Andrew Louth | |
|---|---|
 Louth speaking at
St Edmund Hall, Oxford, in 2017 in front of a portrait of
A. B. Emden | |
| Born | 11 November 1944
Louth, England |
| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Religion | Christianity ( Anglican · Eastern Orthodox) |
| Church | |
| Ordained |
|
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | |
| Sub-discipline | Patristics |
| Institutions | |
Andrew Louth FBA ( /laʊθ/; born 11 November 1944) is an English theologian. He is an emeritus professor of patristic and Byzantine studies in the Department of Theology and Religion of Durham University. [2] Louth has been at Durham University since 1996. Previously he taught at the University of Oxford (mostly patristics) and at Goldsmiths' College in Byzantine and early medieval history. He is a fellow of the British Academy and was a member of the British Academy Council from 2011 to 2014. [2] [3] He was President of the Ecclesiastical History Society (2009–10). [4]
Born on 11 November 1944 in Louth, Lincolnshire, he was educated at the universities of Cambridge and Edinburgh. [5]
Formerly an Anglican priest, he converted to Eastern Orthodoxy in 1989 and was ordained as an Eastern Orthodox priest in 2003.
Selected publications
- Louth, Andrew (2007), Greek East and Latin West: The Church, AD 681–1071, Church History, 3, St. Vladimirs Seminary Press, ISBN 978-0881413205
- Louth, Andrew (2002), St. John Damascene: Tradition and Originality in Byzantine Theology, Oxford early Christian studies., Oxford University Press, ISBN 9780199275274
- Louth, Andrew; Raitt, Jill (1998), Wisdom of the Byzantine Church: Evagrios of Pontos and Maximos the Confessor, Paine Lectures in Religion, 1997, Dept. of Religious Studies, University of Missouri, OCLC 38570047
- Louth, Andrew (1996), Maximus the Confessor, Early Church Fathers, Routledge London, ISBN 0203991273
- Louth, Andrew (1989), Discerning the Mystery: An Essay on the Nature of Theology, Clarendon, ISBN 0198261969
- Louth, Andrew; Oden, Thomas C.; Conti, Marco (2001). Genesis 1–11; Volume 1. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 1579582206.
See also
References
- ^ Behr 2011, pp. ix–x.
- ^ a b Department of Theology and Religion. "Emeritus Professor A Louth". Durham University. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Professor Andrew Louth". British Academy. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ Past Presidents - Ecclesiastical History Society
- ^ Behr 2011, p. ix.
Sources
- Behr, John (2011). "Andrew Louth". In Andreopoulos, Andreas; Casiday, Augustine; Harrison, Carol (eds.). Meditations of the Heart: The Psalms in Early Christian Thought and Practice; Essays in Honour of Andrew Louth. Studia Traditionis Theologiae. Vol. 8. Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols. pp. ix–xiii. doi: 10.1484/M.STT-EB.6.09070802050003050304030306. ISBN 978-2-503-54021-4.
External links
- "The Nicene Creed", In Our Time, Andrew Louth on the panel with Caroline Humfress and Martin Palmer, 2007
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| People | |
| Other | |
- 1944 births
- 20th-century Anglican theologians
- 20th-century Church of England clergy
- 20th-century English Anglican priests
- 20th-century English historians
- 20th-century English theologians
- 21st-century Eastern Orthodox priests
- 21st-century Eastern Orthodox theologians
- 21st-century English historians
- 21st-century English theologians
- Academics of Durham University
- Academics of Goldsmiths, University of London
- Alumni of the University of Cambridge
- Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
- British historians of religion
- Church of England priests
- College chaplains of the University of Oxford
- Converts to Eastern Orthodoxy from Anglicanism
- English Eastern Orthodox Christians
- Fellows of the British Academy
- Fellows of Worcester College, Oxford
- Living people
- Patristic scholars
- People from Louth, Lincolnshire
- Presidents of the Ecclesiastical History Society
- Recipients of the Order of Sankt Ignatios
- Russian Orthodox clergy
Andrew Louth | |
|---|---|
|
Louth speaking at
St Edmund Hall, Oxford, in 2017 in front of a portrait of
A. B. Emden | |
| Born | 11 November 1944
Louth, England |
| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Religion | Christianity ( Anglican · Eastern Orthodox) |
| Church | |
| Ordained |
|
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | |
| Sub-discipline | Patristics |
| Institutions | |
Andrew Louth FBA ( /laʊθ/; born 11 November 1944) is an English theologian. He is an emeritus professor of patristic and Byzantine studies in the Department of Theology and Religion of Durham University. [2] Louth has been at Durham University since 1996. Previously he taught at the University of Oxford (mostly patristics) and at Goldsmiths' College in Byzantine and early medieval history. He is a fellow of the British Academy and was a member of the British Academy Council from 2011 to 2014. [2] [3] He was President of the Ecclesiastical History Society (2009–10). [4]
Born on 11 November 1944 in Louth, Lincolnshire, he was educated at the universities of Cambridge and Edinburgh. [5]
Formerly an Anglican priest, he converted to Eastern Orthodoxy in 1989 and was ordained as an Eastern Orthodox priest in 2003.
Selected publications
- Louth, Andrew (2007), Greek East and Latin West: The Church, AD 681–1071, Church History, 3, St. Vladimirs Seminary Press, ISBN 978-0881413205
- Louth, Andrew (2002), St. John Damascene: Tradition and Originality in Byzantine Theology, Oxford early Christian studies., Oxford University Press, ISBN 9780199275274
- Louth, Andrew; Raitt, Jill (1998), Wisdom of the Byzantine Church: Evagrios of Pontos and Maximos the Confessor, Paine Lectures in Religion, 1997, Dept. of Religious Studies, University of Missouri, OCLC 38570047
- Louth, Andrew (1996), Maximus the Confessor, Early Church Fathers, Routledge London, ISBN 0203991273
- Louth, Andrew (1989), Discerning the Mystery: An Essay on the Nature of Theology, Clarendon, ISBN 0198261969
- Louth, Andrew; Oden, Thomas C.; Conti, Marco (2001). Genesis 1–11; Volume 1. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 1579582206.
See also
References
- ^ Behr 2011, pp. ix–x.
- ^ a b Department of Theology and Religion. "Emeritus Professor A Louth". Durham University. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Professor Andrew Louth". British Academy. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ Past Presidents - Ecclesiastical History Society
- ^ Behr 2011, p. ix.
Sources
- Behr, John (2011). "Andrew Louth". In Andreopoulos, Andreas; Casiday, Augustine; Harrison, Carol (eds.). Meditations of the Heart: The Psalms in Early Christian Thought and Practice; Essays in Honour of Andrew Louth. Studia Traditionis Theologiae. Vol. 8. Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols. pp. ix–xiii. doi: 10.1484/M.STT-EB.6.09070802050003050304030306. ISBN 978-2-503-54021-4.
External links
- "The Nicene Creed", In Our Time, Andrew Louth on the panel with Caroline Humfress and Martin Palmer, 2007
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| People | |
| Other | |
- 1944 births
- 20th-century Anglican theologians
- 20th-century Church of England clergy
- 20th-century English Anglican priests
- 20th-century English historians
- 20th-century English theologians
- 21st-century Eastern Orthodox priests
- 21st-century Eastern Orthodox theologians
- 21st-century English historians
- 21st-century English theologians
- Academics of Durham University
- Academics of Goldsmiths, University of London
- Alumni of the University of Cambridge
- Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
- British historians of religion
- Church of England priests
- College chaplains of the University of Oxford
- Converts to Eastern Orthodoxy from Anglicanism
- English Eastern Orthodox Christians
- Fellows of the British Academy
- Fellows of Worcester College, Oxford
- Living people
- Patristic scholars
- People from Louth, Lincolnshire
- Presidents of the Ecclesiastical History Society
- Recipients of the Order of Sankt Ignatios
- Russian Orthodox clergy