Gregory Woolfenden
Lecturer in liturgical studies.
Hegumen Gregory Woolfenden will return to the ISM to teach orthodox theology in the spring. He taught liturgy for fourteen years at Ripon College, Cuddesdon, Oxford, and was a member of the theology faculty of Oxford University. His main area of research has been in the history and theology of the Daily Offices. He has also written on sacramental theology and how ritual theory may help in understanding the Orthodox liturgical tradition. He has extensive knowledge of the Eastern churches, their history, theology, and spirituality, and has maintained a lively interest in liturgical origins, in ecclesiological questions, and in patristic theology. His many years of teaching Anglican and Orthodox seminarians have given him a wide perspective on numerous aspects of Christian worship traditions. He is currently Pastor of the Nativity of the Mother of God Ukrainian Orthodox Church in New Britain, Connecticut, and also professor of liturgics at the Saint Sophia Orthodox seminary in South Bound Brook, NJ. As a monk, he is a member of the Russian Orthodox community of St. Maximus of Turin in Italy.