Pr Gheorghe Nichifor Tănase
Facultatea de Litere, Istorie și Teologie, Universitatea de Vest din Timișoara

Preot Nichifor TĂNASE, consilier învățământ Arhiepiscopia Timișoarei și lector asociat la Facultatea de Teologie din cadrul Universității de Vest din Timișoara. Este licențiat în Teologie Ortodoxă (2002) și doctor în Teologie (2010) al Facultății de Teologie Ortodoxă „Andrei Șaguna” din Sibiu. Din anul 2020 este doctorand în cadrul Școlii doctorale a Facultății de Filosofie a Universității București. Este autor al volumelor: Ontologia Întrupării. Tripticul ființă-esență-fenomen (Paideia, 2008), Hristos și Timpul. Perihoreza energetică dintre timp și eternitate (Galaxia Gutenberg, 2012) și al unui curs de Spiritualitate Ortodoxă. Sinteze neopatristice palamite (Universitatea Eftimie Murgu, 2012). Lucrează la apariția a două volume de teologie: Logică și Spiritualitate și Estetica Apofatismului. Este membru în International Association of Patristic Studies (IAPS), International Orthodox Theological Association (IOTA) The Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies (Exeter College, Oxford) The Nordic Society for Philosophy of Religion (The Faculty of Theology at the University of Oslo). A participat la conferințe în următoarele centre: Utrecht, Birmingham, Belgrade, Neamț, Iași, Caransebeș, Timişeni-Şag, Deva, Sibiu, Timişoara, Leuven, Leeds, Craiova, King’s College (University of London), Berlin (Freie Universität), Tismana, Universitatea de Vest, St. Edmund Hall (Oxford University), St. Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College (Sydney, Australia), St. Anne’s College (Oxford), Prešov (Slovakia), Durham University, New Europe College (Bucharest).
Biography. Priest Nichifor TĂNASE is associate lecturer at the Faculty of Theology, West University of Timișoara and Phd candidate at the Faculty of Philosophy (University of Bucharest) on "Aristotelian Logic in Byzantine Philosophy" (Supervisors: Acad. Mircea Dumitruand). Also, he is Counselor in Education Sector within the Timișoara Archdiocese, the Metropolis of Banat. He is a graduate of Orthodox Theology (2002), and since 2010 has a Ph.D. in Theology from the Orthodox Theology Faculty „Andrei Şaguna” from „Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu. He is the author of the volumes (in Romanian): Ontology of the Incarnation: being-essence-phenomenon triptych (Bucuresti: Paideia, 2008), Christ and Time. The energetic perichoresis between time and eternity (Galaxia Gutenberg Publishing, Târgu Lăpuş 2012) and Orthodox Spirituality. Neopatristic-palamite synthesis (Eftimie Murgu University Publishing, Resita 2012). He works on/for the publication of two volumes of theology: Logic and Spirituality and “Shining Face” – Aesthetics of Apophaticism. He published chapters in volumes (appeared at New Europe College, Cambridge Scholar Publishing, Wiph & Stock, Peeters-Leuven and Springer). He is a member of International Association of Patristic Studies (Oxford), The Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies (Exeter College, Oxford), International Orthodox Theological Association (IOTA), The Nordic Society for Philosophy of Religion (The Faculty of Theology at the University of Oslo), Mystical Theology (Oxford University), British and Irish Association for Practical Theology (Edinburgh Scotland), Association des Amis de Sources Chrétiennes (Institut des Sources Chrétiennes – Lyon, France). He participated in conferences in the following centers: Sigtuna (Sweden), Utrecht (Netherlands), Birmingham, Belgrade, Sibiu, Leuven, Leeds, King’s College (University of London), Berlin (Freie Universität), St. Edmund Hall (Oxford University), St. Anne’s College (Oxford), Prešov (Slovakia), Durham University, New Europe College (Bucharest).