June 19-24, 2005

Faculty

Mark Bailey, Lecturer in Liturgical Music
Mark Bailey is broadly experienced in the choral, orchestral, and operatic repertoires, with special emphasis on Slavic sacred and secular music. Recently, he was appointed music director of the Manchester Symphonic Chorale in Manchester Connecticut. In the last five years, Mr. Bailey has conducted concerts in over forty major American cities.

John Barnet, Associate Professor of New Testament
John Barnet is Associate Professor of New Testament at the seminary, where he teaches courses in New Testament, Old Testament, and biblical Greek. He completed his doctoral studies at Duke University under the direction of Professor Dan O. Via. His dissertation -- "'Not the Righteous but Sinners': M. M. Bakhtin's Theory of Aesthetics and the Problem of Reader-Character Interaction in Matthew's Gospel" -- was published by Sheffield Academic Press.

Rev John Behr, Professor of Patristics
Fr John Behr teaches courses in patristics, dogmatics and scriptural exegesis at the seminary. After completing a degree in Philosophy in London in 1987, he spent a year studying in Greece. He finished an M.Phil. in Eastern Christian Studies, and later a D.Phil., at Oxford University, under Bishop Kallistos (Ware). While finishing his studies, he was invited to be a Visiting Lecturer at St Vladimir’s Seminary in 1993, where he has been a permanent faculty member since 1995, tenured in 2000, and ordained in 2001. The second volume of his Formation of Christian Theology series, The Nicene Faith, was published in 2004 to critical acclaim.

Peter C Bouteneff, Assistant Professor in Dogmatic Theology
Peter Bouteneff teaches courses in dogmatic theology, patristics, and spirituality at the seminary. He has an M.Div. from the seminary and a doctorate from Oxford University, where he studied under Bishop Kallistos (Ware). He has worked for many years in theological dialogue, notably as Executive Secretary for Faith and Order at the World Council of Churches, and has written extensively on Orthodox relations with the WCC. He has recently designed courses at the seminary on film, contextual theologies, and modern culture.

Fr Irinej Dobrijevic
Hieromonk Irinej Dobrijevic is former Executive Director for the Office of External Affairs for the Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA and Canada. He currently serves as consultant to the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church on international and interchurch affairs, and editor-in-charge of the information service of the Serbian Orthodox Church.

John H Erickson, Dean, Peter N Gramowich Professor of Church History
Prof John H. Erickson is Dean and Professor of Church History at the Seminary. He is widely published in the areas of church history and canon law. His recent books include Orthodox Christians in America (Oxford University Press, 1999), and The Quest for Unity: Orthodox and Catholics in Dialogue (SVS Press, 1996). Dean Erickson also serves on several committees of the Orthodox Church in America, including the Metropolitan Council.

Helen Breslich Erickson, Lecturer in Liturgical Music
In addition to being a Lecturer in Liturgical Music at the Seminary, Helen Erickson is Chair of the Department of Performing Arts at Hackley School in Tarrytown, New York. She is the author of several publications including Young Person's Guide to the Opera (Silver-Burdett, 1975).

Paul Meyendorff, Fr Alexander Schmemann Professor of Liturgical theology
Prof. Paul Meyendorff has taught liturgical theology at the seminary since 1987, and is currently its academic dean. He is widely published in areas relating to the liturgy, its history, and its contemporary practice, especially in America. He occupies leadership roles on several ecumenical bodies and serves on numerous committees of the Orthodox Church in America.

Aristotle Papanikolaou
Aristotle Papanikolaou is Assistant Professor of Theology and Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies in the Theology Department at Fordham University.  He is also Co-Director of the Orthodoxy in America Lecture Series at Fordham.  He graduated with an MDiv from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology and received his PhD from the University of Chicago.  His book, Being with God:  Trinity, Apophaticism and Divine-Human Communion, is forthcoming from the University of Notre Dame Press.  His essay, "Byzantium, Orthodoxy, and Democracy," appears in the Journal of the American Academy of Religion.

Albert Raboteau, Henry W. Putnam Professor of Religion at Princeton University
Dr Raboteau received his doctorate in religious studies from Yale in 1974. He has held teaching positions at Yale University, University of North Carolina, University of California at Berkeley, and Xavier University. A widely published author, he is currently the Henry W. Putnam Professor of Religion at Princeton University. His specialties include the history of religion in America and African-American Studies, as well as religious themes in literature.

Albert S Rossi, Lecturer in Pastoral Theology
Dr Rossi teaches courses in pastoral theology at the Seminary. He is a member of the SCOBA Commission on Contemporary Social and Moral Issues. He has written numerous articles on psychology and religion and published a book through Paulist Press entitled, Can I Make a Difference: Christian Family Life Today. He is a licensed clinical psychologist in the state of New York.

Bishop SAVAS of Troas
A graduate of Colby College, His Grace studied at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology and at Oxford University. Bishop Savas has served as Chancellor of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America since 1999, and was elevated to the Holy Episcopate in 2002. In recent years he has been lecturing on themes arising from popular culture, and is currently teaching a course at St Vladimir's Seminary on "Looking for God in Modern Culture."

Dn Kevin Smith, Instructor in Liturgical Music
Deacon Kevin graduated from St Vladimir's Seminary in 2002 (M. Div., M.A. in Liturgical Music). He is teaching liturgical music and supervising the seminary chanters and choirs. He is currently engaged in post-graduate studies in choral conducting at Mannes College of Music in New York City.

Dn Kirill Sokolov, Director of Systems
Deacon Kirill Sokolov came to St Vladimir's Seminary in 2001, having previously worked at UC San Diego Academic Computing Services. He is Director of Systems at the seminary, responsible for overseeing computer operations and developing new technologies as they increasingly impact academic and administrative operations. Dn Kirill is a founding participant in a SCOBA commission to study Pan-Orthodox cooperation in information technology.

Fr Paul Tarazi, Professor of Old Testament
Fr Paul Tarazi has taught courses in Scripture and in biblical Hebrew at the seminary since 1980. He has published commentaries on Galatians and I Thessalonians, as well as introductory volumes in the Old and New Testaments. He has spoken and published not only on scriptural themes but also on contemporary and scriptural understandings of Middle Eastern politics.