Father John Breck is an archpriest and theologian of the Orthodox Church in America. Since 1995, he is the Professor of Biblical Exegesis and Patristics at the St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute of Paris, France and Director of the Saint Silouan Retreat on Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina. Father John Breck received his B.A. in Religious Studies from Brown University in 1960, a Master of Divinity from Yale Divinity School in 1965, and a Doctorate of Theology from the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, Germany in 1972. In 2003 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Cluj-Napoca in Romania. After converting to Orthodoxy from Protestantism, he has also served as Professor of New Testament and Patristics at St. Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary in Kodiak, Alaska from 1975-1978, as Professor of New Testament and Director of Studies at St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute in Paris, France from 1978-1984, and as a Professor of New Testament and Ethics at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in Crestwood, New York from 1984-1996. He has written more than nine books, many peer-reviewed articles and is active in other forms of Orthodox communication. His research interests include, patristic studies, Ethics and Orthodoxy and lately, also bioethics.
Father John Breck is an archpriest and theologian of the Orthodox Church in America. Since 1995, he is the Professor of Biblical Exegesis and Patristics at the St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute of Paris, France and Director of the Saint Silouan Retreat on Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina. Father John Breck received his B.A. in Religious Studies from Brown University in 1960, a Master of Divinity from Yale Divinity School in 1965, and a Doctorate of Theology from the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, Germany in 1972. In 2003 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Cluj-Napoca in Romania. After converting to Orthodoxy from Protestantism, he has also served as Professor of New Testament and Patristics at St. Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary in Kodiak, Alaska from 1975-1978, as Professor of New Testament and Director of Studies at St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute in Paris, France from 1978-1984, and as a Professor of New Testament and Ethics at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in Crestwood, New York from 1984-1996. He has written more than nine books, many peer-reviewed articles and is active in other forms of Orthodox communication. His research interests include, patristic studies, Ethics and Orthodoxy and lately, also bioethics.
