Awarding of the Order of Sankt Ignatios to Dr Pantelis Kalaitzidis, in Stockholm
In Stockholm, on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, the Director of Volos Academy for Theological Studies, Dr Pantelis Kalaitzidis, was awarded the Order of Sankt Ignatios by the Swedish Orthodox Theological University College “Sankt Ignatios”. The awarding of Dr Pantelis Kalaitzidis, which had already been announced last June, took place within the context of the International Conference on “Crisis in World Orthodoxy” organized by the College of Saint Ignatius, in which Pantelis Kalaitzidis also participated as a keynote speaker.
As stated in the motivation of the award, Pantelis Kalaitzidis is honoured “for his work in establishing a critical perspective of
Online lecture
“MALE AND FEMALE HE CREATED THEM”
THE CRISIS OF CONNECTION: REFLECTIONS ON COUPLES, SEXUALITY
AND RELIGIOUS DISCOURSE IN THE POSTMODERN ERA
Thursday, December 12, 7 p.m. CEST
The next event of the “Liturgy after the liturgy” series will take place on Thursday, December 12, 2024, at 7 p.m. CEST. It will be a lecture titled “‘Male and female he created them’ - The Crisis of Connection: Reflections on couples, sexuality, and religious discourse in the postmodern era”
4th BAPTIST-ORTHODOX COLLOQUIUM (BOSTON, USA, Online)
On Tuesday, December 10 and Wednesday, December 11, the 4 th Baptist-Orthodox Colloquium which will be held at the Huffington Ecumenical Institute, at the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Boston. The topic is the social teaching and spirituality in the two traditions. It will be co-chaired by Dr. Brandon Gallaher (Exeter University, UK) and Dr Elizabeth Newman (Duke University, USA) and the host will be Rev. John Chryssavgis
International Conference
ORTHODOX THEOLOGY IN THE 21ST CENTURY: CHALLENGES AND PERSPECTIVES
With the participation of Volos Academy for Theological Studies
The International Conference “Orthodox Theology in the 21st Century: Challenges and Perspectives”, organized by the School of Theology of the University of Athens, was held with great success in Athens between November 24 and 28, 2024.
The opening of the Conference took place in the presence of H.E. the President of the Hellenic
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“LET US GO IN PEACE”:
THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH FOR RECONCILIATION
Thursday, November 21, 7 p.m. CEST
On Thursday, November, 7 p.m. CEST, the next event of the “Liturgy after the liturgy” series will take place. It will be a round table on the subject of war and peace, its title “‘Let us go in peace’: The mission of the Church for Reconciliation”. Participants will be Prof. Constantin Sigov and Dr. George el-Hage. It is the second event of the series, organized by the Holy
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 Metropolitan John D. Zizioulas of Pergamon was successfully held on November 5-7, 2024, in Istanbul, organized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate with the support of the Volos Academy for Theological Studies (Volos, Greece) and the Center for Orthodox Christian Studies of Fordham University
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