Kluge Center at Library of Congress Cites Seminary Faculty Member

We were recently directed to the online blog of the John W. Kluge Center at the United States Library of Congress, “ Insights: Scholarly Work at the John W. Kluge Center,” which “shares the knowledge and insights gleaned from the research of top scholars in the humanities and social sciences in residence at the Library of Congress.” In a posting in January 2016, it made reference to one of the faculty members of the Saint Photios Orthodox Theological Seminary, the Most Reverend Metropolitan (then Archbishop) Dr. Chrysostomos.

Jason Steinhauer, Program Specialist, who works in conjunction with the Library’s Public Affairs Office on media and Congressional relations, wrote the following about the Metropolitan in an article entitled “ “The Intersection of Health and Spirituality”: “Perhaps one of the more intriguing scholars to ever reside at the Kluge Center, the Most Rev. Archbishop Chrysostomos of Etna, held the Larson Fellowship for a period in 2006. While at the Center, the Rev. Archbishop researched the incorporation of Eastern Orthodox Hesychastic spiritual exercises into traditional psychoanalytical methodologies. His 2007 book, ‘A Guide to Orthodox Psychotherapy’ was based on his research conducted at the Library. The Archbishop has just published his 28th new book, ‘The Sculptor and His Stone: Selected Readings on Hellenistic and Christian Learning and Thought in the Early Greek Fathers,’ and was recently appointed Professor of pastoral psychology and Patristics at the St. Photios Orthodox Theological Seminary.”