Georgios Stavropoulos Giouspasosglou
- Tel. (+30) 210.727.5727,
Email:  gestavr@theol.uoa.gr

Section of Patristics, History of Doctrine & Symbolics
Department of Theology NKUA
Scientific Field: "Patrology"

Georgios Stavropoulos-Giouspasoglou was born in Athens in 1973. He studied at the Department of Theology of the Theological School of Athens, from which he received his degree in 1996. In 1999, he obtained a Postgraduate Specialization Diploma in Patrology with a thesis entitled "The Teaching of Saint Gregory of Nyssa on Theōria." In 2000, he participated in the International Conference "Origene e l’alessandrinismo capadoce" in Bari, Italy, presenting the paper "Writings on Origen by Greek Scholars over the Past Thirty Years."

In 2004, he defended his doctoral dissertation titled "Neptic Terminology and Thematic Elements from the Vita Antonii to the Commentary of the Song of Songs by Saint Gregory of Nyssa." His dissertation supervisor was Stylianos Papadopoulos. From 2005 to 2007, he studied at the Institutum Patristicum Augustinianum in Rome, attending lectures by internationally renowned patrologists such as B. Studer, M. Simonetti, H. Drobner, V. Grossi, M. G. Mara, and N. Cipriani. He also took intensive Latin courses with M. Spinelli at the Augustinianum, achieving the highest average grade (summa cum laude) in his exams.

From 2009 for three consecutive years, he assisted in teaching the course on Patrology, supporting the lead professor K. Liakouras as a teaching associate (under Presidential Decree 407). From 2013 to 2019, he attended the ultra-intensive Syriac (Aramaic) language courses taught by M. Papoutsakis (assistant professor at Princeton) at the Artos Zōis Institute.

Since 2014, he has been working in the Department of Theology as a lecturer with a specialization in Patrology, focusing particularly on the theology of ancient Latin-speaking Christianity. He also offers Latin language courses in the first semester of undergraduate studies, as well as Syriac (Aramaic) language courses at the Oriental Christianity Research Laboratory (within the Department of Theology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens). His research interests mainly concern the study of mystical theology and Christology.

Selected Publications:

• Neptic Themes of the 4th Century, Domos Editions, Athens, 2005 (in Greek).
• "Writings on Origen by Greek Scholars over the past thirty years," in: Proceedings of the Fifth Conference of the Italian Group for Research on "Origen and the Alexandrian (Tradition" (Bari, September 20-22, 2000), edited by Mario Girardi and Marcello Marin, EDIPUGLIA, Bari, 2002, pp. 347-355.
• Unità della Chiesa nella ‘‘Vita in Cristo’’ di Nicola Cabasilas, στό: L’insegnamento di Paolo sull’unità della Chiesa, a cura di Rosario Scognamiglio e Mario Girardi, Analecta Nicolaiana, 10, Ecumenica Editrice, Bari, 2010, pp. 137-143.
• "The Teaching on the Shepherd in Saint Augustine," in: Scientific Yearbook of the Theological School of the University of Athens, Vol. 49, Athens, 2014, pp. 395-409 (in Greek).
• The Book of the Steps (Ktābā d-Massqātā), Homily VI (Introduction and Translation from Syriac), in: Journal of Biblical Studies, Issue 31B, Artos Zois, Athens, 2016, pp. 26-28 (in Greek).
• "Institution and Charism in the Shepherd-Teaching of Gregory the Dialogist's Regula Pastoralis," in: Theologia, Vol. 88, Issue 1, Athens, 2017, pp. 205-218 (in Greek).
• Saint Gregory the Dialogist, Pastoral Rule: Introduction – Translation – Commentary, Armos Editions, Athens, 2018 (in Greek).
• The Portrait of the Shepherd: The Pastoral Rule of Gregory the Dialogist – Conditions, Aspects, and Perspectives of the Shepherd’s Description, Armos Editions, Athens, 2018 (in Greek).
• "Saint Augustine’s Teaching on the Creation of the World: Convergences and Divergences between Augustinian and Basilian Doctrine on Creation," in: *Proceedings of the Interdisciplinary Conference "The Beginning and Evolution of the World and Humanity with Reference to Basil the Great’s Hexaemeron" (October 17-18, 2017), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens - Society of Friends of the People, Athens, 2018, pp. 61-68  (in Greek).
• "Human Suffering and Eschatological Hope according to Gregory the Dialogist," in: Proceedings of the Scientific Symposium "Faith, Hope, and Vision in the Time of the Pandemic" (March 12-13, 2021), Theological School - Department of Theology, Athens, 2022, pp. 55-63 (in Greek).
• "The Christological Theme of Mediation in Saint Augustine," in: Scientific Yearbook of the Theological School of the University of Athens, Vol. 51, Athens, 2022, pp. 467-481  (in Greek).
• From Hippo to the Bosphorus: The Teaching on Christ in the Ancient Latin-Speaking Church from Saint Augustine to Prosper, Armos Editions, Athens, 2022 (a 617-page monograph, written in Greek, highlighting Augustine's contribution to the formation of the Christological doctrine of the Council of Chalcedon).

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