About Me

I'm an author, political theologian, and lifelong student of the intersection between Christianity, politics, and culture. Philosophically, I'm a classical Lockean libertarian; religiously, an Eastern Orthodox Christian; and politically, somewhere on the center-right. I believe that freedom, responsibility, and open debate are essential ingredients of a healthy society.

I enjoy writing and speaking about theology, ethics, history, and public policy—especially when the conversation is respectful, intellectually honest, and doesn't begin by assuming everyone who disagrees is evil.

When I'm not reading or writing, you'll probably find me watching science fiction or horror movies, occasionally picking up a camera to work on a documentary or video project, or trying to convince people that The Thing and Alien are cinematic masterpieces. I also have an appreciation for good books and conversations that end with more questions than answers.

Published books and articles.

Books - authored or edited and articles published in Peer Reviewed Journals.

Peer Reviewed Journals

  • Knežević, Nikola, Tetragramaton – Sveto četvoroslovljeThe Tetragrammaton: The Sacred Four-Letter Name,Teološki časopis (3), Protestantski teološki fakultet: 2003, 64-79.
  • Knežević, Nikola, Kratak pregled pravoslavne antropologijeA Brief Overview of Eastern Orthodox Anthropology,Teološki Časopis (7), Protestantski teološki fakultet: 2007, 75-87.
  • Knežević, Nikola, Dijalektika kolektivnog preumljenjaThe Dialectic of Collective Metanoia,Religija i tolerancija, Vol. VI, No. 10, July–December 2008, 47-55.
  • Knežević, Nikola, Ekumenski dijalog – tri lica iste suštineEcumenical Dialogue: Three Persons of the Same Essence,Teološki časopis (8), Protestantski teološki fakultet: 2008, 82-92.
  • Knežević, Nikola, Oboženje iz perspektive pravoslavne tradicije sa osvrtom na rimokatoličko i protestantsko poimanje termina theosis-sanctificatioDeification from the Perspective of the Orthodox Tradition, with Reference to Roman Catholic and Protestant Understandings of the Terms Theosis and Sanctificatio,Zbornik: Konverzija i kontekst, 2009, 149-165.
  • Knežević, Nikola, Esej o savremenoj političkoj teologijiAn Essay on Contemporary Political Theology,Religija i tolerancija 10 (13), CEIR: 2010.
  • Knežević, Nikola, Komparativni pristup: Peccatum originaleA Comparative Approach to Peccatum Originale,Teološki časopis (9), Protestantski teološki fakultet: 2010.
  • Knežević, Nikola, Politička teologija Johana Baptist Metz-aThe Political Theology of Johann Baptist Metz,Zbornik radova: Hrišćanstvo i demokratija: između antagonizma i mogućnosti, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Beograd, 2011.
  • Knežević, Nikola, Teologija nade Jirgena MoltmanaJürgen Moltmann's Theology of Hope,Religija i tolerancija 8(13), CEIR: 2011.
  • Knežević, Nikola, Politička teologija kao jezik komunikacije sa postmodernomPolitical Theology as a Language of Communication with Postmodernity,Zbornik "Iščekujući Evropsku uniju: stabilizacija međuetničkih i međureligijskih odnosa na Zapadnom Balkanu" II Tom, 49-59 str., Beogradska otvorena škola, 2011.
  • Knežević, Nikola, Potreba za afirmacijom kontekstualne političke teologije: teologija posle Srebrenice i stratišta bivše JugoslavijeThe Need to Affirm a Contextual Political Theology: Theology after Srebrenica and the Killing Fields of the Former Yugoslavia,Bosna Franciscana 34/2011, Franjevačka Teologija, 61-73 str.
  • Knežević, Nikola, Poimanje odnosa crkve, teologije i društva unutar političke teologije Stenlija Hauervasa i Džona MilbankaThe Relationship between Church, Theology, and Society in the Political Theologies of Stanley Hauerwas and John Milbank,Časopis Diskursi 1(2), Predstavništvo centra za empirijska istraživanja religije, Sarajevo, 2011, 139-152.
  • Knežević, Nikola, Politička teologija unutar totalitarističkog diskursa Karla ŠmitaPolitical Theology in the Totalitarian Discourse of Carl Schmitt,Časopis Diskursi, Godina II, Broj 3, Sarajevo, 2012, 117-130.
  • Knežević, Nikola, Odnosi Crkve i države u protestantskim veroispovedanjima, Jubilarni godišnjak Pravoslavnog bogoslovskog fakulteta Sv. Vasilije Ostroški u Foči, Posebno izdanje, 2014, 145-161.
  • Knežević, Nikola. Is Collective Memory Making the Next Balkan War Imminent? Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe, Vol. 38, No. 4 (2018), Article 3.
  • Knežević, Nikola. Book Review: Gorana Ognjenović and Jasna Jozelić (ed.), Education in Post-Conflict Transition: The Politization of Religion in School Textbooks. Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe, Vol. 39, No. 1 (2019), Article 7.

Books (Authored or Edited)

  • Knežević, Nikola, Uvod u teološku antropologijuAn Introduction to Theological Anthropology,Novi Sad: Protestantski teološki fakultet, 2010.
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  • Jablanov Maksimović J., Knežević N., Marjanović, V., Radić, T., Hrišćanstvo i demokratija: između antagonizma i mogućnostiChristianity and Democracy: Between Antagonism and Possibility,Fondacija Konrad Adenauer, 2011, Beograd.
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  • Sremac, Srđan, Zoran Grozdanov, Nikola Knežević, eds., Opasna sjećanja i pomirenje: Kontekstualna promišljanja o religiji u postkonfliktnom društvuDangerous Memories and Reconciliation,Ex Libris, Rijeka, 2012. ISBN 978-953-6932-44-3.
    Full text – Academia.edu
  • Knežević, Nikola, Savremena politička teologija na ZapaduContemporary Political Theology in the West,Otačnik, Beograd, 2012. ISBN 978-86-87057-19-7.
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  • Sremac, Srđan, Nikola Knežević, Dubravka Valić Nedeljković, eds., Mediji, religija i nasiljeMedia, Religion and Violence,Centar za istraživanje religije, politike i društva i Otačnik, 2013. ISBN 978-86-89419-01-6.
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  • Knežević, Nikola, Zlatiborka Popov Momčinović, eds., Uloga Religije u Pomirenju i Tranzicionoj pravdiThe Role of Religion in Reconciliation and Transitional Justice,Centar za istraživanje religije, politike i društva i Otačnik, 2013.
    Full book – University repository PDFAcademia.edu
  • Knežević, Nikola, Blagoje Pantelić, Srđan Sremac, eds., Religija, odgovornost i tranziciona pravdaReligion, Responsibility and Transitional Justice,CIRPD, Novi Sad, 2014. ISBN 978-86-89419-03-0.
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  • Valić Nedeljković, Dubravka, Srđan Sremac, Nikola Knežević, Dinko Gruhonjić, eds., Uloga medija u normalizaciji odnosa na Zapadnom BalkanuThe Role of the Media in Normalizing Relations in the Western Balkans,Centar za istraživanje religije, politike i društva i Filozofski fakultet, Univerzitet u Novom Sadu, 2014.
    Full book – University PDFVU Amsterdam academic record
  • Valić Nedeljković, Dubravka, Nikola Knežević, Dinko Gruhonjić, et al., eds., Uloga medija u normalizaciji odnosa na Zapadnom Balkanu IIThe Role of the Media in Normalizing Relations in the Western Balkans II,Centar za istraživanje religije, politike i društva i Filozofski fakultet, Univerzitet u Novom Sadu, 2015. ISBN 978-86-6065-317-0; COBISS.SR-ID 296628743.
    University of Novi Sad Digital Library
  • Valić Nedeljković, Dubravka, Nikola Knežević, Srđan Sremac, Dinko Gruhonjić, eds., Mediji, Religija, Nacionalizam i Tranziciona pravdaMedia, Religion, Nationalism and Transitional Justice,Centar za istraživanje religije, politike i društva i Filozofski fakultet, Univerzitet u Novom Sadu, 2016.
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  • Valić Nedeljković, Dubravka, Nikola Knežević, Srđan Sremac, Dinko Gruhonjić, eds., Politike sećanja i zamrznuti konflikt: Postjugoslovenski prostor i širi kontekstPolitics of Memory and the Frozen Conflict: Post-Yugoslav Space and Beyond,Centar za istraživanje religije, politike i društva i Filozofski fakultet, Univerzitet u Novom Sadu, 2017. ISBN 978-86-89419-07-8.
    University of Novi Sad Digital Library
  • Knezevic, Nikola, Towards the Radical Political Theology: From new to radical political theology. Selected works on intertwinings of theology, society and politics , Independently published, 2025.
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  • Knezevic, Nikola, The Core Tenets of Conservative Theology of Politics: A Christian Theological Critique of Neo-Marxism and Identity Politics , Independently published, 2026.
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