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IOTA Inaugural Conference, January 9-12, 2019, Iasi, Romania

With the participation of the Director, a Member of the Board of Directors and Academic Associates of the Volos Academy for Theological Studies

On January 9-12, 2019, the Inaugural Conference of

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Christmas Greetings from the Volos Acadmemy
Contribution to the Dialogue on State-Church relationship
“The Science and Orthodox Christianity Relationship: Past-Present-Future” 3rd...
An Event dedicated to the memory of folklorist Kitsos Makris (1917-1988)
“The wood-carved iconostasis of Post-Byzantine times (16th-20th c.)”
“St. John Chrysostom Orthodox Research Group” First International Conference
The Reception of the Balamand Declaration (1993-2018) and the Current Relations Between...
Book launch of two collective volumes dedicated to Metropolitans John D. Zizioulas of...

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Fundamentalism as “Orthodoxism”

Our long-standing captivity to a sad caricature of Orthodoxy that could be called “orthodoxism,” and whose main characteristics will be summarized in what follows, has been largely consolidated by a widespread attitude in the Church known as “the fear of theology.” It is this fear that has propelled the substitution of theology with a shallow, stale “spirituality”

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Charles Taylor will deliver a public lecture in Athens, on the topic: “Christian...

25 May 2018
Charles Taylor will deliver a public lecture in Athens, on the topic: “Christianity in the secular age of the West”

For the first time Charles Taylor will deliver a public lect...

3rd International Musicological and Psaltic Conference on Psaltic Art

05 May 2018
3rd International Musicological and Psaltic Conference on Psaltic Art

Volos Academy for Theological Studies Department of Psaltic...

An International Conference on “Orthodoxy and Fundamentalism”, May 10-12 2018, B...

04 May 2018
An International Conference on “Orthodoxy and Fundamentalism”, May 10-12 2018, Belgrade, Serbia

An International Conference on “Orthodoxy and Fundamentalism...

What theology has to offer to science?

30 September 2017
What theology has to offer to science?

What theology has to offer to science?Volos, Thessalia Confe...

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  • IOTA Inaugural Conference, January 9-12, 2019, Iasi, Romania
  • Christmas Greetings from the Volos Acadmemy
  • Contribution to the Dialogue on State-Church relationship
  • “The Science and Orthodox Christianity Relationship: Past-Present-Future” 3rd International Conference of the Project “Science and Orthodoxy around the World” (SOW)
  • An Event dedicated to the memory of folklorist Kitsos Makris (1917-1988)
  • “The wood-carved iconostasis of Post-Byzantine times (16th-20th c.)”
  • “St. John Chrysostom Orthodox Research Group” First International Conference
  • The Reception of the Balamand Declaration (1993-2018) and the Current Relations Between the Orthodox and Oriental Churches and their Catholic Sister Churches
  • Book launch of two collective volumes dedicated to Metropolitans John D. Zizioulas of Pergamon and Kallistos Ware of Diokleia
  • International Conference on the topic Bible, Churches and spirituality in a (non?) secular world
  • Anniversary Jubilee Symposium of the Patriarchal Institute of Patristic Studies
  • “Implementing the European Social Pillar: The Role of Churches and Religions”
  • Second Consultative Meeting of the Network of Institutions of Higher Ecumenical Theological Education (NIHETE)
  • The 6th International Symposium of the International Orthodox Association of Dogmatic Theologians (IAODT)
  • Christianity in the contemporary secular and pluralistic societies Public Lecture by Charles Taylor in Athens, Greece
  • The 9th Ecological Symposium of the Ecumenical Patriarchate With the participation of the Volos Academy for Theological Studies
  • International Scientific Conference in Prague with the participation of Academic Associates of the Volos Academy for Theological Studies
  • The 8th International Conference of Orthodox Theology
  • Charles Taylor will deliver a public lecture in Athens, on the topic: “Christianity in the secular age of the West”
  • “Orthodoxy and Fundamentalism” Conference in Belgrade
  • An International Conference on “Orthodoxy and Fundamentalism”, May 10-12 2018, Belgrade, Serbia
  • 3rd International Musicological and Psaltic Conference on Psaltic Art
  • Warm wishes...
  • "The Orthodox Church of Greece and the Economic Crisis", His Eminence Metropolitan Ignatius of Demetrias
  • Merry Christmas, and a Blessed and Creative New Year 2018
  • “Chanting in Orthodox churches:..” in the Conference "Tradition and Contemporary Topics in the Balkans"
  • “What can theology offer to the exact sciences?”
  • The First Annual Conference of the European Academy of Religion
  • Summer School on “Ibadism: Understanding diversity within Islam”
  • The Director of the Volos Academy for Theological Studies Visits Lebanon
  • International Conference on the general theme: “Ecclesia semper reformanda: Renewal and Reform Beyond Polemics”
  • International Academic Symposium in Honor of Prof. Georgios Velenis
  • International Conference on Pastoral Health Care
  • Interdisciplinary Conference of the Dean’s Office of the School of Theology of Athens University
  • Panhellenic Meeting of the Theological Association "Kairos"
  • Regional Pre-assembly Consultation of the Conference of European Churches (CEC)
  • International Consultation on “Eastern Orthodoxy and Inter-religious encounter in a secular age”
  • International Conference on “Modus - Modis - Modality” With the Participation of the Director of the Department of Psaltic Art
  • International Seminar: Eastern Orthodoxy and Inter-Religious Encounter in a Secular Age
  • The Societas Ethica Annual International Conference on “Giving an Account of Evil”
  • What future for Europe? Regional consultation of CEC
  • Giving an Account of Evil
  • Response to Racist Violence in Charlottesville, VA
  • Inter-Religious Meeting at the European Parliament on the Future of Europe, with the Participation of the Director of Volos Academy for Theological Studies
  • Participation of the Director and of Academic Associates of the Volos Academy for Theological Studies in the “Ex Nihilo” Zero Conference of the European Academy of Religion
  • Which are the Ancient Oriental Churches? An attempt to get to know them
  • Symposium on Orthodox Pastoral Care and Sexuality
  • The Greek translation of the Dictionary of the theological dialogue between the Evangelical Church of Germany and the Eastern Orthodox Churches, and the visit of the Ecumenical Patriarch in Germany
  • Academic year 2016-2017
  • Book launch of the collective volume: Personhood, Eucharist and the Kingdom of God in Orthodox and Ecumenical Perspective: Synaxis Efcharistias in Honor of Metropolitan John D. Zizioulas of Pergamon
  • On May, 11-14, 2017, an international conference, organized by the Volos Academy for Theological Studies and generously sponsored by the Evangelical Church of Germany (EKD) was successfully held in Volos on the general theme: “Orthodox Hermeneutics of the
  • Virginia H. Farah Annual Lectures and seminar in Volos, Thessaloniki and Athens by Professor Susan Ashbrook Harvey
  • Book Launch of the collective volume The Dialogue Between Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches Edited by Christine Chaillot
  • Conference on the Holy and Great Council in Cluj-Napoca, Romania With the participation of the Director of the Volos Academy for Theological Studies
  • International Conference “Orthodox Hermeneutic of the New Testament: history, theory, perspectives”
  • Two meetings featuring a dialogue between Theology and Psychology
  • What future for Europe? Nordic-Baltic Churches Meet, Prepare for CEC General Assembly
  • International Conference “Modern Science and the Orthodox Tradition. An Uneasy Relationship?”
  • Lectures delivered in Herzegovina and Serbia by the Director of the Volos Academy
  • Scholars’ Meeting at the Phanar
  • A Christian Call in a Time of Crisis in Europe
  • Halki Summit II On Theology, Ecology, and the Word
  • The Bose Monastery (Italy), the Abbot of the Bose Monastery Fr. Enzo Bianchi, and the Christian initiative Kairos Europa e.V. for Greece in Europe
  • Round-Table discussion on the occasion of the publication in Greek of two books by Jim Forest
  • Project Analytic Theology Cluster Initiative: “Concepts of God” General Theme of the applying project “Is the Christian understanding of the personhood of God too anthropomorphic? An Orthodox contribution”
  • Politics, Economy, Religion, Art: A contribution to the dialogue between Greece and Germany and a Tribute to Fr. Apostolos Malamoussis
  • The 5th International Symposium of IAODT Caraiman Monastery, Romania
  • GlobeTheoLib Consortium Committee 2016 meeting
  • Politics, Economy, Religion, Art: A contribution to the dialogue between Greece and Germany and a Tribute to Fr. Apostolos Malamoussis Organized by the Volos Academy for Theological Studies
  • International Workshop on the topic “Religion and Global Citizenship”
  • New Dialogue Secretary of CEC
  • The official reception of a delegation from Rostov, Russia and the signing of a protocol of cooperation with the Volos Academy for Theological Studies
  • International Conference with the participation of the Academic Associate of the Volos Academy for Theological Studies, Dr. Nikolaos Asproulis
  • Participation of the Director of the Volos Academy for Theological Studies Dr. Pantelis Kalaitzidis and its Academic Associate Dr. Nikolaos Asproulis in International Conferences and Meetings
  • The proceedings of the 2nd International Musicological Congress of the Department of Psaltic Art and Musicology, Volos Academy for Theological Studies, were concluded
  • “In the world”, but not “of the world” A collection of brief essays translated in Italian, by the Director of the Volos Academy for Theological Studies Dr. Pantelis Kalaitzidis
  • Professor Aristotle Papanikolaou (Fordham University, New York) in Thessaloniki, Volos and Athens
  • Second educational meeting for religious teachers on the New Curricula of Religious Education was successfully held in Volos, on May, Saturday 14, 2016
  • Catalog renewal (OPAC) of the Library of the Volos Academy for Theological Studies
  • Easter Wishes 2016
  • Photis Kontoglou From «the Word» to «Expression» in the Museum of the City of Volos
  • Manifesto for an Ecological Reformation of Christianity (On the occasion of the anniversary of the 500 years since the Reformation) International Consultation, in Volos, March 10-13, 2016
  • Archbishop Chrysostomos of Athens (Papadopoulos): Theology and Church life during the Interwar years
  • International Ecumenical Consultation on Ecotheology, Climate Justice and Food Security
  • International Conference on the Great Pan-Orthodox Synod Erfurt (Germany) February 25-27, 2016
  • International Conference for the New Testament Textual Criticism
  • Press Release 08/02/2016
  • Wishes from Volos Academy for Theological Studies
  • Reception of His Eminence Metropolitan of Diokleia Kallistos (Ware) as Fellow of the Volos Academy for Theological Studies
  • International Conference: “Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia (Ware): The Witness of Orthodoxy in the West.”, November 20-22,
  • Orthodox theological perspectives on disability urge churches to be more inclusive
  • Oxford Patristic & Byzantine Study Week
  • Conclusion of the 2nd Meeting of Orthodox-Catholic Biblical Theology on
  • 2nd International Meeting of Roman Catholic and Orthodox Biblical Scholars, June 11-13, 2015, in Volos
  • Completed sessions of the International Conference in Helsinki entitled: “Political Orthodoxy and totalitarianism in the post-communist era”
  • Prof. Richard Swinburne delivered two Lectures and a Seminar in Volos and Athens (Greece) sponsored by the Virginia H. Farah Foundation
  • Final Program and Timetable of the International Conference on the general theme: “Political Orthodoxy and totalitarianism in the post-communist era” May, 28-31, 2015 Sofia Center, Helsinki, Finland
  • Program of Volos Academy for Theological Studies 2014-2015
  • International Scientific Doctoral and Post-Doctoral conference in Prague, May 22-24
  • Book Launch: Orthodox Handbook on Ecumenism:
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    History and purpose
    Due to the manifold contribution of the Volos Academy for Theological Studies to theology and widely to the scholarly research and culture, the Volos Academy for Theological Studies is included among the recognized Greek research centers by the Law...
    Metropolitan Ignatius of Demetias
    Chairman
    Dr. Pantelis Kalaitzidis
    Director
    Rev. Dr. Grigorios Papathomas
    Professor University of Athens and St.Sergius Orthodox Institute in Paris, President of the European Forum of Orthodox Schools of Theology
    Dr. Christos Karakolis
    Assosiate Professor, University of Athens
    Dr. Dimitris Moschos
    Associate Professor, University of Athens
    Dr. Angeliki Ziaka
    Assistant Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
    Dr. Aikaterini Tsalampouni
    Assistant Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
    Rev. Dr. Demetrios Bathrellos
    Lecturer, Hellenic Open University, Visiting Lecturer, Orthodox Institute of Cambridge
    rev. Dr. Christos Chachamidis
    Priest of the Metropolis of Demetrias
    Dr. Nikolaos Asproulis
    Deputy Director, Volos Academy for Theological Studies
    Rev. Dr. Augoustinos Bairactaris
    Assistant Professor, Higher Ecclesiastical Academy of Crete
    Rev. Dr. Amfilochios Miltos
    Priest of the Metropolis of Demetrias
    Georgios Vlantis
    Director, Council of Christian Churches in Bavaria
    Aikaterini Perkidou
    Secretary on Theological dialogue, CEC
    Dr. Nikos Kouremenos
    Post-Doctoral Fellow Hebrew University of Jerusalem
    Vaso Gogou
    BA, Theology and Philosophy
    Apostolos Barlos
    MTh
    Haralambos Bardas
    Msc
    Vasiliki Papademetriou
    BA, Library Science
    Philoktimon Stamopoulos-Samaras,
    BA, Theology
    Alexandros Iatridis
    Dr Mech. Eng, MSc Computer Science
    Helene Moursa
    Ba Theology
    Claire Nikolaou
    BA, Theology, MTh Pedagogic
    Valila Giannoutaki
    MTh
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