Dionysius bar Salibi: Guardian of the Syriac Orthodox Tradition (Texts and Studies in Eastern Christianity, TSEC Volume 37 / XXXVII)

Dionysius bar Salībī, a prominent 12th-century Syriac Orthodox bishop and scholar, played a key role in shaping Syriac Christian theology during a period of significant political upheaval in the eastern Mediterranean. His vast intellectual contributions spanned all major ecclesiastical disciplines of his time, including numerous theological works and scriptural commentaries. This volume brings together nine scholarly essays that explore his writings, theological insights, and his active role in both interreligious and intra-Christian debates. By examining his legacy, these studies highlight how Bar Ṣalībī both consolidated and reshaped Syriac traditions to address the challenges of his era. The volume offers a wide range of perspectives on his enduring influence, underlining the significance of his multi-faceted contributions to Syriac Christianity.

Bert Jacobs, Ph.D. (2021), University of Leuven, is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies of the University of Louvain-la-Neuve. His publications focus on Christian-Muslim interactions in the early and medieval Islamic world.

Herman Teule, Ph.D. (1991), University of Leuven, is Professor Emeritus of Eastern Christianity at Radboud University Nijmegen and University of Leuven, has published extensively on the Syriac Renaissance, Latinizing tendencies among Syriac Christians, and the modern situation of Middle Eastern Christians.

Joseph Verheyden, Ph.D. (1987), University of Leuven, is Professor Emeritus of New Testament Studies at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies of the same university and was until 2023 the Director of the Louvain Centre for Eastern and Oriental Christianity (LOCEOC).