Andrew Louth Explained

Honorific Prefix:The Reverend
Andrew Louth
Birth Date:11 November 1944
Birth Place:Louth, England

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Religion:Christianity (AnglicanEastern Orthodox)

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Sub Discipline:Patristics

| signature = | signature_alt = }}Andrew Louth (; born 11 November 1944) is an English theologian. He is an emeritus professor of patristic and Byzantine studies in the Department of Theology and Religion of Durham University.[1] Louth has been at Durham University since 1996. Previously he taught at the University of Oxford (mostly patristics) and at Goldsmiths' College in Byzantine and early medieval history. He is a fellow of the British Academy and was a member of the British Academy Council from 2011 to 2014.[2] He was President of the Ecclesiastical History Society (2009–10).[3]

Born on 11 November 1944 in Louth, Lincolnshire, he was educated at the universities of Cambridge and Edinburgh.

Formerly an Anglican priest, he converted to Eastern Orthodoxy in 1989 and was ordained as an Eastern Orthodox priest in 2003.

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  1. Web site: Department of Theology and Religion . Emeritus Professor A Louth . Durham University . 2016-11-27.
  2. Web site: Professor Andrew Louth . British Academy . 2015-04-09 . 2016-11-27.
  3. https://www.history.ac.uk/ehsoc/about/past-ehs-presidents Past Presidents - Ecclesiastical History Society