Dr. Andrey Shirin

Education:

Master of Divinity, Palmer Theological Seminary

Th. M, Princeton Theological Seminary

PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary

Research Interests:

Theology, Leadership Studies

Courses Taught:

Biblical Models of Leadership, Theology and Practice of leadership, Leadership in Context, Leadership in Ministry, Leadership in Missions, Leadership Practicum, Systematic Theology, Theology and Science, Russian Religious Philosophy

Publications:

"Russian -- Ukrainian war is now a theological crisis" in Public Orthodoxy, 2023, https://publicorthodoxy.org/2023/04/20/the-russian-ukrainian-war-is-now-a-theological-crisis/

"The Russian Orthodox Church is a big loser in the Russian-Ukrainian war" in Baptist News Global, 2023, https://baptistnews.com/article/the-russian-orthodox-church-is-a-big-loser-in-the-russian-ukrainian-war/

"Three reasons I doubt Russian Christians need more Bonhoeffers" in Baptist News Global, 2022, https://baptistnews.com/article/three-reasons-i-doubt-russian-christians-need-more-bonhoeffers/

"Putin just lost a major foothold in Ukraine" in Washington Examiner, 2022, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/courage-strength-optimism/putin-just-lost-a-major-foothold-in-ukraine

"Belarus Baptists Look to Habakkuk amid Mass Protests of ‘Europe’s Last Dictator’" in Christianity Today, 2020, https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2020/august/belarus-lukashenko-election-protests-christians-pray-minsk.html

"I’ve Experienced This Cultural Moment Before … in Russia" in Christianity Today, 2020, https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2020/august-web-only/ive-experienced-this-cultural-moment-before-in-russia.html

"Bernie, I grew up in the Soviet Union. Please be clearer about democratic socialism versus totalitarian Communism" in Baptist News Global, 2020, https://baptistnews.com/article/bernie-i-know-the-differences-between-democratic-socialism-and-totalitarian-communism-but-we-need-a-clearer-message/

"5 things Protestant churches in the U.S. can learn from Eastern Orthodoxy" in Baptist News Global, 2019, https://baptistnews.com/article/5-things-protestant-churches-in-the-u-s-can-learn-from-eastern-orthodoxy/

"The Other Christian Nation" in Christianity Today, 2016, https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2016/july-web-only/russia-other-christian-nation.html

"Is Servant Leadership Inherently Christian" in Journal of Religion and Business Ethics, 2014, https://via.library.depaul.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1076&context=jrbe

"The positive unity: how Solovyov's ethic can contribute to constructing a working model of business ethics in modern Russia" in Journal of Religion and Business Ethics, 2011, https://via.library.depaul.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1010&context=jrbe

About:

Dr. Andrey Shirin is Associate Professor of Divinity and Director of Transformational Leadership at John at John Leland Center for Theological Studies located in Arlington, VA. For more than 25 years he has taught theology and related disciplines at American and Russian institutions of higher learning. Dr. Shirin has authored multiple articles on various issues in theology, leadership, Russian-Ukrainian conflict and other subjects. His scholarly and curricular interests are broadly interdisciplinary and include, among other subjects, theology, philosophy, and their relations to larger culture, particularly to leadership studies.