MR MARIO BAGHOS


Mario_Baghos.jpgMario Baghos is Associate Lecturer in Patristic Studies and Church History at St Andrew's. He is the recipient of three academic awards from the Sydney College of Divinity, and has published several peer reviewed journal articles within Australia and abroad exploring the theme of a patristic approach to history and eschatology. He is currently undertaking his PhD in the department of Studies in Religion at the University of Sydney on the city of Constantinople. His additional research interests include the history of religions and mentalities.

Academic Classification: Associate Lecturer in Patristic Studies and Church History

Employment Status: Part Time

Subject Area: Patristic Studies, Church History

Current Research: Constantinople as a Recapitulation of the Cosmos.

Website: http://sagotc.academia.edu/MarioBaghos

Articles in Refereed Journals

‘St Gregory the Theologian’s Metanarrative of History.’ Phronema 26:2 (2011): 63-79.

‘The Meaning of History: Insights from St Gregory the Theologian’s Existential Metanarrative.’ Colloquium 43:1 (2011): 17-38.

‘St Basil’s Eschatological Vision: Aspects of the Recapitulation of History and the Eighth Day.’ Phronema 25 (2010): 85-103.  

‘Taboric Light, Uncreated Energies and Participation in the Divine Life: Insights from the Triads of St Gregory Palamas.’ E-Oikonomia 02 (2008)

Book Reviews in Refereed Journals

Griffith, Sidney H. The Church in the Shadow of the Mosque: Christians and Muslims in the World of Islam. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2008. Phronema 24 (2009): 87-91.

Russell, Norman. The Early Church Fathers: Theophilus of Alexandria. Wiltshire, Great Britain: Routledge, 2007. Inter: Romanian Review for Theological and Religious Studies 2:1-2 (2008): 530-53

Conferences Attended

St Gregory of Nyssa, St Andrew’s Patristic Symposium. SAGOTC Redfern, NSW; 31 August – 28 September, 2011.

Hellenism in a Globalised World, the 10th Biennial Conference of the Modern Greek Studies Association, Australia and New Zealand (MGSAANZ) Macquarie University; 9-12 of December 2010.

Epistolary Conversations: Opening the letter of Classical and Late Antiquity, Joint Symposium. Presented by Macquarie University Ancient Cultures Research Centre and Australian Catholic University Centre for Early Christian Studies; 15 November, 2010.

St Gregory the Theologian or The Poetry of Theology, St Andrew’s Patristic Symposium, SAGOTC Redfern, NSW;  1 September – 6 October, 2010.

Coptic Art Symposium, Society for the Study of Early Christianity, Macquarie University; 6 May, 2010.

St Basil the Great: History, Theology and Perennial Significance, St Andrew’s Patristic Symposium, SAGOTC Redfern, NSW; 2 September – 7 October, 2009.

The Paradox of Paul, Society for the Study of Early Christianity, Macquarie University, Sydney; 9 May, 2009.

The Reign of Justinian and Theodora Conference, Department of Ancient History, Macquarie University; Sydney. 14 – 15 October, 2006.

Conference Papers

'Anthropocentrism and the Dissociation between Cosmos and History: its Impact on our Study of the Past' Studies in Religion Research Seminars (University of Sydney; 4 April, 2012)

Apokatastasis in the Catechetical Oration of St Gregory of Nyssa: From Incarnation to Baptism and Beyond’ St Andrew’s Patristic Symposium (SAGOTC, Redfern NSW; 21 September, 2011)

‘Against Idealism: The Impact of Eschatology upon the Historiography of Fr Georges Florovsky’ The Modern Fathers: Key Figures in Early Christian Historiography series for the Society for the Study of Early Christianity (SSEC) (Macquarie University; 21 July 2011)

‘Eusebius’ Eschatology of Replacement in Relation to his View of the Christian Emperor’ Center for the History of Christian Thought and Experience (CTE) Seminar Series (Macquarie University, 28 April, 2011)

‘Hellenistic Globalisation and the Universal Logos: Perspectives from Philo of Alexandria to the Early Christian Apologists’ Hellenism in a Globalised World, the 10th Biennial Conference of the Modern Greek Studies Association, Australia and New Zealand (MGSAANZ) (Macquarie University; 10 December, 2010)

‘Working towards an Existential Metanarrative of History in the Writings of St Gregory the Theologian,’ St Andrew’s Patristic Symposium (SAGOTC, Redfern NSW; 15 September, 2010)

‘Eusebius’ Eschatology of Replacement in Relation to his View of the Christian Emperor’ Sydney College of Divinity Research Seminars (Catholic Institute of Sydney; 5 November, 2009)

‘St Basil’s View of the End Times’ St Andrew’s Patristic Symposium (SAGOTC, Redfern NSW; 16 September, 2009)

Participation in Church, Government and Industry Bodies

Member, Professional Development Committee of the Sydney College of Divinity (SCD), 2012 -

Participant, Curriculum Consolidation: Church History, Sydney College of Divinity, 2011.

Board Member, Society for the Study of Early Christianity (SSEC), within the Ancient History Documentary Research Centre, Macquarie University. 2010 -

Occasional lectures


‘Insights into the Study of Church History,’ St Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College Autumn Residential School, 20 April, 2012.

'Lenten Insights from the Desert Fathers,' Lenten Lecture Series, St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College. 25 March, 2012.

'A Pilgrimage to Constantinople,' A Short Course in Orthodox Studies, ‘St Spyridon’ Parish of South-East Sydney, Kingsford NSW, 23 November 2011.

Apokatastasis in the Catechetical Oration of St Gregory of Nyssa,' Early Christian Patristic Theology (TH182/TH482), St Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College. 10 November, 2011.

‘St Gregory the Theologian’s Metanarrative of History,’ Early Christian Patristic Theology (TH182/TH482), St Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College. 3 November, 2011.

‘St Basil’s Eschatological Vision,’ Early Christian Patristic Theology (TH182/TH482), St Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College. 27 October, 2011.

‘The Reformation Past and Present, Part 1: Historical and Theological Themes’ Greek Orthodox Church of The Resurrection of Christ, Kogarah. 26 September, 2011.

‘Introduction II’ for Early Christian and Byzantine Art and Architecture (AHPG850), Macquarie University. 11 August, 2011.

‘Introduction I’ for Early Christian and Byzantine Art and Architecture (AHPG850), Macquarie University. 4 August, 2011.

‘A Pilgrimage to Constantinople, Part 2’ Greek Orthodox Church of The Resurrection of Christ, Kogarah. 21 March, 2011.

‘A Pilgrimage to Constantinople, Part 1’ Greek Orthodox Church of The Resurrection of Christ, Kogarah. 8 March, 2011.

A Brief History of Early Christianity.’ Greek Orthodox Church of The Resurrection of Christ, Kogarah. Part of ‘A Short Course in Orthodoxy.’ 8 November 2010.

‘From Rome to Constantinople: Constantine and his City’ for From Constantine to Theodora: Church and State in Late Antiquity (AHIS221), Macquarie University, 24 May, 2010.

‘The Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council.’ Greek Orthodox Parish and Community of All Saints, Belmore, 14 May, 2010.

‘Iconography’ for Greek Heroes and Heroines: from Achilles to Zorba (AHMG101), Macquarie University. 13 May, 2010.

'The Sacredness of Creation' for Introduction to Theology (TH104A/404A), St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College. 13 May, 2010.

‘The Icon of Christ’s Descent into Hades.’ Greek Orthodox Church of The Resurrection of Christ, Kogarah. 5 April, 2010.

‘Lenten Insights from the Macarian Homilies.’ Greek Orthodox Church of The Resurrection of Christ, Kogarah. 29 March 2010.

‘The Sacredness of Creation’ for Introduction to Orthodox Theology (TH104A/404A), St Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College Summer Intensive Course. 13 January, 2010.

Presentation on St Dionysius entitled ‘Reflections on the Mystical Theology & the Ecclesiastical Hierarchy’ for Early Byzantine Patristic Theology (TH583), St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College Winter Intensive Course, 16 July, 2009.

Awards and Prizes

Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) Scholarship, 2010 -

The Sydney College of Divinity Dr Beth Blackall Prize for highest grade in a graduate level thesis (2010)

The Sydney College of Divinity Rev Dr Brian Murray Prize for Bachelor of Theology for highest grades in Theology (2009)

The Sydney College of Divinity Dianne Feeney Memorial Prize for highest grades in the Bachelor of Theology (2009)