The Publication of My First Peer-Reviewed Article

I’m delighted to share that my first peer-reviewed article has been published in The Evangelical Review of Theology and Politics. Summarising the biographical influences behind Dostoevsky’s key ideas, it felt fitting for my first contribution in academia to be about a thinker who had such a large impact on my thought.

It was through reading philosophers like Dostoevsky, Nietzsche, and more which got me started on this journey into philosophy around five years ago in High School. I’m not sure whether 15 year old me would have imagined himself sitting at the University of Oxford with the privilege to read Philosophy and Theology.

For those interested in Russian Literature or Existential Philosophy, I would, albeit with bias, recommend checking out this article, as it covers some of Dostoevsky’s key ideas. Here, I discuss the influences behind his anthropocentrism, his views on the nature of man, his focus on nihilism, and also his Christian journey.

Go check out my article here.

Brief extract:

Just as Christianity confronts humankind with the
gravity of their sin, Dostoevsky was not afraid
to penetrate the depths of human depravity and
the growing challenge of nihilism. However, just
as Christianity is a bearer of good news despite
its darkness, Dostoevsky does not leave his
readers without hope, but rather points them
directly to the light of Christ.

Yen, Joshua J.W., “Fyodor Dostoevsky: The Genesis of Genius”, The Evangelical Review of Theology and Politics 12, 2024: 87.