Background

John Anthony McGuckin was born on June 21, 1952, in Wallsend, England, United Kingdom. He is a son of Francis McGuckin and Theresa McGuckin.

Education

In 1975 John Anthony McGuckin received a Bachelor of Divinity degree from Heythrop College. In 1980 he obtained a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Durham. In 1986 McGuckin gained a Master of Arts degree from the University of Southampton.

Career

From 1989 to 1997 John Anthony McGuckin was a reader in Patristic and Byzantine theology at the University of Leeds. In 1997 he was appointed a professor of early church history at Union Theological Seminary. Most recently, McGuckin was a professor of Byzantine Christian Studies at Columbia University.

He is an Archpriest of the Romanian Orthodox Church, and rector of the Orthodox Church in Lytham St. Annes, England. He currently serves on the faculty of church history at Oxford University. McGuckin is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Royal Society of Arts.

Achievements

• John Anthony McGuckin is one of the world's leading scholars of ancient Christianity. He has written books on Church Fathers such as Cyril of Alexandria, Gregory of Nazianzus and Origen, among others. His works received high praise from critics.

Works

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  • The Orthodox Church: An Introduction to its History, Doctrine, and Spiritual Culture

    (This important work offers the most comprehensive and up-...)

    2008
  • The Westminster Handbook to Origen

    (This book provides ready access into and sure guidance th...)

    2004
  • The Book of Mystical Chapters

    (The early Christian monks of Egypt, Syria, and Palestine ...)

    2002
  • Witnessing the Kingdom:Studies in New Testament History and Theology

    (The first volume, Witnessing the Kingdom: Studies in New ...)

    2017
  • Ascent of Christian Law: Patristic and Byzantine Formulations of a New Civilization

    (This work asks the question: What did Christianity do to ...)

    2012
  • Seeing the Glory: Studies in Patristic Theology

    (Volume two, Seeing the Glory: Studies in Patristic Theolo...)

    2017
  • The Path of Christianity: The First Thousand Years

    (John Anthony McGuckin has synthesized a lifetime of work ...)

    2017
  • St Gregory Nazianzen Selected Poems

    (This selection of twenty poems by the fourth-century Gree...)

    1986
  • The Transfiguration of Christ in Scripture and Tradition

    (A study, both biblical and patristic, that seeks to bridg...)

    1986
  • The Westminster Handbook to Patristic Theology

    (This is a unique reference resource for study of the theo...)

    2004
  • Standing in God's Holy Fire: The Byzantine Tradition

    (The orthodox Byzantine tradition is still often undervalu...)

    2001
  • At the Lighting of the Lamps: Hymns of the Ancient Church

    (The Christians, from the very outset, committed their the...)

    1995
  • St. Cyril of Alexandria: The Christological Controversy: Its History, Theology, and Texts

    (St. Cyril of Alexandria: The Christological Controversy d...)

    1994
  • St Gregory of Nazianzus: An Intellectual Biography

    (St. Gregory of Nazianzus (ca. 390-391) is one of the most...)

    2000

Religion

John Anthony McGuckin was raised Roman Catholic and at 19 years old became a member of the Passionist religious order. In 1989 McGuckin embraced Orthodoxy and was ordained a priest for the Romanian Orthodox Church.

Membership

John Anthony McGuckin is a member of the Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies.

Personality

John Anthony McGuckin has an overwhelming interest in the arts, especially poetry, music, and graphic art.

Interests

• graphic art, music

Connections

On August 25, 1990, John Anthony McGuckin married Eileen Groark, an artist. They have three children: Maria, Elizabeth, Anna.

Father:

Francis McGuckin

Mother:

Theresa McGuckin

Spouse:

Eileen Groark

Daughter:

Anna McGuckin

Daughter:

Maria McGuckin

Daughter:

Elizabeth McGuckin

References

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