Orthodox Christian Social Thought and Asceticism

This thesis summarizes the objective, research methods, and methodology of my work on Orthodox Christian social thought and asceticism. It reviews the state of scholarship before detailing the contributions of my published works in three sections: theoretical, historical, and interdisciplinary. Across these three categories, my research develops asceticism as a uniquely Orthodox Christian contribution to Christian social thought, understood in terms of moral and theological guidance for modern economies and in light of modern economics. It then concludes with a summary and appendices exploring other relevant published works not considered for this PhD and avenues for future research.