NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVE IN RUSSIAN PHILOSOPHY, LITERATURE, AND RELIGIOUS THOUGHT

Dr. Raul-Ovidiu Bodea is a Romanian Orthodox theologian. He serves as an Associate Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Oradea, Romania. In this capacity, he leads seminars on moral theology, spirituality, and bioethics. He completed his doctoral studies in theology at KU Leuven, Belgium, defending his thesis titled "Existentialism as a Methodological Paradigm for Orthodox Theology: Nikolai Berdyaev and John Zizioulas" in 2024. Dr. Bodea also holds a Bachelor's Degree in Orthodox Pastoral Theology from the Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Oradea, Romania, and a Research Master's: Masters of Advanced Studies in Theology and Religion from KU Leuven, Belgium. His research interests include: Russian Religious Philosophy with a focus on the thought of Nikolai Berdyaev, Neo-Patristic theology with a focus on the thought of John Zizioulas, modern Orthodox theology and Orthodox spirituality.

Through Asceticism to Creativity: The Influence of Nikolai Berdyaev’s Philosophy on St Maria Skobtsova’s Spirituality

The Tragedy of Politics in the Religious Philosophy of Nikolai Berdyaev

Nikolai Berdyaev’s Dialectics of Freedom: In Search for Spiritual Freedom