Author Archives: Amy Hughes

Call for papers: Duke Graduate Conference in Theology

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Amy Hughes

The first annual graduate conference at Duke will take place on Oct 4 & 5 examining the topic “Tradition and Traditions.” Students from fields of theology, historical theology, biblical studies and theological ethics are encouraged to apply. Abstracts are due … Continue reading →

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2012 Papatheofanis Lecture – October 25th, 7:00 pm

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Amy Hughes

  The Wheaton Center for Early Christian Studies is thrilled to welcome J. Warren Smith for the 2012 Papatheofanis Lecture on Thursday, October 25th at 7 pm in Blanchard 339 entitled: “Redefining Greatness: Ambrose and the Magnanimous Man” J. Warren … Continue reading →

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Who knows what one will find in a library…

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Amy Hughes

I love my field. Why? Because a philologist cataloging a collection of Greek manuscripts at the Bavarian State Library came across something extraordinary: a whole collection of Origen’s Homilies on the Psalms in Greek. This is amazing discovery considering all that … Continue reading →

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WCECS Spring Lecture (March 22): Fr. Thomas Hopko

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Amy Hughes

The Wheaton Center for Early Christian Studies is pleased to host  Fr. Thomas Hopko, Dean Emeritus, Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary on Thursday, March 22 at 7 pm in Barrows Auditorium for his lecture entitled: “From Shadow to Reality: The … Continue reading →

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Two Perspectives, Two Reviews, One Book: Part One

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Amy Hughes

One of the distinctive aspects of Wheaton’s PhD program is the valuing of integration between disciplines. How to accomplish this feat continues to be a work in progress, but our attempts have made for some very fruitful discussion. One of … Continue reading →

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2011 Papatheofanis Lecture: Ed Phillips

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Amy Hughes

“With All the Company of Heaven: Eucharist and Cosmic Powers in Early Christian Worship” Ed Phillips began the Wheaton Center for Early Christian Studies lecture with a modern prayer for the Lord’s Supper that is familiar to many Protestants. Worshipers … Continue reading →

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Review: Trinity and Man: Gregory of Nyssa’s Ad Ablabium

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Amy Hughes

Giulio Maspero, Trinity and Man: Gregory of Nyssa’s Ad Ablabium, Supplements to Vigilae Christianae 86 (Leiden: Brill, 2007), 216 pages. In Trinity and Man: Gregory of Nyssa’s Ad Ablabium, Giulio Maspero focuses on an important historical moment: the Nyssian’s answer … Continue reading →

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2011 Papatheofanis Lecture: Dr. Edward Phillips

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Amy Hughes

The Wheaton Center for Early Christian Studies will be hosting Dr. Edward Phillips for the 2011 Papatheofanis Lecture: “With All the Company of Heaven: Eucharist and Cosmic Powers in Early Christian Worship” Dr. Phillips is the Associate Professor of Worship … Continue reading →

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