Pascal Mueller-Jourdan

Pascal Mueller-Jourdan is a Full Professor of Ancient Philosophy and Head of the State Bachelor's/Master's programs in Catholic Theology at the Catholic University of the West (Angers). He leads the research team 'Scriptura et Ratio' and coordinates Axis 2 on 'History of Philosophical and Theological Doctrines from Antiquity to the Middle Ages'. His academic roles include membership in the CNRS's Laboratory for Studies on Monotheisms (LEM) and the Scientific Council of AVEPRO (Vatican evaluation agency).

• Key Affiliations: Faculty of Theology, UCO Angers; LEM UMR 8584 (CNRS)
• Research Focus: Late Antique and Byzantine philosophy/theology, Neoplatonism, Maximus the Confessor, Syméon the New Theologian

His research explores anthropological and cosmological questions through patristic texts, with recent projects on καταβολὴ κόσμου (cosmic foundation/fall) and Syméon's theological anthropology. He organizes international colloquia and collaborates with institutions in Europe and the US.

Publications span commentaries on Philoponus, Proclus, and Maximus, with major works on Byzantine mysticism and Neoplatonic exegesis. He supervises doctoral research on theology, patristics, and philosophical anthropology.