TELEPHONE & EMAIL DIRECTORY
OF FACULTY AND STAFF
The Institute: Telephone 06 930 305 – Fax: 06 930 304
Email: theology@balamand.edu.lb
http://www.balamand.edu.lb/theology
1. FULL-TIME FACULTY
Georges N. Nahas
Vice President of the University
Dean of the Institute
Professor of Education
PhD in Education from the University of Paris 5
– France
Ext.: 101 Email:
vp@balamand.edu.lb or
theology@balamand.edu.lb
Archimandrite Isaac Barakat
Assistant Dean
Lecturer in Liturgics
Member of the Institute Council
Head of the Committee of Student Life
Member of the Academic Committee
Master in New Testament Studies from the
University of Aristotle in Thessalonica – Greece
PhD in Pastoral Theology from the University of
Aristotle in Thessalonica – Greece (in progress)
Ext.: 105 Email:
ibarakat@balamand.edu.lb
Daniel Ayuch
Associate Professor of New Testament and Ancient
Greek
Assistant to the Dean for Academic Affairs
Head of the Academic Committee
Coordinator of the “Master of Theology” Program
Coordinator of the “Cursos Bíblicos del
Balamand” (in Spanish)
PhD in Theology from The University of Wilhelm
Alexander in Münster – Germany
Ext.: 140 Email:
daniel.ayuch@balamand.edu.lb
Nicolas Abou Mrad
Assistant Professor of Old Testament and
Biblical Hebrew
Public Relations Officer
Coordinator of the “Kalima Program for Religious
Education” (in Arabic)
Member of the Research and Library Committee
PhD in Theology from the Friedrich Alexander
University in Erlangen – Germany
Ext.: 119 Email:
naboumrad@balamand.edu.lb
Fadi Georgi
Assistant Professor of Dogmatic Theology
Member of the Institute Council
Head of the Committee of Research and Library
Student Activities Coordinator
PhD in Doctrine from the University of Aristotle
in Thessalonica – Greece
Ext.: 112 Email:
fadi.georgi@balamand.edu.lb
Rami Wannous
Lecturer in Church History
Academic Liaison (Students’ Academic Affairs)
Member of the Academic Committee
PhD (Candidate) Church History form the University of Marburg – Germany
Ext.: 127 Email:
ramy.wannous@balamand.edu.lb
Father Bassam Nassif
Lecturer in Pastoral Theology
Secretary General and Dean’s Office Director
Member of the Institute Council
Doctor of Ministry (Candidate), Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, USA
Master of Theology from the Holy Cross Orthodox
Institute of Theology, USA
Ext.: 101 Email:
bassam.nassif@balamand.edu.lb
2. UNIVERSITY FULL-TIME FACULTY
Marlène Kanaan
Professor of Philosophy and Civilizations
Head of the Department of Human Sciences at the
University of Balamand – Lebanon
PhD in Philosophy from the University of Saint
Joseph in Beirut – Lebanon
Phone number: 06 930250 – ext.: 2266
Email:
marlene.kanaan@balamand.edu.lb
Father Georges Massouh
Associate Professor of Islamic Studies
Director of the Centre of Christian Muslim
Studies at the University of Balamand – Lebanon
Member of the Research and Library Committee
PhD in Theology from the Pontifical Institute of
Muslim Christian Studies in Rome – Italy
Phone number: 06 930250 – ext.: 1555
Email:
gmassouh@balamand.edu.lb
3. PART TIME FACULTY
Father Ibrahim Chahine
Lecturer in Pastoral Theology and Personal
Status
Higher Studies in Arabic Literature from the
Lebanese University, Lebanon
PhD in Arabic Literature from the University of
the Holy Spirit, Kaslik – Lebanon (in progress)
Father Romanos Joubran
Lecturer in Church Music
Diploma on Byzantine Music from the Institute of
Byzantine Church Music, Athens – Greece
Email:
romanos.joubran@balamand.edu.lb
Hanibaal Karam
Lecturer in Arabic Language and Research
Methodology
Master in Christian Muslim Studies from the
University of Balamand, Lebanon
Email:
hkaram@balamand.edu.lb
Archimandrite Jack Khalil
Assistant Professor of New Testament
PhD in Theology from the University of Aristotle
in Thessalonica – Greece
Email:
jkhalil@balamand.edu.lb
Maria Alexiou
Instructor of Modern Greek Language
Master in Philosophy and Literature from the
University of Louvain la Neuve – Belgium
Ext.: 169 Email:
alexiou.maria@yahoo.com
Elie Dannaoui
Lecturer in Church History
Technical Administrator of the web page of the
“Kalima” Program
D.E.A in Oriental Church History from the
Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome, Italy
Master of Professional Studies in “Ingénierie
des Médias pour l’Education”, University of Poitiers, France
PhD in Church History, in the Pontifical
Oriental Institute, Rome, Italy (in progress)
Ext.: 169 Email:
elie.dannaoui@balamand.edu.lb
4. STAFF
Father Hareth Ibrahim
Librarian
Secretary of the Research and Library Committee
Ext.: 107 Email:
hareth.ibrahim@balamand.edu.lb
Father Gibran El Laty
Personnel Officer
Executive Secretary of the Research and Library
Committee
Ext.: 104 Email:
glaty@balamand.edu.lb
Father Bassam Nassif
Secretary General of the Institute and Dean’s
Office Director
Ext.: 101 Email:
bassam.nassif@balamand.edu.lb
Gilbert Hanna
Assistant, Office of the Dean
Choir Director
Ext.: 111 Email:
@balamand.edu.lb
Alexandra Nassar
Assistant Librarian
Assistant Accountant
Ext.: 107 Email:
Alexandra.nassar@balamand.edu.lb
Rachad Yaacoub
Internal Affairs
Ext.: 114
Ghassan Chami
Administrative Assistant
Ext.: 103
Email:
ghassan.chami@balamand.edu.lb
Elias Salloum
Accountant
Ext.: 114