Michael Plekon

Michael Plekon is an American priest, professor, author, sociologist and theologian. He has published more than a dozen books, as well as hundreds of journal papers, book chapters and reviews on faith and holiness. His works include religious social history, social theory and its connections with theology, the works of Søren Kierkegaard, contemporary Eastern Orthodox theology and theologians of the Russian emigration and saints. Living Icons, was one look at persons of faith in the Eastern Church. His research and publications have continued to explore persons of faith, seeking identity and God in their spiritual journeys. These volumes include Hidden Holiness, Saints as They Really Are, and The World as Sacrament These studies examine persons of faith struggling for social justice and for ways of rediscovering holiness in ordinary life. He is especially interested in the encounter with God in the everyday.

Biography

Plekon's interest in studying religion began early on when he chose to pursue a bachelor's degree in Sociology and Philosophy from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., in 1970. He later obtained a master's degree and a doctorate in Sociology and Religion from Rutgers University in New Jersey. Plekon's doctoral advisor was the late renowned sociologist of religion and theologian Peter L. Berger, who mentions Plekon in his memoir among his students of interest as an "expert in the Orthodox (Christian) diaspora in the West.". Under several fellowships, including from the NEH, Lutheran World Federation, Fulbright and ACLS, he did advanced research in the Theology Faculty of the University of Copenhagen, focusing on Kierkegaard's social criticism and theology. Plekon met his wife Jeanne through a long-time friend while she was pursuing a master's in art history and museum studies at The Clark Institute, Williams College. They have been married since 1976 and have two children, Paul and Hannah, and several grandchildren. ==Awards and honors==

Awards and honors

Plekon has received more than twenty research awards in his years at Baruch College of the city University of New York, including annual PSC-CUNY Faculty Research Awards, several Baruch Faculty Fellowships for a year of study and other research grants. • Ecumenical advisor, Lutheran Forum, 1996–2007 • Nominee, Excellence in Teaching Award, Baruch College, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1998 • Election as President of the Board of Lutheran Ministries in Higher Education, 1982–87 • Associate member, Columbia University Seminar in Religious Studies, 1982–87 • Honoree, City University of New York Salute to Scholars, 1981 • National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow, honorary Fulbright, American Scandinavian Institute and Lutheran World Federation Fellow at the University of Copenhagen's Institute for Systematic Theology ==References==

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