Ilaria Ramelli
Ilaria L. E. Ramelli (born 1973) is an Italian-born historian, academic author, and university professor who specializes in ancient, late antique, and early mediaeval philosophy and theology.
Academic appointments[]
After being Professor of Roman History, Ramelli has been Full Professor of Theology and endowed Chair (Angelicum), Humboldt Fellow at Erfurt University, Max-Weber-Kolleg (Max Weber Center), and Fellow of the Royal Historical Society[1] as well as Professor (Durham University, Hon.) and Senior Member (CCSP, University of Cambridge).[2] She has also been, e.g., Senior Research Fellow in Ancient and Patristic Philosophy (both at Durham University, for two fellowships, and at Corpus Christi College, Oxford),[3] in Hellenic Studies at Princeton University, Fowler Hamilton Fellow at Oxford University.[4][5]
Awards[]
Ramelli has received a number of academic and scientific prizes and awards, including a Forschungspreis from the Humboldt Foundation (2017).[6][7]
Selected works[]
As author or co-author[]
- I romanzi antichi e il Cristianesimo: contesto e contatti, preface by B.P. Reardon, Madrid, Signifer 2001; Cascade Books, 2012. ISBN 978-1-62032-032-7.[8]
- Le nozze di Filologia e Mercurio, (Il Pensiero occidentale). Bompiani, 2001.[9][10][11]
- Allegoria, vol. I, L'età classica, Milan: Vita e Pensiero 2004, Temi metafisici e problemi del pensiero antico Series. ISBN 9788834350072.
- Il βασιλεύς come νόμος ἔμψυχος tra diritto naturale e diritto divino: spunti platonici del concetto e sviluppi di età imperiale e tardoantica (Marcello Gigante International Classics Prize, 2006), Naples: Bibliopolis, 2006, Series: Memoirs of the Italian Institute of Philosophical Studies 34. ISBN 88-7088-528-3.[12]
- Hierocles the Stoic: elements of ethics, fragments and excerpts. Brill - Society of Biblical Literature, 2009.[13][14][15]
- Terms for eternity: Aiônios and aídios in classical and Christian texts. Gorgias Press, 2013.[16][17][18]
- The Christian Doctrine of Apokatastasis: A Critical Assessment from the New Testament To Eriugena. Brill, 2013.[19]
The book was reviewed, e.g., in Theological Studies,[20] Journal of Early Christian History,[21] The International Journal of the Platonic Tradition.[22] and The Journal of Theological Studies.[23] - Tempo ed eternità in età antica e patristica: filosofia greca, ebraismo e cristianesimo, Assisi: Cittadella, 2015. ISBN 978-88-308-1412-7.
- Evagrius’ Kephalaia Gnostika, Leiden-Atlanta: Brill-SBL, 2015. Pp. lxxxviii + 434. ISBN 1628370416 (hardback); ISBN 1628370394 (paperback)
- Social justice and the legitimacy of slavery: The role of philosophical asceticism from ancient Judaism to late antiquity. Oxford University Press, 2017. ISBN 978-0198777274.[24][25][26]
- A Larger Hope? 1, prefaced by Richard Bauckham, Cascade Books, 2019.[27]
- Bardaisan of Edessa: A Reassessment of the Evidence and a New Interpretation, Gorgias 2009; De Gruyter 2019.
- Patterns of Women’s Leadership in Ancient Christianity, co-edited, Oxford University Press, 2020 or 2021.
As contributor[]
- "Unconditional Forgiveness in Christianity? Some reflections on ancient Christian sources and practices," in The Ethics of Forgiveness: A Collection of Essays (Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory). Routledge, 2011.[28][29][30]
- "The Universal and Eternal Validity of Jesus' Priestly Sacrifice: The Epistle to the Hebrews in Support of Origen's Theory of Apokatastasis," in A Cloud of Witnesses: The Theology of Hebrews in its Ancient Contexts, edited by Richard Bauckham et al, Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2008.[31][32]
- "Divine Power in Origen of Alexandria: Sources and Aftermath," in Divine Powers in Late Antiquity, eds. Anna Marmodoro and Irini Fotini Viltanioti, Oxford: OUP, 2017, 177-198. ISBN 978-0-19-876720-6.
- "Gregory of Nyssa on the Soul (and the Restoration): From Plato to Origen," in Exploring Gregory of Nyssa: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives, eds Anna Marmodoro and Neil McLynn, Oxford: OUP, 2018, 110-141. ISBN 9780198826422.
- "Origen," in A History of Mind and Body in Late Antiquity, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018, 245-266. ISBN 9781107181212.
As editor[]
- Gregorio di Nissa, sull'Anima e la Resurrezione, testo greco a fronte. Bompiani, 2007.[33][34][35]
- Early Christian and Jewish Narrative: The Role of Religion in Shaping Narrative Forms, edited by Ilaria Ramelli and Judith Perkins, Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2015. ISBN 978-3-16-152033-4
- Evagrius, the Cappadocians, and Neoplatonism, edited volume, Leuven: Peeters 2017.
References[]
- ^ "Current Fellows and Members | RHS". royalhistsoc.org. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ^ djt57@cam.ac.uk. "Members — The Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism". www.platonism.divinity.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
- ^ See the profiles at Durham University: https://www.dur.ac.uk/ias/fellows/cofundsnr/#Ramelli, and at Corpus Christi College, Oxford: https://www.ccc.ox.ac.uk/former-visiting-fellows
- ^ See the profile on the website of Princeton University: https://hellenic.princeton.edu/people/ilaria-ramelli
- ^ "Adademic Profile".
- ^ "Biblical Studies and Early Christianity Newsletter December 2017". Brill. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Prof. Dr. Ilaria L. E. Ramelli - Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award". Humboldt Foundation. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "I Romanzi Antichi e il Cristianesimo | WipfandStock.com". wipfandstock.com. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
- ^ Capella, Martianus (2001). Le nozze di Filologia e Mercurio. Ramelli, Ilaria. Milano: Bompiani. ISBN 8845291022. OCLC 49843737.
- ^ Polverini, L. (2004). Aevum, 78(1), 216-218. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/20861560
- ^ Panti, C. (2003). Il Saggiatore Musicale, 10(2), 367-374. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/43029741
- ^ "Memorie dell'Istituto Italiano per gli Studi Filosofici – Bibliopolis – Edizioni di Filosofia e Scienze" (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-07-21.
- ^ Ramelli, Ilaria (2009). Hierocles the Stoic : elements of ethics, fragments and excerpts. Konstan, David. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature. ISBN 9781589834194. OCLC 587468715.
- ^ Tsouni, Georgia (2012-03-04). "Review of: Hierocles the Stoic: Elements of Ethics, Fragments and Excerpts. Writings from the Greco-Roman World". Bryn Mawr Classical Review. ISSN 1055-7660.
- ^ Wildberger, Jula (2015). "Review of . Hierocles the Stoic: Elements of Ethics, Fragments, and Excerpts. Translated by David Konstan. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2009". Gnomon. 87: 399–405.
- ^ Ramelli, Ilaria (2013). Terms for eternity : aiônios and aídios in classical and Christian texts. Konstan, David. Piscataway, New Jersey: Gorgias. ISBN 9781463203160. OCLC 882242964.
- ^ Wolfe, B. N. (2009-02-16). "Review of: Terms for Eternity: aiônios and aïdios in Classical and Christian Texts". Bryn Mawr Classical Review. ISSN 1055-7660.
- ^ "Review of Biblical Literature". www.bookreviews.org. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
- ^ Ramelli, Ilaria (2013-08-05). The Christian Doctrine of Apokatastasis: A Critical Assessment from the New Testament to Eriugena. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-24570-9.
- ^ McClymond, Michael (November 2015). "Origenes Vindicatus vel Rufinus Redivivus? A Review of Ilaria Ramelli's The Christian Doctrine of Apokatastasis (2013)". Theological Studies. 76 (4): 813–826. doi:10.1177/0040563915605264.
- ^ Wet, Chris L. de; Stenschke, Christoph (2015). "Book Review: The Christian Doctrine of Apokatastasis: A Critical Assessment from the New Testament To Eriugena". Journal of Early Christian History. 5 (2): 184–190. doi:10.1080/2222582X.2015.11877333.
- ^ Meredith, Anthony (August 2014). "Book review: The Christian Doctrine of Apokatastasis A Critical Assessment from the New Testament To Eriugena, written by Ilaria Ramelli". The International Journal of the Platonic Tradition. 8 (2): 255–257. doi:10.1163/18725473-12341295.
- ^ Edwards, M. J. (2014-10-01). "The Christian Doctrine of Apokatastasis: A Critical Assessment from the New Testament to Eriugena. By Ilaria L. E. Ramelli". The Journal of Theological Studies. 65 (2): 718–724. doi:10.1093/jts/flu075. ISSN 0022-5185.
- ^ Tobon, Monica (2018-01-11). "SLAVERY, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND PHILOSOPHY - (I.L.E.) Ramelli Social Justice and the Legitimacy of Slavery. The Role of Philosophical Asceticism from Ancient Judaism to Late Antiquity. Pp. xvi + 293. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016. Cased, £70, US$99". The Classical Review. 68 (1): 126–128. doi:10.1017/S0009840X17002207. ISBN 978-0-19-877727-4. ISSN 0009-840X.
- ^ Konstan, David (2018-02-16). "Social Justice and the Legitimacy of Slavery: The Role of Philosophical Asceticism from Ancient Judaism to Late Antiquity by Ilaria L. E. Ramelli (review)". Classical World. 111 (2): 275–276. doi:10.1353/clw.2018.0011. ISSN 1558-9234.
- ^ Ramelli, Ilaria L. E. (2016-11-24). Social Justice and the Legitimacy of Slavery: The Role of Philosophical Asceticism from Ancient Judaism to Late Antiquity. Oxford Early Christian Studies. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-877727-4.
- ^ "A Larger Hope?, Volume 1 | WipfandStock.com". wipfandstock.com. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
- ^ The ethics of forgiveness : a collection of essays. Fricke, Christel. New York: Routledge. 2011. ISBN 9780415885430. OCLC 617619350.CS1 maint: others (link)
- ^ Cowley, Christopher (2012-05-01). "The Ethics of Forgiveness: A Collection of Essays". International Journal of Philosophical Studies. 20 (2): 289–294. doi:10.1080/09672559.2011.634233. ISSN 0967-2559.
- ^ Pettigrove, Glen (2013-01-01). "Christel Fricke (ed.), The Ethics of Forgiveness: A Collection of Essays (New York: Routledge, 2011) 212 pp. £76.00". Journal of Moral Philosophy. 10 (4): 564–566. doi:10.1163/17455243-01004006. ISBN 9780415885430. ISSN 1745-5243.
- ^ A cloud of witnesses : the theology of Hebrews in its ancient contexts. Bauckham, Richard. London: T & T Clark. 2008. ISBN 9780567147752. OCLC 698127529.CS1 maint: others (link)
- ^ Swetnam, J. (2009). The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 71(3), 680-682. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/43709869
- ^ Gregory of Nyssa, Saint (2007). Sull'anima e la resurrezione. Ramelli, Ilaria. (1. ed. Bompiani Il pensiero occidentale ed.). [Milan, Italy]: Bompiani. ISBN 978-8845259746. OCLC 191923017.
- ^ Tzamalikos, P. (2008). Vigiliae Christianae, 62(5), 515-523. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/20474891
- ^ Edwards, Mark J. (2009-10-26). "Gregorio di Nissa. Sull'anima e la resurrezione. Testo greco a fronte. Edited by Ilaria Ramelli. (Il Pensiero Occidentale.) Pp. 1,367. Milan: Bompiani, 2007. €34. 978 88 452 5974 6". The Journal of Ecclesiastical History. 60 (4): 764. doi:10.1017/s0022046909990686. ISSN 0022-0469.
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- British women historians
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- People from Piacenza
- 1973 births
- Historians of Christianity
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- Living people
- Women philosophers
- Women theologians
- Italian historians of religion
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