John Behr | |
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| Born | 16 October 1966 England |
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| Alma mater | Thames Polytechnic University of Oxford |
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| Discipline | Theology |
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John Behr (born 16 October 1966) is a British Eastern Orthodox priest and theologian. Since 2020, he has served as the Regius Professor of Humanity at the University of Aberdeen.[1] He is the former dean of St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, where he was the director of the Master of Theology Program and the Father Georges Florovsky Distinguished Professor of Patristics. He was ordained to the diaconate on 8 September 2001 and the priesthood on 14 September 2001. He served as the editor of the Popular Patristics Series, published by St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, from 1999 until 2020.[2] He was elected dean of the seminary on 18 November 2006 and served from 2007 until 2017 when he was named Father Georges Florovsky Distinguished Professor of Patristics.[3]
- ^ "Meet Professor John Behr, Regius Chair in Humanity | News | The School of Divinity, History and Philosophy | The University of Aberdeen". www.abdn.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
- ^ "St. Vladimir's bids farewell to Archpriest John Behr". St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary. Retrieved 8 August 2024. The specific date range "1999–2020" is given in post-2020 printings of the PPS books edited by Behr.
- ^ Announcement of election Archived 2007-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
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