DOI: 10.24378/exe.1444
title: Interviews in Lebanon

description: The zip file contains all the interviews used for the Doctoral thesis "Existential Religiosity, Individuality, and Theosis in the Thought of Bishop George Khodr".
description: George Khodr – Broumana 10 & 15 January, 2013 Incorporates: WS214993 Different experiences of spirituality WS214995 WS214997 Differing interpretations of Easter, worldly wealth, religious identity. WS214998 WS214999 The Philokalia, deification, difficulty of the spiritual life, Sufis and loving God, Christian-Muslim common ground found in the mystical experience, the inspiration of Symeon the New Theologian, monasticism and marriage, love. 22 October, 2013 Need for spiritual revival. 23 October, 2013 BK’s hatred of power, the appeal of the Russian emigré movement, theosis, Sufism. 24 October, 2013 The priest’s role, Christian and Muslim mysticism, Sufism, how to interpret for the modern age, reduced spirituality, loving Christ above all people. 25 October, 2013 Gethsemane, the Orthodox Youth Movement, the msytical side of the Liturgy, “the pious generation”, icons and the meaning of iconography. 26 October, 2013 Love of Russian Orthodoxy, what it means to be Orthodox, identity, the difference between East and West, ecumenism, Christian-Muslim dialogue, Hallaj and deification, sinning. 29 October, 2013 Father Bassam – University of Balamand Pastoral theology, modern life in Lebanon, modernity, the role of the priest, the psychological dimension to the training of priests, social relations in Lebanon, Christian and Muslim responses to modernity, the changing face of family life in Lebanon. Nicolas Abou Mrad – University of Balamand BK’s character, his reputation, his standing in the Church and with politicians, Orthodoxy’s reaction to modernity. George Nahas – University of Balamand The Orthodox Youth Movement, institutionalisation, the Orthodox Church as an organisation, spiritual life in the Church, internationalism, the World Council of Churches, ecumenism, the Church of Antioch, the effect of modernity on the Church, women in the priesthood. Elie Dannaoui – University of Balamand Lebanese political parties, the Orthodox Church, the Orthodox Youth Movement, Christian-Muslim relations, historical perspectives of the Church, modernity. As‘ad Khairallah – American University of Beirut BK’s character, attitude to other religions, diversity, his refusal to compromise, BK’s style, the Other, the Orthodox Church, the Orthodox community, people’s religiosity, the modern generation. Kallistos Ware – Oxford, 24 March, 2014 Individuality, personhood, the Trinity, Cappadocians, religious and non-religious stance on the question of personhood, identity, existential meaning, modern existential anxiety, being made in the image of God, pastoral theology, the nature of mystery. Kallistos Ware – Oxford, 9 January, 2017 Existential religiosity, the Incarnation, salvation, the Crucifixion, God sharing in human life, Christ’s understanding and experience of suffering, Christ’s agony in Gethsemane, Christ’s experiencing the loss of God on the cross, Anthony Bloom, Orthodox missionary work, personhood, being made in the image of God, human relationship with God, self-awareness, freedom to make choices.