Bogdan G. Bucur, Ph.D.
Welcome!
This page is intended mainly to supply some information about my professional persona. In due time I'll be adding more personal stuff.
Until then . . .
BOGDAN G. BUCUR, PH.D.
Duquesne University, Department of Theology
600 Forbes Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15282
ph: 412-396-6530
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What I do
I am currently an Assistant Professor of Theology at Duquesne University, in Pittsburgh, PA.
After studying Theology at the University of Bucharest, in my home country of Romania, I received my MA and PhD degrees from Marquette University, in Milwaukee, WI, where I graduated in 2007.
In June of 2007 my family and I moved from Milwaukee to Pittsburgh. [View pictures of this lovely and lively city here and here!]
I work in the area of early Christianity, focusing on biblical interpretation and doctrinal developments in the early centuries of the common era. For more, see Research and Current Projects.
What's new
My book on angelomorphic pneumatology, a revision of my doctoral dissertation, is now in print:
Angelomorphic Pneumatology: Clement of Alexandria and Other Early Christian Witnesses.
Vigiliae Christianae Supplements 95. Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2009. See details here or on the book image.
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NORTH AMERICAN PATRISTICS SOCIETY
May 27-29, 2010
Holiday Inn Mart Plaza
Chicago, Illinois
THE RECEPTION AND INTERPRETATION OF SACRED TEXTS IN EARLY CHRISTIANITY:
THE TRANSFIGURATION
A growing number of students and scholars work at the intersection of the Bible (broadly defined) and Patristics. The intention here is to harness this interest to explore the exegetical underpinning of the doctrinal, liturgical, ascetic, visionary, and artistic expressions of the various early Christian movements. For the purposes of this session “sacred texts” encompasses the variety of texts belonging to the Hebrew Bible and the Septuagint, the New Testament, and the so-called OT Pseudepigrapha, which were deemed sacred and authoritative during Christian antiquity. Similarly, “early Christianity” embraces a broad spectrum of religious movements, irrespective of the various ancient or modern categories under which they are usually grouped.
The Reception and Interpretation of Sacred Texts in Early Christianity: The Transfiguration I
Session 32, Friday, May 28, Merchants Room
Chair: Bogdan Bucur, Duquesne University
1:30-1:55 Dragos Giulea, Marquette University, “Hellenization and Visio Formae Dei: Origen's Transfiguration Accounts and the Vision of Christ in the Form of God”
1:55-2:20 Timothy Becker, Union Theological Seminary, “The Appearance of Origen in Maximus on the Transfiguration”
2:20-2:45 Cameron Partridge, Harvard University, “Clothed with Christ: Maximus the Confessor on the Transfiguration and Sexual Difference”
2:45-3:10 Joseph Mueller, Marquette University, “Gregory of Elvira on the Transfiguration”
The Reception and Interpretation of Sacred Texts in Early Christianity: The Transfiguration II
Session 39, Friday, May 28, Saugnanash East
Chair: Jeffrey Bingham, Dallas Theological Seminary
3:30-3:55 Joel Kalvesmaki, Dumbarton Oaks, “Counting on Jesus: The Byzantine Icon of the Transfiguration”
3:55-4:20 Bogdan Bucur, Duquesne University, “Matt. 17:1-9 as a Vision of a Vision: A Neglected Strand in the Patristic Exegesis of Transfiguration”
4:20-4:45 Aaron Johnson, University of Chicago, “The Ends of Transfiguration: The Importance of Eusebius' Luke Commentary”
4:45-5:10 William Wright, Duquesne University, “Patristic Exegesis of the Transfiguration and Literal Sense in de Lubac”
At Duquesne University:
April 9, 2010: Theology—Philosophy Interdisciplinary Research Seminar
Our guest speaker is Dr. Vlad Niculescu (Bradley University): "Logos, Logocentrism, and Christian Biblical Exegesis")
For details click here.
April 22, 2010: Colloquium on the Reception History of the Bible
For details click here.
Recently:
At the annual meeting of NAPS (North American Patristics Society) in May 2009, I have been part of an interesting panel dedicated to the notion of "early Christian binitarianism." Here is the list of papers:
CHAIR AND MODERATOR: Ronald Heine (Northwest Christian University)
PRESENTERS:
Michel René Barnes, Marquette University:
"Topography and Causality: Irenaeus and the End of High Pneumatology"
D. Jeffrey Bingham, Dallas Theological Seminary:
"Christ, the Spirit, and the Water in Irenaeus of Lyons"
Bogdan G. Bucur, Duquesne University:
"'Binitarian Monotheism' & Co: Between Scholarly Concepts and Early Christian Phenomena"
Anthony Briggman, Marquette University:
"Reevaluating Angelomorphism in Irenaeus: The Case of Proof 10"
Stephen O. Presley, University of St. Andrews:
"The Son, The Spirit, and the Old Testament in Justin Martyr"
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DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY, 27 March 2009
The Reception History of the Bible: A Colloquium (PDF of the flyer)
visit: www.duq.edu/receptionhistory
BOGDAN G. BUCUR, PH.D.
Duquesne University, Department of Theology
600 Forbes Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15282
ph: 412-396-6530
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