Dr. Sara Parvis

Biography

Sara Parvis is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, specializing in the Patristic period. Her research interests focus on the development of orthodoxy, the construction of heresy, the sources of authority in the Church, and the role of scriptural exegesis in Patristic thought. She is particularly interested in uncovering hidden voices from early Christianity and engaging in doctrinal sociological studies. Parvis was born in Aberdeen and has lived in Edinburgh, where she completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Oxford, focusing on English, French, and Theology. She later obtained her PhD from the University of Edinburgh. Parvis held a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship from October 2002 to September 2005 and has authored significant works, including a study titled 'Marcellus Ancyra: The Lost Years of the Arian Controversy (325-345)', which examines the neglected period around Nicaea and the emergence of theological figures during the Arian Controversy. Her research encompasses areas such as Arian controversy, Marcellus of Ancyra, Patristic exegesis, and early Canon Law, along with the study of East-West relations and the historical thought of Thomas Aquinas.

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