Konstantinos Kornarakis is a Professor in the Department of Theology at the Faculty of Theology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He specializes in “Christian Ethics – Bioethics”. After completing his studies in Theology, he pursued postgraduate studies in patristic theology (MA, 1994-University of Durham) and earned his PhD from the Department of Pastoral Theology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (1992). He also studied Psychology at the Department of Philosophy, Education, and Psychology of the University of Athens. His areas of interest span Christian Ethics (moral theology and modern issues such as Bioethics, Ecology, and Technology), Patristic anthropology and psychology, and Orthodox Spirituality.

He is a Member of the Pontifical Academy for Life (the Bioethical Committee of the Vatican), a Member of the Bioethics Committee of the Church of Greece, a Member of the Deontological Committee of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, a Member of the Bioethical Committee of the Hellenic Pasteur Institute, a Member of the teaching staff of the Foundation of Pastoral Education (Archbishopric of Athens) and Chairman of the Supervising Board of Ecclesiastical Education (Greek Ministry of Education).

Indicative Publications

• Kornarakis , K. I. (2022). Biology and spiritual life: The resonances of Hippocratic considerations on emotional disposition in the work of John of Damascus in relation to modern anthropological applications. Στο V. Antinopoulou, & D. Lamprellis, Society and Politics in the End of two centuries: tribute to Antonios Paparizos (σσ. 455-484). Athens: Papazisi.
• Kornarakis, K. I. (2020). Models of palliative care provision in Saint Lucas’ the Stylitis Hagiology (10th c.) and their post narrative bioethical perspectives . Στο Festschrift. Athens.
• Kornarakis, K. I. (2021). Maternal spindle transfer (MST) and pronuclear transfer (PNT): Theological anthropology on repairing the genetic material. Στο Bioethics. Athens.
• Kornarakis, K. I. (2022). From conception to abortion: The gift of life in a culture of death. Life or death: Te issue of abortion under medical, legal, theological, psychological and experiential consideration, σσ. 971-985.
• Kornarakis, K. I. (2022, March 12-13). Where is your God?: The person caught between vulnerability and hope during the pandemic crisis era. Faith, Hope and Vision: Proceedings of Conference, σσ. 110-134.

Email: konkor@theol.uoa.gr