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About Adrian Guiu

I have a PhD in History of Christianity from the Univ. of Chicago and I teach at Wright College in Chicago.



Adrian Guiu holds a PhD in History of Christianity from the University of Chicago and teaches at Wright College in Chicago.


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NBN Episodes hosted by Adrian:

Christian Studies September 5, 2023

On Creation, Science, Disenchantment and the Contours of Being and Knowing

Matthew W. Knotts

Hosted by Adrian Guiu
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For Augustine, the world is replete with meaning; it represents not merely a collection of facts to be catalogued but a repository of truths to be discovered and discerned, a …
Christian Studies June 14, 2023

The Evangelical Theology of the Orthodox Church

Bradley Nassif

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In the essays offered in The Evangelical Theology of the Orthodox Church (St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 2021), Bradley Nassif argues that an evangelical (gospel) vision is embedded in the entire …
Christian Studies May 27, 2023

A Revolutionary Faith

Liberation Theology Between Public Religion and Public Reason

Raúl E. Zegarra Medina

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Religious commitments can be a powerful engine for progressive social change. In A Revolutionary Faith: Liberation Theology Between Public Religion and Public Reason (Stanford UP, 2023), Raúl E. Zegarra examines the …
Christian Studies March 19, 2023

White Lilies

Letters, Conversations, & Poems from Prison

Valeriu Gafencu. Translated by Octavian Gabor.

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Valeriu Gafencu was born in 1921 in the Bessarabia region of Romania. In 1941, he was arrested and imprisoned, remaining so until his death in 1952. Two years into his incarceration …
Christian Studies March 12, 2023

Orthodoxy and Ecumenism

Towards an Active Metanoia

Razvan Porumb

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Razvan Porumb's Orthodoxy and Ecumenism: Towards an Active Metanoia (Peter Lang, 2019) explores the relationship between the Orthodox tradition and the ecumenical practice of engagement with other Christian traditions. This …
Christian Studies February 4, 2023

On Time, Change, History, and Conversion

Sean Hannan

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Sean Hannan offers a new interpretation of Augustine of Hippo's approach to temporality by contrasting it with contemporary accounts of time drawn from philosophy, political theology, and popular science. Hannan …
Intellectual History November 22, 2022

Pray for Brother Alexander

Translated by Octavian Gabor

Constantin Noica

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Constantin Noica's (1909-1987) Pray for Brother Alexander (Punctum Books, 2018; translated by Octavian Gabor) is a meditation on responsibility, freedom, and forgiveness. On the surface, the book describes events and people from …
Christian Studies November 14, 2022

Artificial Intelligence, Reincarnation, and Resurrection

An Inquiry Into the Ultimate Fulfillment of Human Nature

Ernest M. Valea

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Ernest M. Valea's Artificial Intelligence, Reincarnation, and Resurrection: An Inquiry Into the Ultimate Fulfillment of Human Nature (Resource Publications, 2021) explores old and new hopes that have emerged in the human …