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George Kalantzis-Additional Publications

Sample Publications for the Church

Multiple articles in Kairos Journal on such topics as:
· Origen of Alexandria, Contra Celsum;
· Gregory of Nazianzus, Carmina;
· Ambrose of Milan, On the Duties of the Clergy;
· John Chrysostom, Homilies on Genesis;
· Cyprian of Carthage, De Ecclesiae Catholicae Unitate and Ad Theodosium;
· Clement of Alexandria, Stromateis;
· Theophilus of Antioch, Ad Autolycum.

· “Muddy Feet at the Table.” Lead Article in Homily Service: An Ecumenical Resource for Sharing the Word, 40, no. 4 (April 2007).

· “Welcoming the Word: Questions on the Texts for the Day—Palm/Passion Sunday, Maundy Thursday/Good Friday, Easter Vigil/Morning.” Homily Service: An Ecumenical Resource for Sharing the Word, 40, no. 4 (April 2007).

Totus Tuus Ego Sum: At the Grip of the Unsayable.” Aware (Summer 2005).

· “Πλατωνισμός & Ελληνική Φιλοσοφία: Οι Αποστολικοί Πατέρες – Μετά τους Αποστόλους” Ελεύθερο Βήμα 38 (2004, in Greek).

· “Πλατωνισμός & Ελληνική Φιλοσοφία.” Ελεύθερο Βήμα 37 (2003, in Greek).

· “Χριστιανισμός και Ιουδαϊσμός στην Έφεσο Κατά τον Πρώτο και Δεύτερο μ.Χ. Αιώνα.” Ελεύθερο Βήμα 36 (2003, in Greek).

Select Lectures and Presentations to the Academy

· Led the session on Antiochene Interpretation of Scripture at the 15th International Conference of Patristic Studies, Oxford, England (6-11 August 2007).

· “Single Subjectivity and the Prosopic Union in Cyril of Alexandria and Theodore of Mopsuestia” at the 15th International Conference of Patristic Studies, Oxford, England (6-11 August 2007)

· “Crumbs From the Table: Lazarus, the Eucharist, and the Banquet of the Poor in the Homilies of St. John Chrysostom” at the 2007 Wheaton Ancient Faith for the Church’s Future Conference (12 April 2007).

· “The Body/Soul Analogy and the Communicatio Idiomatum in Theodore and Cyril” at the 2006 General Meeting of the North American Patristic Society (25 May 2006).

· Chaired the session “The Antiochene Tradition II” at the 2006 General Meeting of the North American Patristic Society (25 May 2006).

· Chaired the session on “Cyril of Alexandria” at the 2006 General Meeting of the North American Patristic Society (26 May 2006).

· Chaired the special session on “The Making of Clerical Authority” at the 2006 General Meeting of the North American Patristic Society (26 May 2006).

· “And the Word Became What!? The Hypostatic Union and the Logic of the Incarnation.” Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary (26 April 2006).

·“Is There Room for Two? Cyril’s Single-Subjectivity and the Prosopic Union.” The Catholic University of America (16 March 2006).

· “If the Dead do not Rise…: Memory and the Heroic in Greek and Christian Martyrology.” Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary (5 November 2003).

· Participant in the workshop on Antiochene Exegesis at the 14th International Patristic Conference, 18-23 August 2003, Oxford, England.

· “Theodore of Mopsuestia’s Commentarius in Evangelium Ioannis Apostoli: Text and Transmission” at the 2001 General Meeting of the North American Patristic Society (NAPS).

· Chaired the special session “Nicene and non-Nicene Theology of the Fourth Century” at the 2001 General Meeting of the North American Patristic Society (NAPS).

· “Duo Filii and the homo assumptus: The Christology of Theodore of Mopsuestia and his Commentary on John” at the 2000 General Meeting of the North American Patristic Society (NAPS).

· “Scripture and Christology in the Greek Fathers and the Significance for Today.” Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Forum on Theology, sponsored by The Department of Systematic Theology (November, 1999).

· “A Comparison of the Architectural Elements of the Fifth and Sixth Century Byzantine Churches in the Negev and Constantinople” as part of the Special Archaeology Session titled: “The Negev: A Byzantine Christian Region” at the 1996 General Meeting of the North American Patristic Society (NAPS).

Works in Process (Submitted & in Preparation)

· A Brief History of Rome. (A survey of the history of Rome from its foundation to the reign of Marcus Aurelius designed especially for seminary students; in preparation for submission to Eerdmans Press).

· Kalantzis, G, and L.E. Phillips, Epitome Book VIII of the Constitutum Apostolorum: Text, Translation, Commentary (in preparation for submission to the series Writings From the Greco-Roman World, SBL/Brill Academic Publishing).

· If the Dead do not Rise . . . : A study of the Moment of Death From the Epic Traditions to the Christian Martyrs.  In preparation for submission to Brazos Press.

Service as an Outside Reviewer  

· Serving as the outside reader on a Catholic University of America (CUA) Early Christian Studies Programme dissertation by Eric Phillips titled, Man and Salvation in Theodore of Mopsuestia (Philip Rousseau, chair).

· Served as the outside reviewer on a Fordham University dissertation by Stephen M. Hildebrand titled, The Trinitarian Theology of Basil of Caesarea: A Synthesis of Greek Thought and Biblical Truth (Joseph Lienhard, chair).

· Served as a reviewer for the Catholic University of America Press (CUAP), Westminster John Knox Press, and the Patristic Monograph Series.

Sample of Lectures and Presentations to the Church


· Presented a lecture on De-Coding the Da Vinci Code at the First Presbyterian Church, Evanston, IL.

· Presented a lecture on Denominationalism and the Enlightenment at The Graduate Christian Fellowship at Northwestern University.

· Presented a lecture on Modern Evangelicalism at The Community Church of Wilmette.

· Presented a lecture on Eastern Orthodoxy at The Community Church of Wilmette.

· Taught an eight-week series on Discipleship at the Libertyville Evangelical Free Church, as part of continuing lay education.

· Taught an eight-week series on The Sermon on the Mount at the Libertyville Evangelical Free Church, as part of continuing lay education.

· An Open Lecture titled, “What are the Dangers of National Religion and Politic?” at the University Chapel Hour, Illinois Wesleyan University.

· Taught a ten-week series at the Adult Bible Fellowship, on Grammar of Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology course, at the Evangelical Free Church of Libertyville, as part of continuing lay education.· Presented a lecture on St. John Chrysostom: Pastor, Bishop, Theologian, as part of the forum St. John Chrysostom at St. John Chrysostom’s Episcopal Church, Chicago, IL.

· Presented a lecture on Golden-Mouth: The Life and Times of John Chrysostom, as part of the series More than a Mosaic: St. John Chrysostom at St. John Chrysostom’s Episcopal Church, Chicago, IL.

· Taught the course The Person of Christ at the Faith Passage, the three-week residential summer academy program for Methodist youth held each year at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary.

· Taught a six-week series during the Adult Bible School series, on Turning Points in the History of the Church (C.E 800 - 1700) at the Libertyville Evangelical Free Church, as part of continuing lay education.

· Taught a six-week series during the Adult Bible School series, on Turning Points in the History of the Church (C.E 100 - 1000) at the Libertyville Evangelical Free Church, as part of continuing lay education.

· Taught an eight-week series at the Adult Bible Fellowship, on Christology at the Evangelical Free Church of Libertyville, as part of continuing lay education.

· Taught at the First United Methodist Church, Evanston, Illinois, along with two other colleagues, a ten-week series on The Suffering Messiah: Christological Perspectives from the New Testament, Early Church, and Modern Theology as part of continuing lay education.

· Presented a lecture on Christology: Then and Now, at the First Presbyterian Church in Evanston, Illinois.

· An Open Lecture titled, The Upside Kingdom, at the University Chapel Hour, Illinois Wesleyan University

Media Appearances

· Panelist with Joyce E. Salisbury on Extension 720 with Milt Rosenberg, a WGN Radio 720 production, discussing Martyrdom Then and Now (aired 12 July 2004)

· Panelist with John Petrakis on Different Drummers, a production of Greater Chicago Broadcast Ministries, discussing The Passion of the Christ, by Mel Gibson (aired by CBS, 27 March 2004)