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Father '''Stanley Samuel Harakas''' is a [[priest]] of the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]]. He is a distinguished teacher of Orthodox theology, and a significant resource in Orthodox [[ethics]]. He served as dean of [[Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (Brookline, Massachusetts)|Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology]] and Hellenic College where he also taught. He also was visiting professor at a number of other schools.
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Father '''Stanley Samuel Harakas''' is a [[priest]] of the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]]. He is a distinguished teacher of Orthodox theology, and a significant resource in Orthodox [[ethics]]. He served as dean of [[Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (Brookline, Massachusetts)|Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology]] and Hellenic College where he also taught from 1966 until retirement in 1995. He also was visiting professor at a number of other schools. He has been active in the Ecumenical Movement on local, state and international levels, serving in the Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation Commission of the World Council of Churches.
  
 
==Life==
 
==Life==
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Fr. Stanley received his collegiate education from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School, earning both undergraduate and theology degrees. Prior to his [[ordination]] to the priesthood in 1956, Stanley was married to Emily G. Maniates. They had five children. In 1965, he earned a Doctor of Theology degree from Boston University.
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Fr. Stanley was born in 1932. He received his collegiate education from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School, earning both undergraduate and theology degrees. Prior to his [[ordination]] to the priesthood in 1956, Stanley was married to Emily G. Maniates. They had five children. In 1965, he earned a Doctor of Theology degree from Boston University.
  
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Fr. Harakas is the author of fifteen books and five pamphlets concerning both scholarly and popular theological subjects. Additionally, he has written over a hundred scholarly articles.
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Fr. Harakas is the author of eighteen books, both scholarly in the field of ethics and theology, and educational volumes for a popular audience. Additionally, he has written over a hundred scholarly articles.
  
 
Fr. Harakas also served as pastor of a number [[parish]]es in Massachusetts. In retirement Fr. Harakas has continued to serve Christ by serving new [[missionary]] parishes in the American South: in  2001, as the priest of Christ the Savior Greek Orthodox Church in Atlanta, Georgia, and in 2002 at a new parish in Brooksville, Florida.
 
Fr. Harakas also served as pastor of a number [[parish]]es in Massachusetts. In retirement Fr. Harakas has continued to serve Christ by serving new [[missionary]] parishes in the American South: in  2001, as the priest of Christ the Savior Greek Orthodox Church in Atlanta, Georgia, and in 2002 at a new parish in Brooksville, Florida.

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Father Stanley Samuel Harakas is a priest of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. He is a distinguished teacher of Orthodox theology, and a significant resource in Orthodox ethics. He served as dean of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology and Hellenic College where he also taught from 1966 until retirement in 1995. He also was visiting professor at a number of other schools. He has been active in the Ecumenical Movement on local, state and international levels, serving in the Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation Commission of the World Council of Churches.

Life

Fr. Stanley was born in 1932. He received his collegiate education from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School, earning both undergraduate and theology degrees. Prior to his ordination to the priesthood in 1956, Stanley was married to Emily G. Maniates. They had five children. In 1965, he earned a Doctor of Theology degree from Boston University.

Fr. Harakas is the author of eighteen books, both scholarly in the field of ethics and theology, and educational volumes for a popular audience. Additionally, he has written over a hundred scholarly articles.

Fr. Harakas also served as pastor of a number parishes in Massachusetts. In retirement Fr. Harakas has continued to serve Christ by serving new missionary parishes in the American South: in 2001, as the priest of Christ the Savior Greek Orthodox Church in Atlanta, Georgia, and in 2002 at a new parish in Brooksville, Florida.

Bibliography

  • Contemporary Moral Issues Facing the Orthodox Christian (1982) ISBN 978-0937032244
  • For the Health of Body and Soul: An Eastern Orthodox Introduction to Bioethics (1983) ISBN 978-0916586423
  • Health and Medicine in the Eastern Orthodox Tradition (1990) ISBN 978-0824509347
  • Introducing the Orthodox Church: Its Faith and Life (with Anothony Coniaris) (2007) ISBN 978-1933654089
  • Let Mercy Abound: Social Concern in the Greek Orthodox Church (1994) ISBN 978-0916586614
  • Living the Faith: The Praxis of Eastern Orthodox Ethics (1993) ISBN 978-0937032923
  • Living the Liturgy: A practical guide for participating in the divine liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox Church (1974) ISBN 978-0937032176
  • Of Life and Salvation: Reflections on Living the Christian life (1996) ISBN 978-1880971178
  • Orthodox Christian Beliefs: Real Answers to Real Questions from Real People (2002) ISBN 978-1880971710
  • Orthodox Christian Beliefs About the Bible (2003) ISBN 978-1880971833
  • The Orthodox Church: 455 Questions and Answers (1987) ISBN 978-0937032565
  • Proclaiming God's Word Today (1989) ISBN 978-0937032695
  • Toward Transfigured Life: The Theoria of Eastern Orthodox Ethics (1983) ISBN 978-0937032282
  • Wholeness of Faith and Life: Eastern Orthodox Ethics. Vol. 1: Patristic Ethics ISBN 978-1885652263. Vol. 2: Church Life Ethics (2004) ISBN 978-1885652294. Vol. 3: Orthodox Social Ethics (2004) ISBN 978-1885652300

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