Autor: Fr. Michael Azkoul

Fr. Michael Azkoul was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on October 15, 1930. He graduated bachelor of arts in philosophy in 1954 at Calvin College, Bachelor of Divinity in 1959 at St. Vladimir’s Russian Orthodox Seminary, and MA/Ph D in ancient and medieval history from 1961 to 1964 at Michigan St. University. His ordination was held at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1960. He was a member of parish at Spring Valley, Illinois, in 1959; at Youngstown, Ohio, in 1964; and at St. Louis, Missouri, from 1970 to 2016. He taught history at Youngstown University in 1964. He also taught at St. Louis, Missouri, from 1970 to 1974 and at Washington University from 1974 to 1976. He wrote more than twenty articles (“Greek Theological Orthodox Review, ” “St. Vladimir’s Theological Quarterly, ” “Patristic and Byzantine Review, ” “La Lumiere du Thabor, ” and “Theological Studies”) and twelve books on religious history (Soloviev and His Successors [1985]; The Influence of Augustine on the Orthodox Church [1991]; Why Christianity [1994]; St. Gregory and the Tradition of the Fathers [1995]; God, Immortality and Freedom of the Will [2000]; Once Delivered to the Saints [2000]; God of Our Fathers, Gods of the West [2009]; God of Creation, God of Redemption; En Arche: Evolution, Genesis and Church Fathers [2010]; The Toll-House: The Ne-Gnosticism of Fr. Serafim Rose [nd]; etc.).