Peter Bouteneff

Dr. Peter Bouteneff teaches courses in ancient and modern theology and spirituality at St Vladimir’s Orthodox Seminary, where he is professor of systematic theology and Kulik Professor of Sacred Arts. After taking a degree in music in 1983, he lived and worked in Japan and traveled widely in Asia and Greece. He has an M.Div. from St Vladimir’s Seminary and a doctorate from Oxford University, where he studied under Metropolitan Kallistos Ware. He worked for many years in theological dialogue, notably as executive secretary for Faith and Order at the World Council of Churches, and has written extensively on Orthodox relations with other churches. He conceived of and edits the Foundations Series for SVS Press, to which he has contributed a volume called Sweeter than Honey: Orthodox Thinking on Dogma and Truth. In 2008 he authored a study of how early Christians read the Genesis creation accounts, called, Beginnings: Ancient Christian Readings of the Biblical Creation Narratives.