Eastern Christian Approaches to Philosophy

With few exceptions, the field of Eastern Christian studies has primarily been concerned with historical-critical analysis, hermeneutics, and sociology. For the most part it has not attempted to bring Eastern Christian philosophy into serious engagement with contemporary thought. This volume seeks to redress the matter by bringing the Eastern Christian tradition into a meaningful dialogue with contemporary philosophy. It boasts a diverse group of scholarsspecialists in ancient philosophy, analytic philosophy, and continental philosophywho engage with a wide range of pressing issues. Among other things, it addresses such topics as contemporary atheism, the metaphysics of action, religious epistemology, the philosophy of language, bioethics, the philosophy of race, and human rights. In so doing, it aims to introduce contemporary readers to unique perspectives and novel arguments often overlooked by mainstream anglophone philosophy.      

James Siemens is an honorary research fellow in the School of History, Archaeology, and Religion at Cardiff University. Additionally, he is one of the founding directors of the Centre for Applied Theology, an international school of theology and philosophy based in the UK. He is also a priest of the Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe. Joshua Matthan Brown obtained his doctorate in philosophy from the University of Birmingham, UK. Currently, he is an adjunct lecturer in philosophy at Messiah University, USA.