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Andrew Sharp

Lecturer and Project Manager (Virginia Management Fellows), SPIA Richmond
Andrew Sharp
2810 N. Parham Road Suite 205
Richmond, VA 23294
  • Ph.D., Theology and Religion, University of Birmingham (U.K.), 2010
  • M.A., Religious Studies, University of Virginia, 2003
  • M.A., Theology, St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, 1997
  • B.A. French and Sociology, Pacific University, 1991
  • Certificate, French Language and Civilization, University of Paris, Sorbonne, 1991
  • Global Ethics
  • International Studies
  • Eastern Christianity
  • Muslim-Christian Relations
  • Islamic Studies
  • Interfaith Dialogue
  • Refugee Resettlement
  • Public Administration (in practice)
  • PAPA 5013: Concepts and Approaches to Public Administration
  • PAPA 5316: Government Administration II: System Skills for Managers

Monographs:

Orthodox Christians and Islam in the Postmodern Age (Brill, 2012) http://www.brill.nl/orthodox-christians-and-islam-postmodern-age

Postmodern Çağda Ortodoks Hristiyanlar ve İslamiyet (Tekin Publishing, 2016) http://tekinyayinevi.com.tr/kitap/postmodern-cagda-ortodoks-hristiyanlar-ve-islamiyet (Turkish language edition of Orthodox Christians and Islam in the Postmodern Age

Articles and Chapters:

‘Building a New Paradigm to Save the Planet: Lessons from Scientific Inquiry and Technological Innovation in Byzantine and Islamicate Civilizations,’ in Eastern Orthodoxy and World Religions, T. Cattoi, B. Gallaher, and P. Ladouceur eds. (forthcoming Brill, 2022)

‘Toward a Global Ethic in Orthodoxy: Interreligious Engagement Beyond Dialogue, Salt: Crossroads of Religion and Culture, n. 1 (2022): 75-97.

‘Redemption in the Orthodox Christian Tradition,’ Coastal Christian Magazine (October 2020)

‘Orthodox-Muslim Relations in Lebanon,’ in Eastern Christian Encounters with Islam, A. DeVille, ed. (Routledge, submitted for publication in 2018)

‘The Eastern Churches and Islam,’ in The Routledge Handbook of Christian-Muslim Relations, D. Thomas, ed. (Routledge, 2017): 384-392.

 ‘Orthodox Christians, Muslims, and the Environment: The Case for a New Sacred Science,’ in The Character of Christian-Muslim Encounter, D. Pratt, et al., eds. (Brill, 2015): 470–491.

‘Modern Encounters with Islam and the Impact on Orthodox Thought, Identity, and Action,’ International Journal of Orthodox Theology, v. 5.1 (May 2014): 119-150. 

Muslims, Orthodox Christians, and the Environment (current book-length project anticipated for publication in 2023-2024)

  • Global ethics
  • Religion and ecology
  • Muslim-Christian relations
  • Eastern Christianity
  • Public administration
  • Refugee resettlement
  • Religion and science
  • Religion and identity formation