St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College

MR ANTHONY PAPANTONIOU

Anthony Papantoniou is a graduate of St Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College, receiving his Bachelor of Theology in 2001. Anthony continued postgraduate studies in Theology graduating from the Sydney College of Divinity with a Master of Theology in 2002 and a Master of Theology with Honours in 2008. He is a doctoral research student in the department of Studies in Religion at the University of Sydney, exploring the historical development of the principle of theandricity in Byzantine Christology. He has published several articles both in referred and non-referred journals and is associate lecturer in Patristic Studies at St Andrew’s.

Academic Classification: Associate Lecturer

Employment Status: Sessional

Subject Area: Theology (Patristic Studies)

Current Research: Theandricity in Byzantine Christology

Articles in Refereed Journals	‘The Theandric Mystery in Byzantine Christology,’ Studii Teologice 3 (2009): 177-196. ‘The Person and Event of Jesus Christ: An Eastern Orthodox Critique of Bishop John Shelby Spong’s Interpretation of the Christ Experience,’ Inter 2:1-2 (2008): 389-407. ‘The Mystery of the Human Person in Orthodox Theology: Some Reflections,’ Phronema 19 (2004): 59-77.
Book Reviews in Refereed Journals	‘The Cult of the Saints, St John Chrysostom,’ translated by Wendy Mayer with Bronwen Neil (Crestwood, New York: SVS Press, 2006), Phronema 23 (2008): 91-92. (co-reviewed with Revd Dr Doru Costache) Inter: Romanian Review for Theological and Religious Studies 1, 1-2 (2007). Romanian Institute for Inter-Orthodox, Inter-Confessional and Inter-Religious Studies, Cluj-Napoca, 2007, Phronema 22 (2007): 81-90.
Conference Papers	‘Christological insights from St Gregory the Theologian’s Letters to Cledonius,’ St Andrew’s Patristic Symposium 2010 (SAGOTC, Redfern NSW: 29 September, 2010). ‘Christological features in the thought of St Basil,’ St Andrew’s Patristic Symposium 2009, (SAGOTC, Redfern NSW: 30 September, 2009).
Conferences Attended	St Gregory of Nyssa, St Andrew’s Patristic Symposium. SAGOTC Redfern, NSW; 31 August – 28 September, 2011. St Gregory the Theologian or The Theology of Poetry, St Andrew’s Patristic Symposium, SAGOTC Redfern, NSW; 1 September – 6 October, 2010. St Basil the Great: History, Theology and Perennial Significance, St Andrew’s Patristic Symposium, SAGOTC Redfern, NSW; 2 September – 7 October, 2009.
Occasional Lectures	‘Key-terms in Cyrillian Christology,’ in Early Byzantine Patristic Theology (Fourth to Seventh Centuries), MA Intensive Course Unit, St Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College, July 2009. ‘St John Damascene’s Christology,’ in Later Byzantine Patristic Theology (Eighth to Fourteenth Centuries), BTh Course Unit, St Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College, March 2009. ‘Defining Ecclesial Tradition: St Irenaeus of Lyons,’ in Early Christian Patristic Theology (Second to Fourth Centuries), MA Intensive Course Unit, St Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College, January 2009. ‘Mia Physis: A Powerful Christological Statement,’ in Early Byzantine Patristic Theology (Fourth to Seventh Centuries), BTh Course Unit, St Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College, September 2008. ‘Soteriological Aspects in St Nicholas Cabasilas,’ in Later Byzantine Patristic Theology (Eighth to Fourteenth Centuries), BTh Course Unit, St Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College, May 2008. ‘Defining Ecclesial Tradition: St Irenaeus of Lyons,’ in Early Christian Patristic Theology (Second to Fourth Centuries), BTh Course Unit, St Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College, March 2008. ‘The Life in Christ according to St Nicholas Cabasilas,’ in Later Byzantine Patristic Theology (Eighth to Fourteenth Centuries), MA Intensive Course Unit, St Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College, July 2007.