Mihail NEAMTU
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2009: May-August, Research Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington DC
2009: January-February, Research Fellow, Russell Kirk Center, Michigan, USA
2008: September-December, Visiting Fellow of the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture
2005-2007: New Europe College Bucharest, Postdoctoral Fellow
2002-2006: Affiliate Researcher of the Center for the History of Religions, University of Bucharest
EDUCATION
2008: January, succesful examination for the PhD degree, King’s College London
2002-2007: King’s College London, doctoral studies in Theology and Religious Studies
2005: BA, Department of Orthodox Theology, University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2002: MA in Patristics, Department of Theology, Durham University, UK
2000-2001: University of Munich, Germany (Socrates/Erasmus Visiting Student)
2000: BA, Department of Philosophy and History, University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania (with honours)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
• Continental philosophy, political theology, intellectual history, religion and politics
FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS
2008: Russell Kirk Center, Fall Fellowship
2006: New Europe College, Guest of the Rector & Europa Grant
2006: Shortlisted for Christ Church (Oxford) Junior Research Fellowship
2005: New Europe College (Bucharest), Postdoctoral Fellowship
2002-2005: Renovabis Stiftung (Germany) Grant
2002: King’s College Theological Trust, Doctoral Scholarship
2002: Churchil Colllege, Cambridge UK, Doctoral Scholarship (declined)
2001-2004: Ratiu Foundation (London), Bursary
2001: Society for Sacred Mission (UK) & Durham University Scholarship
2001: Friends of Peterhouse College (Cambridge) Bursary (declined)
2000: Open Society Institute (Bucharest), Grant
1998: Outstanding Junior Research Award, University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
This is a selection from more than a hundred essays, popular articles, forewords, afterwords, book chapters, book-reviews, short-notices published in various periodicals. Interviews and short responses are not included in the count.
PERSONAL BOOKS
• The Burden of Freedom (Povara libertatii, „Colectia Zeitgeist,” Bucharest: Humanitas, 2009), forthcoming.
• The Word as Photography (Verbul ca fotografie, Bucharest: Curtea Veche Press, 2009), forthcoming.
EDITED BOOKS
• Memory, Humanity, and Meaning. Essays in honor of Andrei Plesu’s sixtieth anniversary, offered by NEC alumni & friends (Bucharest: Zeta Books, 2009), edited together with Bogdan Tataru-Cazaban.
• O filozofie a intervalului. In Honorem Andrei Plesu (Bucharest: Humanitas, 2009), edited together with Bogdan Tataru-Cazaban.
INTERNATIONAL BOOK CHAPTERS (SELECTIONS)
• ‘The Reception of the Philokalia in Modern Romania: The Commentaries of Rev. Dumitru Staniloae’ in Brock Bingaman and Bradley Nassif (eds.), The Philokalia: Exploring the Classic Text of Orthodox Spirituality, Oxford University Press, 2010 (in preparation).
• ‘The Life of the Cross in St Athanasius,’ in D. Vincent Twomey and Dirk Krausmüller (eds.), Salvation. Proceedings of the Sixth Maynooth Patristic Conference at the Institute of Byzantine Studies (July 2005), Queen’s University Belfast, 2009 (forthcoming).
• ‘Divine Infinity and the Language of Perfection. A Reading of St Gregory of Nyssa,’ in Mihail Neamtu and Bogdan Tataru-Cazaban (eds.), Memory, Humanity, and Meaning. Essays by NEC alumni & friends honoring the sixtieth anniversary of Andrei Plesu (Bucharest: Zeta Books, 2009), p. 207-224.
• ‘The Theologico-Political Constitution of Monastic Liturgy,’ in Adrian Pabst and Christoph Schneider (ed.), Encounter between Eastern Orthodoxy and Radical Orthodoxy. Transfiguring the World through the Word (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2008), 249-270.
ROMANIAN BOOK CHAPTERS AND ARTICLES
• ‘Husserl’s Dualism of Meaning versus Intuition, and Marion’s Phenomenology of Donation,’ in Leo Stan and Vlad Puescu (eds.) Dualism (Bucharest: Zeta Books, 2009): 171-190 [in Romanian].
• ‘Romania 2007: Culture War and Religious Armistice,’ Iuliana Conovici (ed.), Churches and Politics during the 20th century Romania, Special Issue of Studia Politica (Bucharest: 2007): 747-778 [in Romanian].
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AND ARTICLES
• ‘Secularisation and Religious Orthodoxy in Modern Romania. A Case-Study: the Practice of Fasting,’ New Europe College Yearbook (2006-7 Academic Year), forthcoming.
• ‘Liturgical Orality or Textualist Oblivion? A Case-Study: Printing the Scriptures into Romanian (16th-18th century), St Vladimir’s Theological Quarterly, vol. 52 (2008) 3-4: 367-88.
• ‘Revisiting Orthodoxy and Nationalism,’ Pro Ecclesia, vol. 15 (2006) 2: 153-160.
• ‘Between the Gospel and the Nation: Dumitru Staniloae’s Ethno-Theology,’ Archæus. Studies in the History of Religions, vol. 10 (2006) 3: 9-46.
AFTERWORDS
• ‘The Architecture of Jean-Luc Marion’s Thought,’ postscript to J.-L. Marion, Crucea vizibilului (Sibiu: Deisis, 2000), 141-182 [Romanian].
BOOK TRANSLATIONS
• Hugo Tristram Engelhardt Jr, The Foundation of Christian Bioethics, [2000], from American English to Romanian (Sibiu: 2005, in collaboration).
• John Behr, The Way to Nicaea, vol. I [2001], from English to Romanian (Bucharest: 2004).
• Jean-Luc Marion, La croisée du visible [1991], from French to Romanian (Sibiu: 2000).
• Andrew Louth, Discerning the Mystery [1983], from English to Romanian (Sibiu: 1999).
ESSAYS AND JOURNALISM [in Romanian]
• ‘Bernard Lewis and Samuel Huntington on Islam,’ Idei în dialog, vol. 6 (February 2009): 21-23.
• ‘David Bentley Hart: a critique of Deleuze,’ Idei în dialog, vol. 5 (December 2008): 21-23.
• ‘Baruch Spinoza: the roots of modern political theology (part three),’ Idei în dialog, vol. 5 (November 2008): 21-22.
• ‘Theology of history in Carl Schmitt’s works,’ Idei în dialog, vol. 5 (October 2008): 21-22.
• ‘Baruch Spinoza: the roots of modern political theology (part two),’ Idei în dialog, vol. 5 (September 2008): 21-22.
• ‘Baruch Spinoza: the roots of modern political theology (part one),’ Idei în dialog, vol. 5 (July 2008): 21-22.
• ‘The Culture of Liberty: William F. Buckley Jr. (part two),’ Idei în dialog, vol. 5 (March 2008): 21-22.
• ‘Metaphysics and Boredom in Jean-Luc Marion,’ Idei în dialog, vol. 4 (December 2007): 21-22.
• ‘Eliade, Marx and the Opium for Religions,’ Idei în dialog, vol. 4 (March 2007): 40-41.
• ‘A Teacher and a Scholar: Jaroslav Pelikan,’ Idei în dialog, vol.3 (June 2006).
• ‘A Taste for Metaphor: Commentaries on Mihai Sora’ Philosophy,’ Idei în dialog, vol. 3 (July 2006).
• ‘Utopia Achieved: On Sorin Antohi’s Utopica,’ Idei în dialog, vol. 2 (August 2005): 21-22.
More than thirty scholarly book reviews. Syndicated Columnist for „Cotidianul”, a major national daily in Romania – (April 2007 to March 2009): over a hundred short weekly contributions on national and international religious and cultural affairs.
AWARDS AND HONORS
2008: National Award by Cuvântul Magazine for the best 2007 Romanian book (‘The Grammar of Orthodoxy’) written in the field of history of ideas
2005: Colin Gunton Prize for Essay in Systematic Theology, King’s College London
1996: First Prize in the National Contest for Philosophy, Romanian Ministry of Education
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2008: Organiser of the International Colloquium on ‘Christian Faith and Metaphysical Reason,’ New Europe College (with the support of Andrew Mellon Foundation), Bucharest, 7-8 March
2007: Organiser (in collaboration) of the International Colloquium and Summer Course on ‘Religious Metaphors and Philosophical Concepts,’ Sibiu/Sâmbata de Sus (România), 29 August-5 September
2006: Coordinator (together with Andrew Louth and Dragos Mîrsanu) of the Panel on ‘Christianity and Neighbouring Religions in Late Antiquity,’ The 6th EASR/IAHR Special Conference, Bucharest
2006: Organiser (in collaboration) of the 6th European Association for the Study of Religions-International Association for the History of Religions Conference on ‘Religions in Europe and Asia,’ Bucharest, 20-23 September
2005-2006: Internet Officer of the Romanian Association for the History of Religion
MEMBERSHIP
2007-present: American Academy of Religion
2000-present: Romanian Society for Phenomenology
2001-2008: Romanian Association for History of Religions
EDITORIAL ACTIVITY
2006 (-present): Member Advisory Board ‘Conflicts and Trends: Studies in Values and Policies,’ M&M Scrivener Press
2002-2006: Review Editor of Archæus. Journal of History of Religions
1999 (October-December): Manuscript reviewer for Echinox Review, Cluj-Napoca
SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY
• From 2005 to 2008, regular invited guest for BBC Romanian Section (London and Bucharest), Radio France International (Bucharest), Romanian National Radio (Bucharest).
• Guest speaker and roundtable participant at Romanian National Television, Romanian International Television, B1TV, Antena 2, and Realitatea TV (Bucharest). Profiled expertise given to newspapers such as „Foreign-Policy-Romania,” „Le Figaro” (Paris), „Libération” (Paris), Associated Press, „Adevarul,” „Cotidianul,” etc.
• Occasional manuscript reviewer for „Idei în dialog” (Bucharest).
• Consultant for „Aproape” Association, „Stavropoleos” Foundation (2005-2007), „Life for Life” Foundation (2007), „Calea Victoriei” Foundation (2007/2008), „Cadi/Eleutheria” Foundation (2008) and „Aldea-Tudorache” Foundation (2008).
