St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary - Academic Catalog Academic Catalog Faculty

Professors

• John A Barnet, Associate Professor of New Testament
  BA, Duke University
  AM, University of Michigan
  MDiv, St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary
  PhD, Duke University

• Rev John Behr, Professor of Patristics
  BA, Thames Polytechnic
  MTh, St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary
  MPhil, University of Oxford
  DPhil, University of Oxford

• Peter C Bouteneff, Assistant Professor of Dogmatic Theology
  BM, New England Conservatory of Music
  MDiv, St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary
  MPhil, University of Oxford
  DPhil, University of Oxford

• John H Erickson, Dean, Peter N Gramowich Professor of Church History
  BA, Harvard College
  MPhil, Yale University
  MTh, St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary

• Paul Meyendorff, Fr Alexander Schmemann Professor of Liturgical Theology
  BA, Trinity College
  MDiv, St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary
  PhD, University of Notre Dame

• Rev Harry Pappas, Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology (Effective Fall 2006)
  BA, Davidson College
  MDiv, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
  ThM, Harvard Divinity School
  PhD, Yale University

• Rev Alexander Rentel, Assistant Professor of Canon Law and Byzantine Studies
BA, Ohio State University
MDiv, St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary
Licentiate, Pontifical Oriental Institute
SEOD, Pontifical Oriental Institute

• Very Rev Paul Nadim Tarazi, Professor of Old Testament
  Licentiate, Theological Institute of Bucharest
  MTh, Theological Institute of Bucharest
  ThD, Theological Institute of Bucharest

Professors Emeriti

• David Drillock, Professor of Liturgical Music, Emeritus
  BA, Columbia University
  MDiv, St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary
  SMM, Union Theological Seminary
  

• Very Rev Thomas Hopko, Dean Emeritus
  BA, Fordham University
  MDiv, St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary
  MA, Duquesne University
  PhD, Fordham University

• Veselin Kesich, Professor of New Testament, Emeritus
  BS, Columbia University
  MA, Columbia University
  MDiv, St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary
  PhD, Columbia University

Adjunct & Visiting Faculty

• Albert S Rossi, Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology, Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program
  BA, Gannon College
  MA, LaSalle College
  AM, New York Univesity
  PhD, Hofstra University
• Richard Schneider, Visiting Professor of Liturgical Art
  BA, Dartmouth College
  MFA, Princeton University
  MPhil, Columbia University

• Rev Luke Veronis, Visiting Lecturer in Missiology
  BS, Penn State University
  MDiv, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

• The Right Reverend SAVAS (Zembillas), Bishop of Troas, Adjunct Professor of Dogmatic Theology
  BA, Colby College
  MDiv, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

Instructor

• Dn Kevin Smith, Instructor in Liturgical Music
BA, University of South Carolina
MDiv, St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary
MA, St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary
MM, Mannes College of Music

Lecturers

• Mark Bailey, Lecturer in Liturgical Music
  BM, Eastman School of Music
  MM, Yale School of Music

• Very Rev Elias Bitar, Lecturer in Liturgical Music
  DMin, St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary

• Timothy Clark, Lecturer in New Testament Greek
  BA, Yale University
  MA, St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary
  PhD Candidate, Emory University

• Helen Breslich Erickson, Lecturer in Liturgical Music
  BA, Radcliffe College
  MM, Yale School of Music

• Rev Mark A Leondis, Lecturer in Religious Education
  BA, Hellenic College
  MDiv, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

• Very Rev Paul Lazor, John and Paraskeva Skvir Lecturer in Practical Theology
  BS, University of Pittsburgh
  MDiv, St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary

Librarian

• Eleana Sonnie Silk
  BS, Michigan State University
  BS, George Washington University
  MDiv, St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary
  MA, St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary
  MLS, Columbia University

Standing Committees

Committee on Admissions

• John H Erickson, Dean, Chairman
• John Barnet, Assistant Dean for Residential Life
• Very Rev Steven Belonick, Director of Recruitment
• Very Rev Paul Lazor, Associate Dean for Student Affairs
• Paul Meyendorff, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
• Ann K Sanchez, Student Affairs Administrator, by invitation

Committee on Financial Aid

• John H Erickson, Dean, Chairman
• John Barnet, Assistant Dean for Residential Life
• Very Rev Steven Belonick, Director of Recruitment
• Very Rev Paul Lazor, Associate Dean for Student Affairs
• Paul Meyendorff, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
• Peter Pruzinsky, Chief Financial Officer
• Ann K Sanchez, Student Affairs Administrator, by invitation

Committee on Publications

• John H Erickson, Dean, Chairman
• Theodore C Bazil, Managing Director, SVS Press
• Rev John Behr, Editor, St Vladimir's Theological Quarterly
• Peter Bouteneff
• Rev Alexander Rentel
• Dn Kevin Smith
• Very Rev Paul Tarazi
• Deborah Belonick, Associate Editor, SVS Press, by invitation

Doctor of Ministry Committee

• John H Erickson, Dean, Chairman
• Paul Meyendorff, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
• Albert S Rossi, Program Director
• Eleana Sonnie Silk, Librarian

Library Committee

• John H Erickson, Dean, Chairman
• Paul Meyendorff, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
• Eleana Sonnie Silk, Librarian
• Rev Alexander Rentel
• Very Rev Paul Tarazi

Technology Committee

• John H Erickson, Dean, Chairman
• Theodore C Bazil
• Peter C Bouteneff
• Paul Meyendorff, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
• Peter Pruzinsky, Chief Financial Officer
• Dn Kirill Sokolov, Director of Systems

Field Supervisors

Supervisors for students assigned to parish ministry are selected by the seminary from among Orthodox pastors in the greater New York area.

Supervisors for students assigned to hospital ministry are appointed from the following cooperating institutions:

Lawrence Hospital: Hospital ministry

Norwalk Hospital Association: CPE, hospital ministry

Westchester County Medical Center: Hospital ministry, psychiatric

White Plains Hospital: Hospital ministry