Recent Publications
St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology at the University of Balamand is committed to disseminating the fruits of its research and scholarship in various theological fields and in different languages. Here below are the recent scholarly publications by the Institute’s full-time faculty members, which include book chapters, journal articles, and international conference proceedings. Kindly note that the complete list of publications for each faculty member can be found in the University of Balamand Repository.
The House of God: The Orthodox Church in the Middle East and the Environment (English) - Rev. Fr. Bassam A. Nassif
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“The House of God: The Orthodox Church in the Middle East and the Environment” (English). International Handbook on Creation Care and Eco-Diakonia: Concepts and Theological Perspectives of Churches from the Global South. Edited by Daniel Beros, Eale Bosela, Lesmore Ezekiel, Kambale Kahongya, Ruomin Liu, Grace Moon, Marisa Strizzi, Dietrich Werner. Regnum Books, 2022, pp. 341-347 ISBN 978-1-913363-91-8
- Written by Rev. Fr. Bassam A. Nassif
- Category: 2022
The Mystery of Marriage amid Deconstruction: A Dialogue between Orthodox Anthropology and Postmodern Perspectives (English) - Rev. Fr. Bassam A. Nassif
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The Mystery of Marriage amid Deconstruction: A Dialogue between Orthodox Anthropology and Postmodern Perspectives (English). Balamand: St John of Damascus Institute of Theology Publications, 2022. ISBN 978-614-454-057-2
- Written by Rev. Fr. Bassam A. Nassif
- Category: 2022
A Textual-Critical Study and Interpretation of the Liturgical Response ‘ἔλεον εἰρήνης, θυσίαν αἰνέσεως’. - Rev. Archim. Jack Khalil
“A Textual-Critical Study and Interpretation of the Liturgical Response ‘ἔλεον εἰρήνης, θυσίαν αἰνέσεως’.” Pages 11-25 in Studia Theologica Doctoralia vol. XIV. De la lumina rugăciunii la teologia luminii. Aspecte ale cercetării doctorale actuale, Edited by Fr. Viorel Sava. Iasi: Editura Doxologia, 2022.
- Written by Rev. Archim. Jack Khalil
- Category: 2022
A Study of St. John of Damascus’ ‘Treatise of Icons’: Biblical and Linguistic Approach. - Rev. Archim. Jack Khalil
“A Study of St. John of Damascus’ ‘Treatise of Icons’: Biblical and Linguistic Approach.” pages 98-100 in Analogia, vol. 16. Athens: Pemptousia, 2022.
- Written by Rev. Archim. Jack Khalil
- Category: 2022
The Ecclesiology of St. Paul: One Church or United Churches. The Universal Dimension of the One Church in the Epistles of St Paul. - Rev. Archim. Jack Khalil
“The Ecclesiology of St. Paul: One Church or United Churches. The Universal Dimension of the One Church in the Epistles of St Paul.” Pages 20-37 in Teologie şi Viaţă, issue 5-8, vol. 98. Iași: Doxologia, 2022.
- Written by Rev. Archim. Jack Khalil
- Category: 2022
“Ἀρχή and Λόγος: New Arguments in Favor of the Similar Understanding of These Two Terms in 1 John 1:1 and in the Prologue of the Gospel According to John.” (ARABIC) - Rev. Archim. Jack Khalil
“Ἀρχή and Λόγος: New Arguments in Favor of the Similar Understanding of These Two Terms in 1 John 1:1 and in the Prologue of the Gospel According to John.” (in Arabic), in: Annals 13, St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology, University of Balamand, Lebanon, 2022.
- Written by Rev. Archim. Jack Khalil
- Category: 2022
Practica rugăciunii în biserica din ierusalim conform cărții faptele apostolilor. momente, conținut și mesaj - Dr. Daniel Ayuch
Practica rugăciunii în biserica din ierusalim conform cărții faptele apostolilor. momente, conținut și mesaj.” In: Mihaita, Nifon, Florea Stefan and Marian Vilciu (eds.). Misiune, spiritualitate și cultură. Editura Bibliotheca: Targoviste, 2022, 117-125. ISSN: 2457-2985.
- Written by Dr. Daniel Ayuch
- Category: 2022
La Septuaginta en la tradición ortodoxa - Dr. Daniel Ayuch
“La Septuaginta en la tradición ortodoxa.” En: Oscar Tapia (coord.). La Biblia profética-apostólica de los creyentes. Origen, evolución y desarrollo de la Sagrada Escritura. Ágape Libros: Buenos Aires, 2022, 191-220. ISBN: 987-640-655-0.
- Written by Dr. Daniel Ayuch
- Category: 2022
Islam Study Programs in Argentine Universities (ARABIC) - Dr. Daniel Ayuch
Islam Study Programs in Argentine Universities. In: Al-Dakhil, Turki Bin Abdallah et all. (eds.). Islam in European Universities: Curricula – Opportunities – Gasps. Al-Mesbar: Dubai, 2022, 377-398 (ARABIC).
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- Written by Dr. Daniel Ayuch
- Category: 2022
Parallel Plots in the Narrative of the Synoptic Gospels. Their Role and Message in the Story Development (ARABIC) - Dr. Daniel Ayuch
Parallel Plots in the Narrative of the Synoptic Gospels. Their Role and Message in the Story Development. In: St John of Damascus Institute of Theology Annals 13 (2022), 25-42. Appeared in December 2022 (ARABIC). DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7492592.
- Written by Dr. Daniel Ayuch
- Category: 2022
More Articles...
- The Parables in Ezekiel 17:1-24 and the Parables of Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels - Dr. Daniel Ayuch
- A Historic-Critical Reading of the Women Books in the Old Testament: Ruth, Esther, and Judith (ARABIC) - Dr. Daniel Ayuch
- The Holy Royal Priesthood in 1 Peter 2, 9 - Rev. Archim. Jack Khalil
- Faith and Justification - Rev. Archim. Jack Khalil
- Ecclesiology of St. Paul: One Church or United Churches? The Universal Dimension of the One Church in the Epistles of St. Paul (Arabic) - Rev. Archim. Jack Khalil
- The Initial Use of the Arabic Language in Church Music: Nikephoros Kandoniares, Archdeacon of the Antiochian See (Arabic) - Rev. Archim. Romanos Al Hannat
- The Regulation of 1900: The First Published General Regulation of The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East (Arabic) - Rev. Archim. Parthenios Allati
- The Church of Antioch: Creation and Environmental Sustainability - Rev. Fr. Bassam A. Nassif
- Forgiveness in Marriage: From Cure to Healing - Rev. Fr. Bassam A. Nassif
- Contemporary Issues Facing Organ Donation: An Orthodox Approach (Arabic) - Rev. Fr. Bassam A. Nassif
- The Liberating Power of the Gospel: Five Narratives on the Healing of Young People and their Message - Dr. Daniel Ayuch
- The Imposing of the Gregorian Calendar and its Impact on Levantine Christians: Local Dynamics and Foreign Interferences (1858-1864) - Dr. Simon Najm
- The Ecclesiology of St Paul: One Church or United Churches? The Universal Dimension of the One Church in the Epistles of St Paul - Rev. Archim. Jack Khalil
- Personhood Revisited: Implications for Humanoids - Rev. Fr. Bassam A. Nassif
- Revisiting the Marital Household as the ‘Little Church - Rev. Fr. Bassam A. Nassif
- Authority, Obedience, and Hierarchy in Christ: Christian Marriage and Postmodern Challenges - Rev. Fr. Bassam A. Nassif
- Enlivening the Charisms of the Holy Spirit - Rev. Fr. Bassam A. Nassif
- A Case Study of a Divorcee: Spiritual Direction and Psychological Insight (Greek) - Rev. Fr. Bassam A. Nassif
- Spiritual Fatherhood and Marital Relationships - Rev. Fr. Bassam A. Nassif
- A Wandering Apostle is in Town: The Conversion of Corinth in Acts 18:1-18a - Dr. Daniel Ayuch
