Demetrios J. Constantelos is a researcher in Byzantology and a professor emeritus of history and religious studies at Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ. He was born in Spilia, Messenia

Messenia

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, Greece

Greece

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. He was ordained a priest of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

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 in 1955 and earned a PhD in Byzantine Civilization at Rutgers University

Rutgers University

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in 1965.

Publications

Publications by Demetrios Constantelos include:

• Christian Faith And Cultural Heritage : Essays from a Greek Orthodox Perspective
• Renewing the Church : The Significance of the Council in Trullo
• Paideia : Addresses to Young People
• The Complete Works of His Eminence Archbishop Iakovos, Primate of North and South America 1959-1996
• The Torchbearer : Encyclicals Spiritual and Ecclesiastical Subjects, Administration, Education, Culture
• Understanding the Greek Orthodox Church : Its Faith, History and Life
• Christian Hellenism, Volume Three : Essays and Studies in Continuity and Change
• The Greeks, Their Heritage, and Its Value Today
• Poverty, Society and Philanthropy in the Late Mediaeval Greek World
• Byzantine Philanthropy and Social Welfare
• Religious-Philosophical Issues and Interreligious Dialogues in the Orthodox Church Since World War II
• Orthodox Theology and Diakonia : Trends and Prospects Essays in Honor of His Eminence Archbishop Iakovos on the Occasion of His Seventieth Birthday
• Christian Hellenism: Essays and Studies in Continuity and Change (Hellenism: Ancient, Mediaeval Modern, 13) by Demetrios J. Constantelos ISBN 0-89241-588-6