Paul Elhallal
Primary Area: Liturgical Studies
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Biography
Paul J. Elhallal is a PhD candidate in Theology with a concentration in Liturgical Studies. Specializing in the history of Christian practice in the eastern Mediterranean, his research seeks to contextualize the historical practices of Syriac- and Arabic-speaking Christians in light of the various political, ecclesiastical, and cultural forces that bear upon them. His current project attempts to narrate a history of the Byzantinization of Antiochian liturgy by examining medieval Syriac and Arabic liturgical manuscripts in order to gain insight into the liturgical, linguistic, and cultural exchange between Antioch and Constantinople in the Middle Ages.
Paul completed a BA in Humanities and Theology at Villanova University before coming to Notre Dame, where he received his MTS in 2021 and anticipates his PhD in 2026. He currently resides in South Bend, Indiana with his wife Gabriella and their four children.
Research Interests
Liturgical History, Syriac Liturgy and Theology, Byzantine Liturgy, Sacramental Theology, Ecclesiology, Christian-Muslim Relations, Ecumenism
Representative Publications
“The Making of the Maronite Sharar: A Reception History for the Anaphora of Addai and Mari” in Maxwell Johnson ed. Further Issues in Early Eucharistic Praying in East and West. Collegeville, MN (2023): 85-130
Dissertation
"The Making of Syrian Melkite Church: Liturgical Traditions in Development in the Patriarchate of Antioch between the Ninth and Fourteenth Centuries"
Directors: Gabriel Radle and Jeff Wickes
Education
- B.A. in Humanities and Theology, Villanova University
- M.T.S. in Theology (Liturgical Studies), University of Notre Dame