Γιανναράς, Χρήστος

1. Entity type Person
2. Name in other language Giannaras, Christos (en)
3. Birth date 10 April 1935
4. Birth place Athens
5. Gender Name Male
6. Biographical Data

   1. Christos Giannaras is a prominent and sometimes controversial Greek theologian, noted for his attempts to reformulates Orthodox truths in the language of modern philosophy, especially existentialism and for his opposition to what he called a "dead" or ‘’pietistic’’ understanding of religion. The main volume of Giannaras' work represents a long course on study and research of the differences between the Greek and Western European philosophy and tradition. Differences that are not limited at the level of theory only, but also define a way of living.

      He is the author of more than 50 books, translated into many languages. He is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the Panteion University of Social and Politicla Sciences, Athens. He studied theology at the University of Athens and philosophy at the Universities of Bonn (Germany) and Paris (France). He has a Ph.D. of the Faculty of Theology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece). He holds also a Ph.D of the Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaines of the University of Paris. He has been nominated Doctor of Philosophy, honoris causa, at the University of Belgrade and at St. Vladimir's Seminary, New York and the Holy Cross School, Boston; Visiting Professor at the Universities of Paris (the Catholic Faculty), Geneva, Lausanne and Crete; Professor of Philosophy at the Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences in Athens, from 1982 to 2002; and elected member of the Hellenic Authors' Society.

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