D/n Dawit Muluneh, PhD - ዲያቆን ዳዊት ሙሉነህ
Official account of D/n. Dawit Muluneh of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Tune in to a collection of lessons and sermons.
Official account of D/n. Dawit Muluneh of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Tune in to a collection of lessons and sermons.
Episodes

Monday May 02, 2022
||EPISODE 08_Hopeless Romantic|| PT_2_Chapter 3: The Things I Do for You
Monday May 02, 2022
Monday May 02, 2022
This episode is a continuation of the podcast on the third chapter titled: "The Things I Do for You" of Hopeless Romantic: The Untold History of Ethiopia.

Monday Apr 04, 2022
||EPISODE 07_Hopeless Romantic|| PT_1_Chapter 3: The Things I Do for You
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Monday Apr 04, 2022
In this episode the author discusses the question: Has the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church favored a particular race historically?

Monday Mar 21, 2022
||EPISODE 06_Hopeless Romantic|| PT_2_Chapter 2: Those Were the Days
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Continue to learn about about the better days of Ethiopia. In this chapter we will discuss about the mighty empire of Aksum.

Monday Mar 07, 2022
||EPISODE 05_Hopeless Romantic|| Chapter 2: Those Were the Days
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Learn the better days of Ethiopia. In this chapter we will discuss about the mighty empire of Aksum.

Monday Feb 21, 2022
||EPISODE 04_Hopeless Romantic|| Chapter 1: Finding the One
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
This week Deacon Dawit discusses his love for Ethiopia using the analogy of finding the "perfect" someone.

Monday Feb 07, 2022
||EPISODE 03_Hopeless Romantic|| Introduction_PT3
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Monday Feb 07, 2022
In the conclusion section of the introduction, the author discusses how he came up with both the theme and title of the book.

Monday Jan 24, 2022
||EPISODE 02_Hopeless Romantic|| Introduction_PT2
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
In this weeks episode, I relate my journey to the field of Ethiopic Studies and some of the challenges I faced.

Monday Jan 10, 2022
||EPISODE 01_Hopeless Romantic|| Introduction_PT1
Monday Jan 10, 2022
Monday Jan 10, 2022
It seems everyone has an opinion on the conflict surrounding the Northern Region of Ethiopia. Here, DN Dawit discusses how the events in the early stages motivated him to write his newly published book: Hopeless Romantic: The Untold History of Ethiopia.

Thursday Nov 12, 2020
||EPISODE 14_I Need Answers|| Chapter 11: What’s Next?
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
It's hard to believe but the end of the road has come! This is the last episode of the season. If you have enjoyed this season, make sure to subscribe to my Youtube channel: Dawit Muluneh and be up to date about future projects and plans.

Thursday Oct 22, 2020
||EPISODE 13_I Need Answers|| Chapter 10: I Wanna be a Deacon… I Think
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
It is no secret, there is a surge of deacons in North America. With this new number of deacons joining the clergy circle however, there also appears to be a problem that has risen. Namely, how should young American/Ethiopian (or Eritrean) Deacons retain the traditions of Ethiopia/Eritrea while living abroad.

About the Author
Deacon Dawit Muluneh is the author of Hopeless Romantic: The Untold History of Ethiopia, I Need Answers and is a Ph.D. student of Ethiopian and Arabic Studies. He grew up in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and at age seven, his family immigrated to the US from Ethiopia.
Muluneh graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Upon completing his education at Virginia Tech, he worked at a patent and trademark office for three years. At age 27, having sold his house and car he traveled to a monastery in Ethiopia - Dabre Libanos - to learn the traditional teachings of the church. Afterward, he was ordained as a deacon in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
After a year and a half, Muluneh returned to the States to join a graduate program at the Catholic University of America, where he currently studies Ethiopian and Arabic Studies.



