MR DIMITRI KEPREOTES
After completing his bachelor degree at St Andrew’s in 1991, Dimitri Kepreotes worked for just over a decade as the Personal Secretary of His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos whilst continuing with his Masters in Theology, which he completed in 2001. Dimitri is a PhD candidate in the department of Ancient History at Macquarie University where he undertakes a diachronic study of Greek padeia. He teaches Modern Greek and Canon Law at St Andrew’s and is the publishing director of St Andrew's Orthodox Press of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia.
Academic Classification: Lecturer
Employment Status: Sessional
Subject Area: Pastoral Theology and Practice
Current Research: Pedagogical approaches in the works of St Photios the Great
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Articles in Refereed Journals |
‘The Anthropology of St Nectarios: Insights from A Sketch of the Human Person’ Phronema 20 (2005): 77-92 |
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Book Reviews in Refereed Journals |
Archbishop Anastasios (Yannoulatos), Facing the World: Orthodox Christian Essays on Global Concerns. Colloquium 38: 1 (2006): 109-112 |
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Conference Papers |
‘What has Athens to do with Jerusalem? Greek Orthodoxy and the continuity of Hellenism.’ Delivered at the 10th Biennial Conference of the Modern Greek Studies Association of Australia and New Zealand, on the theme of ‘Hellenism in a Globalised World’ (Macquarie University; 9-12 December, 2010) ‘Orthodox Canon Law - a challenge to God-given freedom’ God, Freedom and Nature: Biennial Conference in Philosophy, Religion and Culture (Catholic Institute of Sydney Strathfield; 3-5 October, 2008) ‘From Gadfly to Divine Educator: a literary approach to the Socratic Alcibiades’ Socrates, Alcibiades, and the Divine Lover/Educator (University of Newcastle; 4-6 December, 2008) |
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Conferences Attended |
St Gregory of Nyssa, St Andrew’s Patristic Symposium. SAGOTC Redfern, NSW; 31 August – 28 September, 2011 10th Biennial Conference of the Modern Greek Studies Association of Australia and New Zealand, on the theme of ‘Hellenism in a Globalised World’, Macquarie University; 9-12 December, 2010 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. 10th Clergy-Laity Congress: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, Greek Orthodox Parish & Community of South-East Sydney; 27-30 January, 2008 God, Freedom and Nature: Biennial Conference in Philosophy, Religion and Culture. Catholic Institute of Sydney, Strathfield; 3-5 October, 2008 ‘The Challenge of Plato for our Times,’ keynote speaker Emeritus Prof. George Bozonis, The Cultural Centre of the Municipality of Athens, Greece; 18 April, 2007 ‘Scholars, Scribes and Secrets,’ Annual Conference of the Society for the Study of Early Christianity. Macquarie University; 5 May, 2007. International Conference of Christians and Jews, Shalom College, University of NSW, as workshop presenter on the place of minority religions in society. 11 July; 2007 7th Language Colloquium, Museum of Ancient Cultures Language Showcase Series. Macquarie University, Sydney; May 12 2006 2nd International Symposium of Kytheraismos, Canberra; September 15-16, 2006 |
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Participation in Church, Government and Industry Bodies |
Director, National Council of Churches in Australia Member, Finance Committee, National Council of Churches in Australia Committee for the Translation of Liturgical texts, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia |
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Editorial Board Member of a Refereed Journal or Publication |
PHRONEMA, academic journal of St Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College Voice of Orthodoxy, the official magazine of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia |
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Referee for Journal |
PHRONEMA |
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Editorial Board Member of a Non-refereed Journal or Publication |
Vema newspaper Voice of Orthodoxy |