B R O C K B I N G A M A N
Ας γίνει η εικόνα τόσο του εαυτού μας και του Θεού.
"Let us become the image both of ourselves and of God." - Maximus the Confessor, the Philokalia, vol. 2, 171-2.
"Give me the strength to seek, you who have made me find you and given me the hope of finding you more and more...May I remember you, understand you, love you. Increase these things in me, until you fully refashion me." - Augustine of Hippo, On the Trinity, 15.28.
The "goal is the flourishing of all beings in their uniqueness and interrelation - both sexes, all races and social groups, all creatures of the universe...[through] a creative combination of hermeneutical retrieval of ancient texts and appropriation of contemporary existence." - Elizabeth Johnson, She Who Is, 19, 32.
"Let us become the image both of ourselves and of God." - Maximus the Confessor, the Philokalia, vol. 2, 171-2.
"Give me the strength to seek, you who have made me find you and given me the hope of finding you more and more...May I remember you, understand you, love you. Increase these things in me, until you fully refashion me." - Augustine of Hippo, On the Trinity, 15.28.
The "goal is the flourishing of all beings in their uniqueness and interrelation - both sexes, all races and social groups, all creatures of the universe...[through] a creative combination of hermeneutical retrieval of ancient texts and appropriation of contemporary existence." - Elizabeth Johnson, She Who Is, 19, 32.
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Current Position
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Program Director, and Director of the Pre-Seminary Program at Wesleyan College, GA
Our Department is committed to equipping students both in the study of the nature of religion (cf. Anatomy of the Sacred, James Livingston) and in theological studies (cf. The Christian Tradition, 5 volumes, Jaroslav Pelikan).
Academic Background Research Interests
Ph.D. Loyola University Chicago, 2009 The Philokalia: particularly Maximus the Confessor
M.Div. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1995 Spirituality and Mysticism: Christian and Sufi (al-Ghazali)
B.A. Southern Nazarene University, 1992 Theological Dialogue: Eastern-Western Churches, Christian-Muslim
Specialization
Constructive/Systematic Theology
Christian Spirituality and Mysticism
History of Christianity and Patristics
Recent Publications
Books
All Things New: Maximus the Confessor and Jürgen Moltmann on Humanity and Creation, Princeton Theological Monograph Series/ Wipf & Stock, forthcoming fall of 2012.
The Philokalia: Exploring the Classic Text of Orthodox Spirituality, co-edited with Bradley Nassif, Oxford University Press, forthcoming January 2012. See the link at OUP:
http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/ReligionTheology/Theology/?view=usa&ci=9780195390278
Chapters and Articles in Books
"Orthodox Spirituality and Contemporary Ecology: John Cassian, Maximus the Confessor, and Jürgen Moltmann in Conversation," in Spirit and Nature: Christian Spirituality in a Time of Ecological Urgency, by Timothy Hessel Robinson and Ray Maria McNamara, Princeton Theological Monograph Series/Wipf & Stock, 2011.
Journal Articles
"Karl Rahner and Maximus the Confessor: Consonant Themes and Ecumenical Dialogue," Heythrop Journal (forthcoming, 2012).
"A Common Vision: John Cassian and al-Ghazali's Correlative Visions of the Spiritual Life," in Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, Volume 20, Issue 2, 2009, 171-182.
"Learning from Left Behind? A Call for Coherent Accounts of Scripture," in Anglican Theological Review, Spring 2009 (91:2), 255-272.
"Bernard Lonergan on Religion: Promising Trajectories for Religious and Theological Studies," under review at Method: Journal of Lonergan Studies.
"Engaging the Cosmic Liturgy: Hans Urs von Balthasar's Treatment of Maximus the Confessor's Theological Vision," under review at the International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church.
“Saint Teresa of Avila,” entry in the New Dictionary of Theology (Inter Varsity Press), forthcoming 2011.
“David Tracy,” entry in the New Dictionary of Theology (Inter Varsity Press), forthcoming 2011.
Book Reviews
Timothy Harvie, Jürgen Moltmann's Ethics of Hope: Eschatological Possibilities for Moral Action (Alderhsot and Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 2009), in Modern Believing 51:3, July 2010.
Scott R. Paeth, Exodus Church and Civil Society: Public Theology and Social Theory in the Work of Jürgen Moltmann (Alderhsot and Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 2008), in Modern Believing 51:2, April 2010.
Jürgen Moltmann, A Broad Place (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2007), published in Anglican Theological Review, Summer 90:2 (2008), 384-387.
Mark A. McIntosh, Divine Teaching (London: Blackwell, 2007), in Anglican Theological Review, Spring 90:3 (2008), 673-675.
Select Presentations, Plenary Lectures, and Chaired Panels
"Contemplative Common Ground: John Cassian and al-Ghazali on the Mystical Life," paper to be presented at the American Academy of Religion (the Contemplative Studies Group), San Francisco, CA, November 19, 2011.
"Transforming Christian Mysticism," paper at the American Academy of Religion (World Christianity Group), Southeast Regional Meeting, Louisville, KY, March 4, 2011.
"The Philokalia: Reconsidering a Christian Spiritual Classic," chaired panel at the American Society of Church History, Boston, MA, January 7, 2011.
"Red and Green Theology: Native American and Moltmannian Theology in Conversation," paper at the American Academy of Religion (Religion and Ecology Group), Southeast Region Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 6, 2010.
"Toward Orthodox-Reformed Dialogue: Exploring Jürgen Moltmann's Conversation with Orthodox Creation Theology," paper presented at the American Academy of Religion (Orthodox and Reformed Group joint session), Montreal, Quebec, November 8, 2009.
"Mystical Ecclesiology: Maximus the Confessor's Mystagogy," paper presented at the North American Patristics Society, Chicago, IL, May 23, 2009.
"Sensing the Beautiful: Retrieving the Philokalia's Diverse Teaching on the Spiritual Senses," paper presented at Garrett Evangelical Seminary Annual Theology Conference at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, April 24, 2009.
"Origen Reconsidered: The Hermeneutics, Philosophy, and Contemporary Relevance of Origen of Alexandria," plenary lecture at the Marquette/Loyola University Theology Colloquium, February 7, 2009.
"A Common Vision: John Cassian and Al-Ghazali's Correlative Conceptions of the Spiritual Life," paper presented at Notre Dame University's Kellogg Institute for International Studies Annual Conference on the Common Good, October 9, 2008.
"Loving the Beautiful: The Orthodox Philokalia's Promise for Contemporary Constructive Theology," paper presented at the North American Patristics Society, Chicago, IL, May 23, 2008.
"Death, Resurrection, and Eucharistic Celebration: Maximus the Confessor's Vision of the Spiritual Life," paper presented at the Garrett Evangelical Theology Conference at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, April 18, 2008.
"Life in the Spirit in God's World: Orthodox Spirituality and Moltmannian Pneumatology," paper presented at the Wesleyan Theological Society/Society for Pentecostal Studies at Duke University, March 14, 2008.
"Orthodox Spirituality and Contemporary Ecology: John Cassian, Maximus the Confessor, and Jürgen Moltmann in Conversation," paper presented at the American Academy of Religion (Christian Spirituality and Ecology joint session), San Diego, CA, November 17, 2007.
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Program Director, and Director of the Pre-Seminary Program at Wesleyan College, GA
Our Department is committed to equipping students both in the study of the nature of religion (cf. Anatomy of the Sacred, James Livingston) and in theological studies (cf. The Christian Tradition, 5 volumes, Jaroslav Pelikan).
Academic Background Research Interests
Ph.D. Loyola University Chicago, 2009 The Philokalia: particularly Maximus the Confessor
M.Div. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1995 Spirituality and Mysticism: Christian and Sufi (al-Ghazali)
B.A. Southern Nazarene University, 1992 Theological Dialogue: Eastern-Western Churches, Christian-Muslim
Specialization
Constructive/Systematic Theology
Christian Spirituality and Mysticism
History of Christianity and Patristics
Recent Publications
Books
All Things New: Maximus the Confessor and Jürgen Moltmann on Humanity and Creation, Princeton Theological Monograph Series/ Wipf & Stock, forthcoming fall of 2012.
The Philokalia: Exploring the Classic Text of Orthodox Spirituality, co-edited with Bradley Nassif, Oxford University Press, forthcoming January 2012. See the link at OUP:
http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/ReligionTheology/Theology/?view=usa&ci=9780195390278
Chapters and Articles in Books
"Orthodox Spirituality and Contemporary Ecology: John Cassian, Maximus the Confessor, and Jürgen Moltmann in Conversation," in Spirit and Nature: Christian Spirituality in a Time of Ecological Urgency, by Timothy Hessel Robinson and Ray Maria McNamara, Princeton Theological Monograph Series/Wipf & Stock, 2011.
Journal Articles
"Karl Rahner and Maximus the Confessor: Consonant Themes and Ecumenical Dialogue," Heythrop Journal (forthcoming, 2012).
"A Common Vision: John Cassian and al-Ghazali's Correlative Visions of the Spiritual Life," in Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, Volume 20, Issue 2, 2009, 171-182.
"Learning from Left Behind? A Call for Coherent Accounts of Scripture," in Anglican Theological Review, Spring 2009 (91:2), 255-272.
"Bernard Lonergan on Religion: Promising Trajectories for Religious and Theological Studies," under review at Method: Journal of Lonergan Studies.
"Engaging the Cosmic Liturgy: Hans Urs von Balthasar's Treatment of Maximus the Confessor's Theological Vision," under review at the International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church.
“Saint Teresa of Avila,” entry in the New Dictionary of Theology (Inter Varsity Press), forthcoming 2011.
“David Tracy,” entry in the New Dictionary of Theology (Inter Varsity Press), forthcoming 2011.
Book Reviews
Timothy Harvie, Jürgen Moltmann's Ethics of Hope: Eschatological Possibilities for Moral Action (Alderhsot and Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 2009), in Modern Believing 51:3, July 2010.
Scott R. Paeth, Exodus Church and Civil Society: Public Theology and Social Theory in the Work of Jürgen Moltmann (Alderhsot and Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 2008), in Modern Believing 51:2, April 2010.
Jürgen Moltmann, A Broad Place (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2007), published in Anglican Theological Review, Summer 90:2 (2008), 384-387.
Mark A. McIntosh, Divine Teaching (London: Blackwell, 2007), in Anglican Theological Review, Spring 90:3 (2008), 673-675.
Select Presentations, Plenary Lectures, and Chaired Panels
"Contemplative Common Ground: John Cassian and al-Ghazali on the Mystical Life," paper to be presented at the American Academy of Religion (the Contemplative Studies Group), San Francisco, CA, November 19, 2011.
"Transforming Christian Mysticism," paper at the American Academy of Religion (World Christianity Group), Southeast Regional Meeting, Louisville, KY, March 4, 2011.
"The Philokalia: Reconsidering a Christian Spiritual Classic," chaired panel at the American Society of Church History, Boston, MA, January 7, 2011.
"Red and Green Theology: Native American and Moltmannian Theology in Conversation," paper at the American Academy of Religion (Religion and Ecology Group), Southeast Region Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 6, 2010.
"Toward Orthodox-Reformed Dialogue: Exploring Jürgen Moltmann's Conversation with Orthodox Creation Theology," paper presented at the American Academy of Religion (Orthodox and Reformed Group joint session), Montreal, Quebec, November 8, 2009.
"Mystical Ecclesiology: Maximus the Confessor's Mystagogy," paper presented at the North American Patristics Society, Chicago, IL, May 23, 2009.
"Sensing the Beautiful: Retrieving the Philokalia's Diverse Teaching on the Spiritual Senses," paper presented at Garrett Evangelical Seminary Annual Theology Conference at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, April 24, 2009.
"Origen Reconsidered: The Hermeneutics, Philosophy, and Contemporary Relevance of Origen of Alexandria," plenary lecture at the Marquette/Loyola University Theology Colloquium, February 7, 2009.
"A Common Vision: John Cassian and Al-Ghazali's Correlative Conceptions of the Spiritual Life," paper presented at Notre Dame University's Kellogg Institute for International Studies Annual Conference on the Common Good, October 9, 2008.
"Loving the Beautiful: The Orthodox Philokalia's Promise for Contemporary Constructive Theology," paper presented at the North American Patristics Society, Chicago, IL, May 23, 2008.
"Death, Resurrection, and Eucharistic Celebration: Maximus the Confessor's Vision of the Spiritual Life," paper presented at the Garrett Evangelical Theology Conference at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, April 18, 2008.
"Life in the Spirit in God's World: Orthodox Spirituality and Moltmannian Pneumatology," paper presented at the Wesleyan Theological Society/Society for Pentecostal Studies at Duke University, March 14, 2008.
"Orthodox Spirituality and Contemporary Ecology: John Cassian, Maximus the Confessor, and Jürgen Moltmann in Conversation," paper presented at the American Academy of Religion (Christian Spirituality and Ecology joint session), San Diego, CA, November 17, 2007.
