | UC | Chapter VI: Incarnation
(pp.163-213) |
| 26 March
Tuesday |
9 | 8-10pm | HP | Chapter VI: On the Immortality of the Soul
(pp. 213-243) |
| 2 April
Tuesday |
10 | 7-9pm | UC | Chapter VII: Eschatology
(pp. 243-269) |
| 9 April
Tuesday |
11 | 7-9pm | UC | Research Colloquium |
| 16 April
Tuesday |
12 | 8-10 pm | HP | George Florovsky Bible, Church, Tradition: An Eastern Orthodox View Chapter I, VII: The Lost Scriptural Mind; Tradition of the Fathers
(pp. 9-17, 105-121) |
| 23 April
Tuesday |
13 | 6.30-8.30pm | UC | Research Colloquium |
| Easter Retreat (tbc) | 14 | tbc |
1 TERM WORKING SCHEDULE 2018
Reading 1: ST. BASIL THE GREAT DE SPIRITU SANCTO (ON THE HOLY SPIRIT)
Text available here → or here →
Reading 2: ST. BASIL THE GREAT AGAINST EUNOMIUS
Book available at Sir Duncan Rice library 273.4 BAS
Reading 3: ST. JOHN OF DAMASCUS AN EXACT EXPOSITION OF THE ORTHODOX FAITH
Text available here → or here →
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Festive Dinner together TBC |
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UC ‒ University Chaplaincy
HP ‒ Hamilton Place
ORTHODOX RESEARCH GROUP SPRING SCHEDULE 2018
Reading 1: DMITRY STANILOAE EXPERIENCE OF GOD: THE DOGMATIC ORTHODOX THEOLOGY (VOLUME 1)
Reading 2: ANDREW LOUTH INTRODUCING EASTERN ORTHODOX THEOLOGY 2013
| DATE | WEEK | TIME | VENUE | READING |
| 15 January/Monday | 1 | UC | Staniloae, The Experience of God, Chapter 8: The Super-Essential Attributes of God (Eternity, Supraspatiality, Omnipotence), pp.150-195. | |
| 22 January/Monday | 2 | UC | Staniloae, Chapter 9: The Spiritual Attributes of God (Omniscience, Justice and Mercy), pp. 198-222. | |
| 29 January/Monday | 3 | UC | Staniloae, Chapter 9: The Spiritual Attributes of God (Holiness, Goodness and Love), pp. 222-244. | |
| 5 February/Monday | 4 | UC | Staniloae, Chapter 10: The Holy Trinity: Structure of Supreme Love, pp245-278. | |
| 12 February/Monday | 5 | UC | Andrew Louth. Introducing Eastern Orthodox Theology, Chapter 1: Thinking and Doing, Being and Praying: Where do we Start? pp 1-16. | |
| 19 February/Monday | 6 | UC | Louth, Chapter 2: Who is God? The Doctrine of the Holy Trinity; Apophatic Theology, pp 16-32. | |
| 26 February/Monday | 7 | UC | Louth, Chapter 3: The Doctrine of Creation, pp 33-49. | |
| 5 March/Monday | 8 | UC | Louth, Chapter 4: Who is Christ? pp. 50-65. | |
| 12 March/Monday | 9 | UC | Louth, Chapter 5: Sin, Death and Repentance, pp. 66-81. | |
| 19 March/Monday | 10 | UC | Presentation Colloquium (Olga S) | |
| 26 March/Monday | 11 | UC | Louth, Chapter 6: Being Human ‒ Being in the Image of God, pp. 82-95. | |
| Palm Sunday retreat to the Essex orthodox Monastery of St. John the Baptist and Easter break | ||||
| 16 April | 12 | Presentation Colloquium | ||
| 23 April | 13 | Louth, Chapter 7: Sacraments and Icons: the Place of Matter in the Divine Economy, pp. 96-121. | ||
| 30 April/Monday | 14 | Louth, Chapter 8: Time and the Liturgy, pp. 122-140. | ||
| 7 May/Monday | 15 | Louth, Chapter 9: Where are we going? The Last Things and Eternal Life, 141-159. | ||
| 14 May/Monday | 16 | Online Presentation Colloquium | ||
| 21 May/Monday | 17 | Online Presentation Colloquium | ||
| 28 May/Monday | 18 | Online Presentation Colloquium | ||
| TBC | 19 | TBC | ||
ORTHODOX RESEARCH GROUP WINTER SCHEDULE 2017
Dumitru Staniloae, The experience of God: The Dogmatic Orthodox Theology. Volume 1.
Dumitru Stăniloae (1903 –1993) was a Romanian Orthodox priest, theologian and professor. He worked for over 45 years on a comprehensive Romanian translation of the Greek Philokalia. His book, The Dogmatic Orthodox Theology (1978), made him one of the best-known Christian theologians of the second half of the 20th century.
9 October/Monday
1 1.30-3.30pm FN Staniloae’s biography; Chapter 1
17 October/Tuesday
2 7-9 pm WT Chapter 2 (pp 15-37)
23 October/Monday
3 6.30-8.30 UC Chapter 3 (pp 37-53)
30 October/Monday
4 8-10 pm DP Chapter 4 (pp 53-79)
6 November/Monday
5 6.30-8.30pm UC Chapter 5 (pp 79-95)
13 November/Monday
6 8-10 pm DP Chapter 6 (pp 95-125)
20 November/Monday
7 6.30-8.30pm UC Chapter 7 (pp 125-141)
27 November/Monday
8 8-10 pm DP Chapter 8 (pp141-198)
15 December/Friday
9 8-10 pm DP Chapter 9 (pp198-245)
18 December/Monday
10 6.30-8.30pm UC Chapter 10 (pp 245-279)
Tbc 11 tbc WT
FN – University of Aberdeen Fraser Noble Building, room 165
UC – University of Aberdeen University Chaplaincy