Ilia Jinjolava (born as Irakli Jinjolava, ) is a Georgian theologian and Orthodox presbyter.
Biography
llia Jinjolava completed his undergraduate studies in 2011 at Tbilisi Theological Seminary in Georgia. He continued studying theology in Germany at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt and LMU Munich and later at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece. He received his MAS in Ecumenical Studies from the Bossey Ecumenical Institute in 2016 and was tonsured a monk in 2017. He is currently a doctoral candidate at the Institute of Orthodox Theology at LMU Munich. Since 2017, he has been a research assistant at the Institute of Orthodox Theology and has served as a deacon in the Orthodox Church of Georgia since 2018. On July 12, 2020, he was ordained to the Holy Priesthood by His All-Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, given the name Ilia and has been appointed as a spiritual father of the Georgian Orthodox community living in Turkey. The Ecumenical Patriarch bestowed the offikion of Archimandrite of the Ecumenical Throne upon Fr. Jinjolava, who is in charge of the church and the Georgian community in Constantinople.
llia Jinjolava is a member of several international organizations, including Society of Biblical Literature, European Association on Biblical Studies, Orthodox Center for the Advancement of Biblical Studies Society for the Study of Scripture and others. Jinjolava has participated in many international conferences and symposia. In 2016, he actively participated in the preparation of Georgian-language articles and news of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church, and also established the website. He has published several academic articles, writes blogs and is engaged in translation activities.
In 2020, he spent several weeks in the United States to conduct research, visited two major orthodox theological institutions (St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary and Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology), and to develop his thesis and collected the required bibliography. He completed his doctoral studies in Biblical theology, specifically - New Testament at the Institute of Orthodox Theology of LMU Munich in 2022.
Publications
Book
- Die Charismen in der paulinischen Ekklesiologie (1 Kor 12âÂÂ14), Edition Logos, 2023 ()
Articles
- Irakli Jinjolava, áÂÂá¦áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá‡ÂÂáÂÂá áÂÂá áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá á¤áÂÂá áÂÂá«á â áÂÂáÂÂáÂ¥áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂ¥áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá áÂÂá áÂÂá áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá [Saint Hieromartyr Grigol Peradze the Citizenship and the Unity], in: Saint Grigol Peradze 120, 1st INternational Conference of Saint Grigol Peradze, Georgian and Christian Civilization (Publish House 'Universali', Tbilisi 2020), 11âÂÂ15.
- Irakli Jinjolava, âÂÂSynodical Principle as the Key to Church UnityâÂÂ, in: Stolen Churches or Bridges to Orthodoxy? Historical and Theological Impulses for the Dialogue Between Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches, edited by Vladimir Latinovic and Anastacia Wooden, Palgrave Macmillan, 2020, 301âÂÂ315.
- Irakli Jinjolava, âÂÂá‡ÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá á‡ÂÂá áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¡ áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá®áÂÂá áÂÂá áÂ¥áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂâ [The Reading and the Preaching of the Holy Gospel], á¡áÂÂáÂÂá¦áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá áÂÂá áÂÂ: á¡áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá®áÂÂáÂÂá á¡áÂÂáÂÂá áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¡ áÂÂáÂÂá¢á£á áÂÂáÂÂá£áÂÂá áªá®áÂÂáÂÂá áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¡áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá [The Priestly Nation: The Issues in the Liturgical Life of a Parish], á áÂÂáÂÂ. áÂÂá¦áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂ-áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá áÂÂ. áÂÂáÂÂá áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá«á ed. L.B. Ebralidze, EECh 1, Tbilisi 2020, 106âÂÂ121.
- Irakli Jinjolava, âÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá áÂÂá á¤áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¡áÂÂá¤áÂÂá£á á áÂÂá áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá£á á á¡áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá®áÂÂá¡áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¡ áÂÂá áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¢á£á áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá áÂÂáÂÂá¨áÂÂâÂÂ, áÂÂá£á áÂÂ. á¤áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¡áÂÂá¤áÂÂá£á -áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá£á á áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá®áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá (áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá á¯áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá®áÂÂá¨áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¡ á¡áÂÂá®áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¡ áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¡áÂÂá¡ á¡áÂÂá®áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá‡ÂÂá¤á á£áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá á¡áÂÂá¢áÂÂá¢áÂÂ, á°á£áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¢áÂÂá á£á áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá á¤áÂÂáÂÂá£áÂÂá¢áÂÂá¢áÂÂ), #9, áÂÂáÂÂ. 2019, áÂÂáÂÂ. 51âÂÂ55. (["Certain Philosophical and Theological Issues Within the Areopagitian Thinking"], in: Philosophical-Theological Review, no. 9 (Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Faculty of Humanities, Educational-Scientific Institute of Philosophy, 2019), 51âÂÂ55.
- Irakli Jinjolava, âÂÂA Portrait of Grigol Peradze Against the Background of the Ecumenical Vocation in the Orthodox ChurchâÂÂ, in: Pro Georgia (Journal of Kartvelological Studies, University of Warsaw,), 2019, t. 29, 287âÂÂ291.
- Irakli Jinjolava, "The Ecumenical Vocation of the Orthodox Church According to the Georgian Theologian and Saint Priest-Martyr Grigol Peradze", in: Ostkirchliche Studien (Ostkirchliches Institut an der Universität Würzburg), Bd. 65, Heft 2 (2016), 239âÂÂ270.
Essays
- Irakli Jinjolava, áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá áÂÂá á¡áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¡ áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá - á áÂÂá¡ á¤áÂÂáÂ¥á áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá á¡áÂÂá¡á£áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá á áÂÂáÂÂá áÂÂáÂÂá (The pandemic and the idea of solidarity - what the clergy think), Emc.org.ge
- Irakli Jinjolava, áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá áÂÂá áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¡áÂÂá (Pandemic and Church), Emc.org.ge
- Irakli Jinjolava, Understanding True Citizenship: Lessons from a Georgian Saint, Public Orthodoxy
- Irakli Jinjolava, á¡áÂÂáÂ¥áÂÂá áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¡ áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¡áÂÂáÂÂá¡ áÂÂáÂ¥áÂÂá¡ á¨áÂÂáÂÂá¡á áÂÂáÂÂá®áÂÂáÂÂá¡ áÂÂá áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¡ á¨áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¢áÂÂáÂÂáªáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá (The Church of Georgia has a chance to become the unifier of the unity), Netgazeti.ge
- Irakli Jinjolava, á á áÂÂáÂÂá®áÂÂá á£áÂÂá áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¡ áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá áÂÂá áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂ? (What happened at the Unification Council of the Orthodox Churches of Ukraine?), Tabula.ge
- Irakli Jinjolava, áÂÂá áÂÂá¢áÂÂá¡ áÂÂá áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá á£áÂÂá áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¡ áÂÂáÂÂá¢áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¤áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂ: á á áÂÂáÂ¥áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá á®áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂ? (From the Council of Crete to the Autocephaly of Ukraine: What will be tomorrow?), Netgazeti.ge
- Irakli Jinjolava, á£áÂÂá áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¡ áÂÂáÂÂá¢áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¤áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¡ áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá£á áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá á®áÂÂá¡áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá (The Curing Character of the Ukrainian Autocephaly), Tabula.ge
- Irakli Jinjolava, áÂÂáÂÂá£áÂÂáÂÂá á¡ áÂÂá®áÂÂá á¡ á¡áÂÂáÂ¥áÂÂá áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¡ áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¡áÂÂá á£áÂÂá áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¡ áÂÂáÂÂá¢áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¤áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¡? (Will Church of Georgia Support Ukrainian Autocephaly?), Tabula.ge
Translations
- Konstitutionelle Vereinbarung zwischen dem Staat Georgien und der Apostolischen Autokephalen Orthodoxen Kirche von Georgien (from Georgian into German translated by Archimandrite Ilia (Irakli) Jinjolava, Constantinopl), in: Orthodoxes Forum 36 (2022/1-2), pp. 90âÂÂ95.
- Verwaltungsbestimmung (Statut) der Autokephalen Orthodoxen Kirche Georgiens (from Georgian into German translated by Irakli Jinjolava), in: Orthodoxes Forum 33 (1-2/2019)
- áÂÂáÂÂá áÂÂá áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá á£áÂÂáÂÂ, âÂÂá áÂÂá¢áÂÂá áÂÂá áÂÂá áÂÂá¡ áÂÂá¡ á¡áÂ¥áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂ?â / Archimandrite Cyrill Govorun, Why this is not a schism?
- áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¡áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¡á áÂÂáÂÂá áÂÂáÂÂá©áÂÂ, âÂÂáÂÂá áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¡áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂâ / Archbishop Job Getcha, âÂÂTowards the CouncilâÂÂ
- áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá áÂÂá áÂÂ. áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá£áÂÂáÂÂá¡áÂÂ, âÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá á¤á£áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¢áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂâ / George E. Demacopoulos, âÂÂOrthodox FundamentalismâÂÂ
- áÂÂáÂÂá£á áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá£á¡áÂÂá áÂÂ, âÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá£áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá á«áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¡ á¨áÂÂá¡áÂÂá®áÂÂáÂÂ: áÂÂáÂÂá¢áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá£áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá áÂÂáÂÂá áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá£á áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¨áÂÂ. áÂÂáÂÂá áÂÂá áÂÂá¡ áÂÂá áÂÂá¢áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¡áÂÂ?â / Paul Ladouceur, âÂÂOn Ecumenoclasm: Anti-Ecumenism in Orthodox Theology. Who Is a Heretic?âÂÂ
Interviews and speeches
- Rev. Hierodeacon Irakli Jinjolava on The Synodical Principle as the Key to Church Unity at the Inaugural Conference of the International Orthodox Theological Association (IOTA), with the theme Pan-Orthodox Unity and Conciliarity, held January 9 to 12, 2019, in Iasi, Romania. (Video and Audio)
- TV-Show at the TV-Georgian Channel: "Visit with Fr. Guram" Guest: Irakli Jinjolava, Theme: Dialogue with the doctoral student of theology (Video)
- Radio Interview on the RadioBeo: "ÃÂber Georgien bzw. über der Kirche Georgiens" (Audio)
- Radio Interview - BeO-Kirchenfenster: Orthodoxe Weihnacht (Audio)
- Patriarchate TV: "Kviriake - Georgians for Georgia: Irakli Jinjolava" (Video)
References
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