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Volos Academy

The Volos Academy for Theological Studies is included among the recognized Greek research centers by the Law 4310/2014 (“Research, Technological Development and Innovation and other provisions”) of the Greek Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs.

Our Goal

The volos Academy for Theological Studies functions as an open forum of thought and dialogue between the Orthodox Church and the broader scholarly community of intellectuals worldwide, organizing a series of studies, international seminars, conferences, roundtables and publications.

Program

Information about the current program, upcoming conferences and events

Program
  • Summary of online lecture Aggeliki Tzouvali-Kariotoglou: “The presence of women in contemporary Church life”

    Summary of online lecture Aggeliki Tzouvali-Kariotoglou: “The presence of women in contemporary Church life”

    Summary of online lecture Aggeliki Tzouvali-Kariotoglou THE PRESENCE OF WOMEN IN CONTEMPORARY CHURCH LIFE The inaugurating lecture of the fifth Read More
  • Christmas Wishes 2024

    Christmas Wishes 2024

    Heaven called the Magi by a star, and thus it brought the first-fruits of the Gentiles to You,the infant lying Read More
  • Awarding of the Order of Sankt Ignatios to Dr Pantelis Kalaitzidis, in Stockholm

    Awarding of the Order of Sankt Ignatios to Dr Pantelis Kalaitzidis, in Stockholm

    Awarding of the Order of Sankt Ignatios to Dr Pantelis Kalaitzidis, in Stockholm In Stockholm, on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, Read More
  • Online lecture: “MALE AND FEMALE HE CREATED THEM”

    Online lecture: “MALE AND FEMALE HE CREATED THEM”

    Online lecture “MALE AND FEMALE HE CREATED THEM”THE CRISIS OF CONNECTION: REFLECTIONS ON COUPLES, SEXUALITYAND RELIGIOUS DISCOURSE IN THE POSTMODERN Read More
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  • Online lecture Angeliki Tzouvali-Kariotoglou “The presence of woman in contemporary Church life”

    Online lecture Angeliki Tzouvali-Kariotoglou “The presence of woman in contemporary Church life”

    Online lecture Angeliki Tzouvali-Kariotoglou THE PRESENCE OF WOMAN IN CONTEMPORARY CHURCH LIFE Thursday, January 16, 2025, 7 pm CET The first lecture of the “Time for action” series for 2025

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  • Summary of Conference: THEOLOGICAL LEGACY AND ECUMENICAL VISION

    Summary of Conference: THEOLOGICAL LEGACY AND ECUMENICAL VISION

    Summary of Conference THEOLOGICAL LEGACY AND ECUMENICAL VISION: A Conference in Memory of Metropolitan John D. Zizioulas of Pergamon Istanbul, November 5 – 7, 2024 The international conference in memory of

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  • Online courses from the Huffington Ecumenical Institute at Holy Cross with the participation of the Deputy Director of Volos Academy

    Online courses from the Huffington Ecumenical Institute at Holy Cross with the participation of the Deputy Director of Volos Academy

    The climate crisis is one of the most urgent challenges humanity faces today. How does Orthodox Christianity respond? How does Orthodox Christianity address this critical issue? The Soul and the

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  • Reminder A Conference in Memory of Metropolitan John D. Zizioulas of Pergamon

    Reminder A Conference in Memory of Metropolitan John D. Zizioulas of Pergamon

    Reminder THEOLOGICAL LEGACY AND ECUMENICAL VISION: A Conference in Memory of Metropolitan John D. Zizioulas of Pergamon Grand Hyatt Istanbul Hotel, November 5 – 7, 2024 The international conference in the

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Announcements

Online lecture “The presence of woman in contemporary Church life”

Online lecture “The presence of woman in contemporary Church life”

Online lecture Angeliki Tzouvali-Kariotoglou THE PRESENCE OF WOMAN IN CONTEMPORARY CHURCH LIFE Thursday, January 16, 2025, 7 pm CET For Read More
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Publications

Since 2014, the Volos Academy, has entered a new and important phase of its publishing program, by the self-publication through its publishing House “Ekdotiki Dimitriados/Volos Academy Publications” of various works (conference and seminars, public lectures and events), and also the publication of individual works of wider theological and intellectual relevance, by Greek and foreign authors.

Research Center

The Research Center of the Volos Academy for Theological Studies includes five specialized scientific and research departments, these departments are

Department of Chanting Art and Musicology
Department for the study of the manuscript tradition of the New Testament
Department of Canonical Theology
Department of Interreligious Studies
Department of Research, Management and Conservation of Byzantine and post-Byzantine Monuments and Relics
  • Board of Directors
  • Academic Team
  • Other Collaborators
  • Gender Equality Plan
Professor University of Athens and St.Sergius Orthodox Institute in Paris, President of the European Forum of Orthodox Schools of Theology
Assosiate Professor, University of Athens
Associate Professor, University of Athens
Assistant Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Assistant Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Lecturer, Hellenic Open University, Visiting Lecturer, Orthodox Institute of Cambridge
Priest of the Metropolis of Demetrias
Deputy Director, Volos Academy for Theological Studies
Assistant Professor, Higher Ecclesiastical Academy of Crete
Priest of the Metropolis of Demetrias
Director, Council of Christian Churches in Bavaria
Secretary on Theological dialogue, CEC
Post-Doctoral Fellow Hebrew University of Jerusalem
BA, Theology and Philosophy
BA, Library Science
Dr Mech. Eng, MSc Computer Science
Ba Theology
BA, Theology, MTh Pedagogic
  • ...συγχαίρομεν την Ακαδημίαν Θεολογικών Σπουδών της Ιεράς Μητροπόλεως Δημητριάδος διά την προσφοράν της εις την Θεολογίαν, την προώθησιν του διαλόγου Read More
    Βαρθολομαίος Οικουμενικός Πατριάρχης
  • ...αλλά όλοι πιστεύουμε ότι η Ακαδημία [Θεολογικών Σπουδών] του Βόλου είναι ό,τι πιο ανοιχτό και εξωστρεφές μέσα στην Εκκλησία της Read More
    Νίκος Αλιβιζάτος Έλληνας Νομικός, Ομότιμος Καθηγητής Συνταγματικού Δικαίου στη Νομική Σχολή Αθηνών
  • Είναι εξαιρετικά σημαντικό πως μπορέσαμε να λάβουμε όχι μόνο γνώση θεωρητική, αλλά στην πραγματικότητα να αισθανθούμε την αληθινή αγάπη, έγνοια Read More
    π. Βλαδίμηρος Vakin Πρύτανις της Θεολογικής Ακαδημίας του Βολίν
  • Για παράδειγμα, η Ακαδημία Θεολογικών Σπουδών της Ιεράς Μητρόπολης Δημητριάδος οργανώνει τακτικά διεθνή συνέδρια και δημοσιεύει πάνω σε θέματα όπως Read More
    Μουζέλης Νίκος Ομότιμος καθηγητής κοινωνιολογίας στη Σχολή Οικονομικών και Πολιτικών Επιστημών
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