Nikolaos Asproulis
Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2025
ISBN: 978-1-0364-5005-2
This landmark study by Nikolaos Asproulis offers a comprehensive and critical reading of one of the most influential Orthodox theologians of the modern era—Metropolitan John (Zizioulas) of Pergamon. Framed through three theological lenses—Orthodox, Ecumenical, and Modern—the book carefully explores the historical formation, doctrinal contributions, and enduring relevance of Zizioulas’s theology in addressing contemporary challenges.
From Zizioulas’s deep engagement with the Greek Fathers and the ecclesiology of communion to his role in ecumenical dialogue and environmental theology, Asproulis provides readers with a lucid guide to the metropolitan’s groundbreaking synthesis of tradition and modernity. Drawing from Zizioulas’s major works, including Being as Communion, Communion and Otherness, and Remembering the Future, this volume also brings to light lesser-known archival material and theological developments often overlooked.
Intended for scholars, students, clergy, and all who are drawn to the renewal of Orthodox theology, Theologically Reading Metropolitan of Pergamon John Zizioulas is both a tribute and a challenge: to inherit tradition with fidelity while responding to the deep existential needs of our present world.
