Καλαΐτζίδης, Παντελής

1. Entity type Person
2. Name in other language Kalaitzidis, Pantelis (en)
3. Birth date 1961
4. Birth place Thessaloniki
5. Gender Name Male
6. Biographical Data
   1. Born in 1961 in Thessaloniki, Pantelis Kalaitzidis studied Theology in Thessaloniki, Ancient and Medieval Philosophy in Paris (E.P.H.E, Sorbonne IV), where he obtained his M.A. His doctoral thesis deals with the issue of Greekness and Anti-Westernism in the Greek “theology of the ’60s.” He has published three books, and over 70 articles in Greek, French, English, German, Romanian, Serbian, Russian, Byelorussian, and Arabic, mainly in the areas of the eschatological dimension of Christianity, the dialogue between Orthodox Christianity and Modernity, theology and modern literature, religion and multiculturalism, religious nationalism and fundamentalism, issues of renewal and reformation in Eastern Orthodoxy, and post-modern hermeneutics of Patristics. Pantelis Kalaitzidis has a rich editorial activity, being the editor of many collected volumes (mainly issued from the Volos Academy’s conferences), while at the same time serving as the editor of the English-speaking theological series “Doxa & Praxis: Exploring Orthodox Theology”. He has been a Visiting Scholar and Visiting Research Fellow at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Boston, Princeton Theological Seminary, and Princeton University. For the last fourteen years he has been the Director of the Volos Academy for Theological Studies. He teaches Systematic Theology at the Hellenic Open University and at Saint Sergius Institute of Orthodox Theology in Paris (as Visiting Professor). His last book entitled “Orthodoxy and Political Theology” has been published by WCC Publications (Geneva, 2012).