Jared Bryant

Academic Specialties & Interests:

• Ancient Christianity
• Patristic theology
• Trinitarianism
• New Testament studies

Publications:

• “Cosmological Trinitarian Polemics in Gregory of Nazianzus’s Theological Orations,” in Studia Patristica 115 (2021): 69–76.
• “Prayer in the New Testament,” in Studies on the Synoptic Gospels, ed. Mark Roncace (Point of View Publishing, 2020).
• “Creation through the Son of God,” in Engaging Scripture, ed. Mark Roncace (Point of View Publishing, 2019).

Selected Presentations:

• “Theological Patterns of Prayer in the Poetry of Gregory of Nazianzus.” Paper presented at the International Conference on Patristic Studies. Oxford, UK, 8 Aug. 2024.
• “Cosmological Trinitarian Polemics in Gregory of Nazianzus’s Theological Orations.” Paper presented at the International Conference on Patristic Studies. Oxford, UK, 21 Aug. 2019.
• “The Divinity of the Holy Spirit according to Gregory of Nazianzus and Basil of Caesarea.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the ETS. Denver, CO, 14 Nov. 2018.
• “The Influence of Cappadocian Creation Narratives on Gregory of Nazianzus’s Theology of Creation.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the ISEC. New York, NY, 8 Dec. 2017.
•  “The Augsburg Confession, Gregory of Nazianzus, and the Church Fathers on Trinitarian Opposition.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the ETS. Providence, RI, 17 Nov. 2017.
• “Alexandrian Influence on Gregory of Nazianzus: Athanasius of Alexandria on Creation and Trinity.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the ETS. San Antonio, TX, 15 Nov. 2016.
• “Creating a Cosmology: Gregory of Nazianzus’s Implementation of Origen.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the NAPS. Chicago, IL, 27 May 2016.