Nikolaos "Nikos" A. Nissiotis (alternate spelling: Nisiotis) ( Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" A. Νησιώτης; 21 May 1924 – 18 August 1986) was a

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, philosopher,

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, and

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Basketball coach

Nissiotis is largely credited with developing the sport of

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in Greece. He was the

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of the Greek League club Panellinios, during its famous "Golden Five", or "Fabulous Five" era, during the 1950s decade. With Panellinios, he won 3 Greek League championships, in the years 1953, 1955, and 1957. He also won two European International Club Tournament Championships with the club, as he won the 1955 Brussels Basketball Tournament and the 1956 San Remo Basketball Tournament. While he was also a runner-up at the 1954 San Remo Tournament. He also coached the Greek national team. He led Greece to a bronze medal at the

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. He received the

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in 1986. He is a candidate to be inducted into the

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as well.

Greek International Olympic Committee

Nissiotis was the Vice-President of the Greek Olympic Committee, from 1975 until 1986, and the President of the Board of the International Olympic Academy, from 1977 to 1986. He was also a Permanent Representative of Greece to the

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(IOC).

A significant theological quote

‘The Orthodox have no social system, no definite Christian theory of social relations, no theological doctrine of work and profession, or sexual morality, no definite position on birth control, no guiding principle on industrialization, nor theological judgment on modern secularization. The role of the Church is not to propose norms which would be applicable everywhere and which would give rise to a single form of civilization or technical culture.’ Nikos Nissiotis, Orthodox theologian, "L'Église et la société dans la théologie orthodoxe grecque"

Personal life and death

Nissiotis was born on 21 May 1924, in Athens, Greece. On 18 August 1986, Nissiotis was killed in a car crash, at the age of 62. The crash occurred at the 41 kilometre (25 mile) mark of the Athens to

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References

Sources

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External links

*Μάριου Μπέγζου
«Πνευματική και επιστημονική διαδρομή του Ν. Νησιώτη»
*Νίκου Ασπρούλη
«Η δυναμική του προσώπου: Σχόλια στην ανθρωπολογία και θεολογική προσωπολογία του Ν. Νησιώτη»
*Γεωργίου Βλαντή
«Ορθόδοξη Θεολογία και φιλοσοφία σε διάλογο: Πίστη και σκέψη στο Ν. Νησιώτη»
*Γρηγορίου Edwards
«Η θεολογία της Ιεραποστολής στο έργο του Ν. Νησιώτη»
*Θανάση Παπαθανασίου
«Ν. Νησιώτης και θεολογίες της συνάφειας. Εννοήσεις της αλήθειας, της μαρτυρίας, της πράξης και της παράδοσης»
*Σταύρου Γιαγκάζογλου
«Η πνευματολογική χριστολογία του Ν. Νησιώτη»
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