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Alvarez, Czar Emmanuel V., OSA, S.T.D.

Assistant Professor of Patristics

Contact Info

San Agustin Center of Studies
Fisheries Street, Visayas Avenue
Brgy. Vasra, Proj. 6, Quezon City 1128
Tel. No. 0961 365 7791 (Smart)

Courses

Introduction to Patristics

Areas of Interest

  • Patristic sciences
  • Biblical Sciences
  • Classical languages
  • Modern languages
  • Ancient history
  • Augustinian studies
  • Philosophy

Education

  • A.B. Philosophy (University of Santo Tomas, Manila 1986)
  • A.B. Philosophy (Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome 1990)
  • Bachelor in Theology (Augustinian Patristic Institute, Rome 1993)
  • Licentiate in Theology and Biblical Sciences (Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome 1998)
  • Doctorate in Theology and Patristic Sciences (Augustinian Patristic Institute, Rome 2010)

Research and Publications

  • “Augustine as a Theologian: Study of God at the Service of Man”, Augustinian Legacy. Journal of the Augustinian Province of Santo Niño de Cebu-Philippines and The Institute for Augustinian Studies of the University of San Agustin, vol. 8 (January 2006): 7-20.
  • “The Relationship between Faith and Culture in the Early Ecclesiastical Writers”, Rivista di Studi Culturali Santa Monica, no. 8 (2007): 22-39.
  • “Some of the Things which Priests Today Can Learn from Saint Paul of Tarsus”, Rivista di Studi Culturali Santa Monica, issue no. 10 (2009): 115-128.
  • “An Augustinian Re-Evaluation of the Stoic Concept of ΑΠΑΘΕΙΑ”, The Pelican. Annual Official Journal of the Saint Thomas of Villanova Institute, issue no. 5 (November 2009-2012): 39-71.
  • “Concept of Education in the Writings of Saint Augustine”, Quaerens, Journal of Theology and Pastoral Life, vol. 6, no. 1 (January 2012): 148-159.
  • “Augustinian Educational Apostolate in View of the Near Future: A Reflection Paper”, Augustinian. Journal for Social Sciences, Humanities and Education of the University of San Agustin, vol. 15, no. 1 (December 2012): 153-163.
  • “Augustine as a Researcher: A Model for Augustinian Researchers Today”, Augustinian. Journal for Social Sciences, Humanities and Education of the University of San Agustin, vol. 17, no. 1 (December 2014): 7-25.
  • “Some Historical Notes on Kaplag: The Beginning and the Propagation of the Filipino Devotion to the Child Jesus”, Kaplag. A Commemorative Book (ed. Fr. Czar Emmanuel Alvarez, OSA) (2015): 29-41.
  • “The Holy Child in Early Christian Literature”, Kaplag. A Commemorative Book (ed. Fr. Czar Emmanuel Alvarez, OSA) (2015): 151-167.
  • “Santo Niño de Tondo: The Oldest Image of the Child Jesus in Luzon”, Kaplag. A Commemorative Book (ed. Fr. Czar Emmanuel Alvarez, OSA) (2015): 169-179.
  • A Manual in Basic Spanish. Grammar and Exercises. Part One (The Indicative Mood). Iloilo City: University of San Agustin Press 2018.
  • “A Glimpse into the Early Christian Controversy concerning Human Free Will, Divine Grace, and Predestination in Origen of Alexandria”, The Pelican. Annual Official Journal of the Saint Thomas of Villanova Institute, issue nos. 10-11 (August 2018-2019): 37-59.
  • A Manual in Basic French. Grammar and Exercises. Part One (The Indicative Mood). Iloilo City: University of San Agustin Press 2019.
  • “Augustine on Interreligious Dialogue”, Quaerens, Journal of Theology and Pastoral Life, vol. 14, no. 2 (December 2019): 95-116.
  • A Manual in Basic Italian. Grammar and Exercises. Part One (The Indicative Mood). Iloilo City: University of San Agustin Press 2020.
  • “Saint Augustine and His Pastoral Ministry”, Philippiniana Sacra, vol. 50, no, 164 (January-April 2020): 101-122.
    “Making Sense out of What’s Happening in the World: Augustine’s Philosophy of History”, Augustinian. A Journal for Humanities, Social Sciences, Business, and Education, vol. 21, no. 1 (December 2020): 1-11.
  • “Augustinian Ethics” (co-authored with Fr. Reo Cabahug, OSA), ReSt (Religious Studies). A Publication of the Center for Religious Studies, vol. 1 (2021): 71-116.
  • “Church and Society in the Thought of Saint Augustine”, ReSt (Religious Studies). A Publication of the Center for Religious Studies, vol. 1 (2021): 117-166.
  • “Augustinian Legacy to Panay”, Cream. Iloilo’s Premier Lifestyle Magazine (February-March 2021): 22-29.
  • “Epistemological Foundation of the Imago Dei in Saint Augustine’s De Trinitate”, ReSt (Religious Studies). A Publication of the Center for Religious Studies, vol. 2 (2022): 43-78.
  • “Historical Background on the Arrival of the Image of the Child Jesus (Señor Santo Niño de Cebu) to the Philippines”, ReSt (Religious Studies). A Publication of the Center for Religious Studies, vol. 2 (2022): 149-163.
  • “Fundamental Insights of Saint Augustine on Creation and Some if Their Implications for Modern Environmental Conservation and Ecology”, Quaerens, Journal of Theology and Pastoral Life, vol. 18, no. 1 (December 2023): 7-44.
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