Khaled Anatolios
John A. O'Brien Professor
Department Chair
Senior Ecumenical Fellow
Primary Area: History of Christianity
Secondary Area: Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity
Biography
Khaled Anatolios is interested in all aspects of the theology of the early Church, with special emphases on the Trinitarian, Christological, and soteriological doctrines of the Greek fathers and Augustine; early Christian biblical exegesis; and the development of theological methodology in Patristic and medieval theology. He has published on a variety of early Christian theologians including Irenaeus, Origen, Athanasius, Augustine, and Gregory of Nyssa. A particular focus of his work is the engagement between early Christian theological reflection and contemporary theological concerns.
Research Interests
Early Christian Theology; Development of Doctrine; History and Theology of Biblical Exegesis; Trinitarian Theology; Christology; Eastern Christianity
Selected Publications
Feasts for the Kingdom. Sermons for the Liturgical Year. Eerdmans, 2023.
Deification through the Cross. An Eastern Christian Theology of Salvation. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans; 2020.
Retrieving Nicaea: The Development and Meaning of Trinitarian Doctrine. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2011 & 2018.
The Trinity in the Life of the Church. Edited by Khaled Anatolios. Holy Cross Studies in Patristic Theology and Spirituality 3. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2014.
Athanasius. Early Church Fathers Series. London & New York: Routledge, 2004.
Athanasius: the Coherence of his Thought. London & New York: Routledge, 1998 & 2004
Education
- Ph.D., Theology, 1996, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
- S.T.L., 2010, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
- M.A., Theology, 1992, University of St. Michael's College, Toronto, Canada
- B.A., 1990, Major: Christianity and Culture. Minor: Philosophy, University of St. Michael's College, Toronto, Canada
Research and Publications
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Athanasius: The Coherence of His Thought
Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2004
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Athanasius (The Early Church Fathers series)
Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group, 2004
