The workshop on the theme “Orthodox Theology in the Public Sphere: Reclaiming a Credible Public Voice” took place in Thessalia Conference Center, Melissatika, Volos, Greece on October 23 and 24, 2026. The Workshop was organized by Volos Academy for Theological Studies and the International Orthodox Theological Association (IOTA) with the support of the Holy Metropolis of Demetrias, Greece, the Holy Metropolis of Peristeri, Greece, the foundation Agape Hellas, and the Huffington Ecumenical Institute (CA, USA). The workshop examined the public discourse of Orthodox theology in contemporary Europe and beyond, addressing the ways Orthodox theology can possibly contribute to democratic and pluralistic societies without becoming either a
From 15 to 18 October 2026, the Monastery of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos in Hildesheim, Germany, welcomed the international conference “Broadening the Horizons of Metropolitan John Zizioulas’s Theology.” Organized by the John Zizioulas Foundation and the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Germany, and hosted by Metropolitan Grigorije, the gathering received the support of Fordham University’s Orthodox Christian Studies Center, the Faculty of Theology at the University of Göttingen, and
We share from the website of the "John Zizioulas" Foundation, the report on the first day of the International conference EXPANDING THE HORIZONS OF THE THEOLOGY OF METROPOLITAN JOHN ZIZIOULAS. The photographs are from the website http://zizioulas.org/. Texts of the welcoming addresses and additional photographs can be found on the same website.
The international conference “Broadening the Horizons of Metropolitan John Zizioulas’s Theology” opened today, 15 October, at 5 p.m. at the Monastery
International Workshop
ORTHODOX THEOLOGY IN THE PUBLIC SPHERE:
RECLAIMING A CREDIBLE PUBLIC VOICE
A workshop on the theme “Orthodox Theology in the Public Sphere: Reclaiming a Credible Public Voice” will take place in Thessalia Conference Center, Melissatika, Volos, Greece on October 23 and 24, 2026. The Workshop is organized by Volos Academy for Theological Studies and the International Orthodox Theological Association (IOTA), supported by the Holy Metropolis of Demetrias, Greece, the Holy
International Conference on the Thought and Legacy of Metropolitan John (Zizioulas) of Pergamon
The John Zizioulas Foundation announces an international conference to be held at the Monastery of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos, located in the city of Hildesheim, Germany, under the auspices of the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Berlin and Germany. The Conference will take place between October 15 and 18, 2026. This gathering marks the second major conference of the Foundation, following
"AN ACCOUNT OF THE HOPE THAT IS IN YOU": CHRISTIAN WITNESS AND COMMON MINISTRY IN A WORLD OF UNCERTAINTY
The 2nd Meeting of Orthodox and Evangelicals took place between September 10 and 12, 2026, in Agios Lavrentios, Pelion, under the general theme: "'An account of the hope that is in you' (1 Peter 3:15): Christian witness and common ministry in a world of uncertainty." The meeting continued of the initiative for dialogue between Orthodox and Evangelicals, launched two years ago. While the
In cooperation with the International Orthodox Theological Association (IOTA) and in the framework of its Future Leaders Program, the Volos Summer Institute (VSI) 2026 was successfully organized by the Volos Academy for Theological Studies on July 6-16, 2026, on the general theme: “Orthodoxy in transition: Tradition, Ecumenism, and Modernity.” The VSI provided an international cohort of students with an advanced curriculum integrating a high standard of academic study, liturgical prayer, and