Dr Vassilis Adrahtas

Dr Vassilis Adrahtas holds a PhD in Studies in Religion (USyd) and a PhD in the Sociology of Religion (Panteion. He has taught at several universities in Australia and overseas. Since 2015 he has been teaching ancient Greek Religion and Myth at the University of New South Wales and Islamic Studies at Western Sydney University. He has published ten books. He has extensive experience in the print media as editor-in-chief, and columnist, and for a while he worked as a radio producer. He lives in Sydney, Australia, his birthplace.

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Christ Needs To Be Born Again In Modern Orthodox Theology

The Incarnation is not merely a past event, but an ongoing process. While uniquely occurring in Christ, it continues through Christian life and, crucially, through theology. Theology must continually "give birth to the Word of God," adapting to each age and culture, lest it become a stagnant, dead-end echo of the past, rather than a living embodiment of the divine.

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Orthodox and Catholics: To unite or not to unite?

With the conclusion of his series on Indigenous spiritual culture in the context of Orthodoxy, Dr Vassilis Adrahtas returns his now fortnightly column to focus on features and opinion articles that capture the pulse of global Orthodoxy and delve into the local pragmatics and significance of Orthodoxy in light of global trends and prerogatives.

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Thirty Questions Indigenous Orthodoxy Cannot Ignore

Dr Vassilis Adrahtas concludes his ten week series which explored the cardinal Indigenous concepts, beliefs and practices from Australia in the context of Orthodoxy, as the incorporation of the sensitivities and aspirations found in Indigenous worldviews all over the world remains one of the most pressing issues in global Orthodox theology.