Assistant Professor in Armenian art and Theology
Illuminated Manuscripts: Armenian Treasures in Text and Image Workshop Leader
Dr. Ani Shahinian is Assistant Professor in Armenian Christian Art and Culture, holder of the Grace and Paul Shahinian Lectureship, at the St. Nersess Armenian Seminary and St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary. She earned her doctorate in History and Theology at the University of Oxford. She holds an MA degree in Near Eastern and Languages and Cultures from UCLA, and a diploma in Philosophy and Theology from the University of Oxford. She received her BA in Philosophy, Ethics, Public Policy, and Professional Writing from UCSB. Shahinian’s doctoral research addresses the question of Christian martyrdom in the context of political, economic, and ecclesiastical history in the Late Medieval Armenia. More broadly, Shahinian’s research interests address questions of what it means to be human in a technological age, focusing on virtue-ethics and the freedom of the human will.