Archives: Faculty / Staff Members

Prof. Michael Petrowycz received a doctoral degree in liturgy from the Sheptytsky Institute at Saint Paul University. He returned to Ukraine where he taught THO 2306 Selected Topics in Eastern Christian Liturgy/Sacraments I: Eucharistic Liturgies in the Ukrainian Church (Summer 2009) and THO 3328 The Holy Mysteries: Byzantine Sacraments at our program in Univ, Ukraine (Summer 2005).

Prof. Suzette Phillips is a doctoral student in the Eastern Christian Studies program at the Sheptytsky Institute and is also an occupational therapist. She taught THO 2137 Selected Topics in Eastern Christian Thought I; Healing in Eastern Christian Thought (Summer 2010), THO 2144 Selected Topics in Eastern Christian Spirituality I: A Contemporary Reading of The Way of a Pilgrim (Summer 2006, Summer 2010), and THO 2144 The Contemplative Psychology of Eastern Christian Spirituality (Winter 2004).

Prof. Nazari Polataiko is a protodeacon, a graduate of Kosiv Art School, and a master iconographer. He and his wife established the Ss. Alipij and Andrew Rublew Icon Studio in Canada in 1996. He taught THO 6392 Iconography and the Spiritual Tradition of Hesychasm: The History of Eastern Christian Institutions, Movements, Persons (Winter 2010).

Prof. Andrew Quinlan is a specialist in Byzantine Liturgy with particular expertise in the Triodion. He was a full-time professor, teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level, substituting for Prof. Peter Galadza during his sabbatical (Fall 1999-Winter 2000). He returned to teach at our summer program in Orangeville, Ontario and taught THO 3328 The Holy Mysteries: Byzantine Sacraments (Summer 2004).

Rev. Dr. Symeon Rodger is a priest of the Orthodox Church in America. He taught THO 3305: Eastern Christianity and Encounter with World Religions (Fall 2010) and THO 6398 Interreligious Issues and the Christian East (Fall 2009).

Prof. Jonas Maksim taught THO 2144 Selected Topics in Eastern Christian Spirituality I: The Distinctive Features of “Spiritual Theology” at our summer program in Univ, Ukraine (Summer 2009).

Rev. Prof. Maxym Lysack is the pastor of Christ the Saviour Orthodox Mission in Ottawa and Chaplain at University of Ottawa. He was a sessional lecturer for THO 2181 Eastern Christian Spirituality (Winter 2001), THO 2130 Sources of Holy Tradition: Foundations of Eastern Christian Theology (Fall 2002), THO 2137 Selected Topics in Eastern Christian Thought I (Summer 2007), THO 3303 The Seven Ecumenical Councils in Eastern Christian Tradition (Winter 2012), THO 3318 Eastern Christian Spirituality (Fall 2003, Winter 2007, Summer 2009, Winter 2010, Fall 2012), and THO 6376/6359 Foundational Texts in Eastern Christian Spirituality (Winter 2011).

Bishop Hlib Lonchyna is a Studite hieromonk who completed his doctorate in liturgy at the Papal Urbanian University and at the Papal Oriental Institute in 2001. His field of expertise includes Byzantine-Slav liturgy and musicology as well as the Psalter. He taught in our summer program in Univ, Ukraine (1998). He was consecrated bishop in 2002.

Prof. Volodymyr Mezentsev is a specialist in Ukrainian Christian archeology and has held three postdoctoral fellowships in North America. He taught THO 6387 Issues in Eastern Christian Liturgical History: Byzantine and Ukrainian Church Architecture (Winter 2000) and THO 2306 Byzantine and East Slavic Architecture in Ukraine (Summer 2000).

Rev. Prof. Andrew Morbey is a priest of the Orthodox Church in America. He holds a M.Div. from St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary and a M.Th. from Union Theological Seminary in Virginia. He has expertise in Syriac studies, Eastern Orthodoxy in North America and Byzantine Liturgy. He taught THO 2140 Contemporary Moral Issues in Eastern Theology (Winter 1998), THO 2182 Eastern Christian Doctrine I: Trinity, Christ, Spirit (Fall 2000), and THO 2148 Eastern Christian Doctrines II: Theological Anthropology, Soteriology, Eschatology (Winter 2000 & Fall 2002).