Fabiny Tibor

Tibor Fabiny

University Professor, Literary Historian, Director of the Center for Hermeneutical Research
γὼ αὐτὸς ἄνθρωπός εἰμι (ApCsel, 10,26)

Homo is a common name to all men (WS)

Nos sumus poiema Dei. Ipse Poeta est (ML)

"Stick to your principles, honor others as made in the image of God, believe you not have all the truth, and lighten up" (Mark Noll)

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Professor of Literature and Hermeneutics
Károli Gáspár Reformed University (KRE)
Professor, Department of English Studies
Hungarian Scientific Works Repository (MTMT)
National Doctoral Council (NDC)
Head of the Hermeneutical Research Centre (HKK)

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A Lonely Lutheran Mystic During Communism: A Spiritual Heritage of Bishop Lajos Ordass (1901-1978) In: Vassányi, Miklós; Sepsi, Enikő; Daróczi, Anikó (szerk.) The Immediacy of Mystical Experience in the European Tradition
Cham (Svájc), Svájc : Springer International Publishing, (2017) pp. 247-254. , 8 p.
“The Process of the Text” The Reformation Hermeneutics of William Tyndale and John Frith (2017, Protestantism, Knowledge, and the World of Science. Protestantismus, Wissen, und die Welt Der Wissenschaften : Collection of Papers. Ausgewählte Studien)
The Metaphorical World of the Sacred Word in the Prefaces of the English Bible – Translations from Tyndale to the King James Bible In: Fabiny, Tibor; Tóth, Sára (szerk.) The King James Bible (1611–2011) : Prehistory and Afterlife
Budapest, Magyarország : Károli Gáspár Református Egyetem, L’Harmattan Kiadó, (2016) pp. 29-49. , 21 p.
Károli’s (King) James Bible (Conference) – A Preface to the Papers In: The King James Bible (1611–2011): Prehistory and Afterlife Budapest, Magyarország : Károli Gáspár Református Egyetem, L’Harmattan Kiadó (2016) , 256 p. , pp. 7-10.
Jonathan Edwards and the Indians In: Sepsi, Enikő; Nagy, Judit; Vassányi, Miklós; Kenyeres, János (szerk.) Indigenous Perspectives of North America : A Collection of Studies
Newcastle upon Tyne, Egyesült Királyság / Anglia : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, (2014) pp. 345-357. , 13 p.
„Reiner Smolinski and Jan Stievermann, eds., Cotton Mather and Biblia Americana – America’s First Bible Commentary: Essays in Reappraisal AMERIKASTUDIEN / AMERICAN STUDIES 59 : 2 (2014) Paper
The Shadows of the Future: Michael’s Typological Vision of History in Paradise Lost Books 11-12 In: Szitár, Katalin; Molnár, Angelika; Kovács, Gábor; Selmeczi, János; S., Horváth Géza (szerk.) Esemény és költészet : Az irodalomértés kortárs horizontjai a magyar és a nemzetközi tudományosságban. Tanulmányok Kovács Árpád hetvenedik születésnapjára
Veszprém, Magyarország : Pannon Egyetem Modern Filológiai és Társadalomtudományi Kar, (2014) pp. 452-465. , 14 p.
„Ann-Stephane Schafer: Auctoritas Patrum? The Reception of the Church Fathers in Puritanism” AMERIKASTUDIEN / AMERICAN STUDIES 59 : 1. (2014) Paper
The Theological Models or Visions of a Christian University – A Community of Faith in the Community of Knowledge In: Enikő, Sepsi; Péter, Balla; Márton, Csanády – Yearbook of Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary : 2013. Budapest, Magyarország : L’Harmattan Kiadó, (2014) pp. 189-198. , 110 p.
Northrop Frye and Béla Hamvas In: Tóth, Sára; Fabiny, Tibor; Kenyeres, János; Pásztor, Péter (szerk.) Northrop Frye 100: A Danubian Perspective / Northrop Frye 100: Dunai távlatok. Budapest, Magyarország : Károli Gáspár Református Egyetem, L’Harmattan Kiadó, (2014) pp. 186-196. , 11 p.
The Christian University: An Oxymoron or a Community of Faith and Knowledge In: Abraham, Kovacs; Zoltan, S Schwab (szerk.) In Academia for the Church : Eastern and Central European Theological Perspectives
London, Egyesült Királyság / Anglia : Langham Literature, (2014) pp. 89-108. , 19 p.
„The Drama of Reconciliation in the Post-Communist Hungarian Church” In: Robert, Schreiter; Knud, Jørgensen (szerk.) Mission As Ministry of Reconciliation. Oxford, Egyesült Királyság / Anglia : Oxford Centre for Mission Studies, (2013) pp. 231-238. , 8 p.
The Eternal Jewel and the Common Enemy of Man. Shakespeare’s Macbeth and the Symbolism of Evil In: Magdaléna, Bilá; Sandra, Zákutoná (szerk.) Language, Literature, Culture in a Changing Transatlantic World II. Literature, Methodology of English Language Teaching. Presov, Szlovákia : Filozofická fakulta Presovskej univerzity, (2013) pp. 49-65. , 17 p.
Enemy Brothers Reconciled: Shakespeare’s As You Like It In: Szlukovényi, Katalin; Gyuris, Kata; Kállay, G Katalin; Sántháné, Gedeon Mária (szerk.) “Úgyse hiába” : Emlékezések és tanulmányok a műhelyalapító Géher István tiszteletére
Budapest, Magyarország : ELTE Eötvös József Collegium, (2013) pp. 288-298. , 11 p.
“Stirring” A Verbal Parallel in the 14th Century The Cloud of Unknowning and in the 16th Century Reformer and Bible-Translator William Tyndale (2013)
’If We Pray Him’: Varieties of Prayer in: Milton’s Paradise Lost” In: Ittzés, Gábor; Péti, Miklós (szerk.) Milton Through the Centuries. Budapest, Magyarország : Károli Gáspár Református Egyetem, L’Harmattan Kiadó, (2012) pp. 137-149. , 13 p.
an overt, incestuous lecher, a plain agent of the devil” Thomas More’s Demonizing of Luther in A Dialogue Concerning Heresies In: Vajda, Zoltán (szerk.) Költők, kémek, detektívek, pirítós és fordítások : írások Novák György tiszteletére : Poets, spies, detectives, pieces of toast, and translations : essays in honor of György Novák. Szeged, Magyarország : JATEPress Kiadó, (2012) pp. 69-78. , 10 p.
Hyman’s Truth: “At-One-Ment” From Shakespeare to Tyndale, From Tyndale to Shakespeare In: Földváry, Kinga; Stróbl, Erzsébet (szerk.) Early Modern Communi(cati)ons : Studies in Early Modern English Literature and Culture
Newcastle upon Tyne, Egyesült Királyság / Anglia : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, (2012) pp. 132-151. , 20 p.
“Arne Dembek’s William Tyndale (1491–1536). Reformierte Theologie als Kontextuelle Schriftsauslegung” (recenzió, 2012)
God’s Court Jester on the masks of God: A Theatrical Metaphor in Luther’s Exegesis (2012) in: Holger Roggelin – Scott Gustafson (eds.), Lutheranism. Legacy and Future, West Conshohocken, Infinity Publishing, 2012, pp. 103–114.
“Typology: Pros and Cons in Biblical Hermeneutics and Literary Criticism. From Leonhard Goppelt to Northrop Frye In: Luis, Galvan (szerk.) Visiones para na poetica : en el cincuentenario de ‘Anatomy of Criticism’ de Northrop Frye. Revista de Instituto de Langua y Cultura Espaňolas. Pamplona, Spanyolország : Universidad de Navarra, (2009) pp. 138-152. , 15 p.
“Daffodils and Stones in the Classroom”. A Report of a Teacher’s Partisan Experiment In: Lucie, Kaennel; Natalie, Pieper; Arnd, Brandl (szerk.) …Und Literature : Pierre Bühler zum 60. Geburtstag. Zürich, Svájc : Pano Verlag, Hermeneutikai Kutatóközpont, (2009)
Edwards and Biblical Typology In: Gerald, R McDermott (szerk.) Understanding Jonathan Edwards : . An Introduction to America’s Theologian. Oxford, Egyesült Királyság / Anglia : Oxford University Press, (2009) pp. 91-108. , 18 p.
“Time Fulfilled” In: Jean, O’Grady (szerk.) Collected Works of Northrop Frye, Volume 24 : Interviews with Northrop Frye
Toronto, Kanada : University of Toronto, (2008) pp. 1075-1079. , 5 p.
Scripture versus Church in the Debate of More and Tyndale” THOMAS MORE STUDIES 3 pp. 9-11. , 3 p. (2008)
Complicity and Perseverance LUTHERAN FORUM: AN INDEPENDENT JOURNAL 42 : 1 pp. 43-48. (2008)
Church Paradigm Versus Scripture Paradigm in the Debate of Sir Thomas More and William Tyndale In: Andreas, Höfele; Stephan, Laqué; Enno, Ruge; Gabriela, Schmidt (szerk.) Representing Religious Pluralization in Early Modern Europe : Pluralisierung & Autorität. Münster, Németország : LIT Verlag, (2007) pp. 15-43. , 29 p.
Masks of God and of Christ in Luther’s exegesis of Old Testament texts In: Juraj, Bándy (szerk.) Explikácia – aplikácia – aktualizácia : Zborník z medzinárodného sympózia konaného 21. marca 2005 na EBF UK v Bratislave
Zilina, Szlovákia : EDIS Zilina University Publishers, (2006) pp. 29-35. , 7 p.
Trends in American Luther Research In: Dietz, Krisztina (szerk.) My Fulbright experience : Reports of Hungarian grantees. Academic years 2002/2003, 2003/2004, 2004/2005. Budapest, Magyarország : Hungarian-American Commission for Educational Exchange, (2006) pp. 145-157. , 13 p.
The “Strange Acts of God”: The Hermeneutics of Concealment and Revelation in Luther and Shakespeare DIALOG-A JOURNAL OF THEOLOGY 45 : 1 pp. 44-54. , 11 p. (2006)
Hamlet, Student of Wittenberg. Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Luther’s Theology In: Ádám, Anikó; Bors, Edit; Szávai, Dorottya (szerk.) Correspondances – Kapcsolatok : Hommage à Martonyi Éva. Piliscsaba, Magyarország : Pázmány Péter Katolikus Egyetem BTK, (2006) pp. 89-101. , 13 p.
“Looking for Sex in Shakespeare’ by Stanley Wells (recenzió, 2006, in: Sixteenth Century Journal, xxxvii/2 (2006), pp. 490–491.)
The Ear as a Metaphor: Aural Imagery in Shakespeare’s Great Tragedies and Its Relation to Music and Time in Cymbeline and Pericles HUNGARIAN JOURNAL OF ENGLISH AND AMERICAN STUDIES 11 : 1 pp. 189-202. , 14 p. (2005)
“This Day is Health Come Unto This House”. When ‘Health’ Disappears in Favour of ‘Salvation’ in William Tyndale’s Two Translations of the New Testament, 1526 and 1534 In: Kathleen, E Dubs (szerk.) What does in mean? : Pázmány Papers in English and American Studies Volume 3. Piliscsaba, Magyarország : Pázmány Péter Katolikus Egyetem Bölcsészettudományi Kar, (2004) pp. 116-138. , 23 p.
Theologies of Church Government in the Hungarian Lutheran Church During Communism 1945-1990 RELIGION IN EASTERN EUROPE 24 : 4 pp. 11-29. , 19 p. (2004)
The Captivity of Our Church Today (2004) Lutheran Quarterly, Vol. XVIII., No. 3, Autumn, pp. 325–332.
The Background and Afterlife of the ‘Captivity Letter1’ LUTHERAN QUARTELY 18 pp. 330-332. , 3 p. (2004)
The Testimony of Bishop Lajos Ordass during Communism in Hungary (2004) In: Lutheran Quarterly Vol. XVIII, pp. 435-454
Myth and Kerygma: Northrop Frye’s ‘Critique’ of Bultmann In: Jeffrey, Keuss (szerk.) The Sacred and the Profane : Contemporary Demands on Hermeneutics. Ashgate, Egyesült Királyság / Anglia * : Ashgate, (2003) pp. 89-100. , 12 p.
The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and Its Aftermath in the Lutheran Church: The Case of Bishop Ordass (2003)
Fabiny T. 2002. “The Testimony of Bishop Lajos Ordass During Communism in Hungary”, in: Zwischen den Mühlsteinen. Protestantische Kirchen in den der Errichtung der kommunistischen Herrschaft im östlichen Europa, Hg. Peter Maser und Jean Holger Schjorring, Erlangen, Martin Luther Verlag, pp. 303–320.
Brothers as Doubles – Birthright and rivalry of “brothers” in Genesis and Shakespeare In: Ittzés, Gábor; Kiséry, András (szerk.) Míves semmiségek – Elaborate trifles : Tanulmányok Ruttkay Kálmán 80. születésnapjára – Studies for Kálmán G. Ruttkay on his 80th birthday. Piliscsaba, Magyarország : Pázmány Péter Katolikus Egyetem BTK, (2002) pp. 35-47. , 13 p.
Reformation Apocalypse in Shakespearean Tragedy in: Tibor Fabiny (ed.) ’What, Then, Is Time? Responses in English and American Literature, Pázmány Papers in English and American Studies Vol 1. Pázmány Péter Katolikus Egyetem, Piliscsaba, pp. 110–124.
Bekenner und angepasste GLAUBE IN DER 2. WELT 6 pp. 14-21. , 8 p. (2000)
Les histoires tragiques In: Tibor, Klaniczay; Eva, Kuschner; Paul, Chavy (szerk.) L’Époque de la Renaissance (1400–1600). Crises et Essors Nouveaux (1560–1610 ) : A Comparative History of Literatures in European Languages.
Philadelphia (PA), Amerikai Egyesült Államok, Amsterdam, Hollandia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, (2000) pp. 579-595. , 17 p.
Augustine’s Appropriation and/or Misunderstanding of Tyconius’ Idea of the Bipartite Church In: Paul, Michel; Hans, Weder (szerk.) Sinnvermittlung Studien zur Geschichte von Exegese und Hermeneutik I. Zürich, Svájc : Pano Verlag, (2000) pp. 143-160. , 18 p.
Literature: A New Paradigm of Biblical Interpretation?” In: Tibor Fabiny (ed.) The Bible in Literature and Literature in the Bible Budapest, pp. 11–29. (1999)
Teaching the Discourse of the Bible in the English Curriculum In: Fabiny, Tibor (szerk.) The Bible in Literature and Literature in the Bible. Budapest, Magyarország, Zürich, Svájc : Pano Verlag, Centre for Hermeneutical Research, (1999) pp. 191-198. , 8 p.
Typology: A Figure of Speech Moving in Time In: Solange, Dayras; Jacques, Sys (szerk.) La Conscience Religieuse et le Temps
Lille, Franciaország : Université Charles-de-Gaulle, (1996) pp. 17-27. , 11 p.
Catholic Eyes and Protestant Ears. (The Conflict of Visuality and Aurality in a Hermeneutical Perspective) PAPERS IN ENGLISH AND AMERICAN STUDIES VII. pp. 39-49. , 11 p. (1996)
“Cynthia Marshall: Last Things and Last Plays. Shakespearean Escathology” LITERATURE AND THEOLOGY 9 : 4 pp. 453-455. , 3 p. (1995)
Bishop Lajos Ordass and the Hungarian Lutheran Church, HUNGARIAN STUDIES: A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HUNGARIAN STUDIES AND BALASSI INSTITUTE 10 : 1 pp. 65-98. , 34 p. (1995)
King Lear’s Signifiance in The New Hungarian Political Context. 1989-1995. In: Klein, Holger Michael; Dávidházi, Péter (szerk.) Shakespeare and Hungary : Special theme section : the law and Shakespeare. Lewiston (NY), Amerikai Egyesült Államok, Queenston, Kanada, Lampeter, Egyesült Királyság / Wales : Edwin Mellen Press, (1996) pp. 191-206. , 16 p.
The Literal Sense and the Sensus Plenior Revisited HERMATHENA 151 pp. 9-23. , 15 p. (1991)
“Rota Fortunae” and the Symbolism of Evil in Shakespearean Tragedy LITERATURE AND THEOLOGY 3 : 3 pp. 319-330. , 12 p. (1989)
The Emblem: Document of Bad Taste or Medium of Artistic Value? (1987, Neohelicon XIV/2, pp. 191–202.)
Le origini dell’ unitarismo inglese e transilvano. ACTA UNIVERSITATIS SZEGEDIENSIS DE ATTILA JOZSEF NOMINATAE ACTA ROMANICA 10 pp. 5-38. , 34 p. (1986)
(Peter Boner álnéven) Ethical Détente: Marxist-Christian Dialogue in Hungary (1985, RELIGION STATE AND SOCIETY 13) pp. 48–53
Shakespeare and the Shapes of Time by David Scott Kastan – Review (1984, COMPARATIVE DRAMA 18)
“Veritas Filia Temporis”. The Iconography of Time and Truth and Shakespeare (1984, ACTA LITTERARIA ACADEMIAE SCIENTIARUM HUNGARICAE Volume 26) pp. 61–98.
Theatrum Mundi and the Ages of Man (1984, Shakespeare and the Emblem) pp. 273–336.
Literature and Emblems – New Aspects in Shakespeare Studies (1984) in: Shakespeare and the Emblem, pp. 7–55.
“Ripeness is All” The Wheel of Time as a System of Imagery in Shakespeare’s Dramas (1982) in: Papers in English and American Studies”, vol. II. Szeged, pp. 153–93.
A Dialogue With Longings (1980, ACTA LITTERARIA ACADEMIAE SCIENTIARUM HUNGARICAE 22)
Accounts and Images of English Unitarians (1979, ACTA LITTERARIA ACADEMIAE SCIENTIARUM HUNGARICAE 21) pp. 130–43.
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