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THE DEPARTMENT OF THEOLOGY AND RELIGION
OF EXETER UNIVERSITY
Eastern Orthodoxy and Inter-Religious Encounter in a Secular Age
Melissatika, Volos, 15-17 September 2017
Programme
Friday, September 15, 2017
17.00-17.15: Registrations
First Session
Moderator:
Dr. Pantelis Kalaitzidis
Director, Volos Academy for Theological Studies
17.30-17.50: Opening-Greetings
17.50-18.10: Dr. Marko Vilotic, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Belgrade (Serbia), and Member of the Steering Committee of the Center for Philosophy and Theology (Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Prolegomena for an Affirmative Orthodox Theology of Religions
18.10-18.30: Discussion
18.30-19.00: Coffee-break
Second Session
Moderator:
Dr. Athanasios N. Papathanasiou
Lecturer, Hellenic Open University, Editor in Chief of Synaxi
19.00-19.20: Dr. Petros Vassiliadis, Professor Emeritus, University of Thessaloniki (Greece)
Eastern Orthodoxy and Inter-Faith Dialogue in a Secular Age
19.20-19.40: Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Clapsis, Archbishop Iakovos Professor of Orthodox Theology, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (Boston, USA)
The Dynamics of Inter-Religious Dialogue
19.40-20.15: Discussion
20.30: Dinner, Thessalia Conference Center
Saturday, September 16, 2017
Third Session
Moderator:
Dr. Angeliki Ziaka
Associate Professor, University of Thessaloniki
09.30-09.50: Dr. Brandon Gallaher, Lecturer of Systematic and Comparative Theology, Exeter University (UK)
Word, the Words and the Trinity: An Eastern Orthodox Theology of Religions
09.50-10.10: Dr. Julia Konstantinovsky, Tutor, School of Theology, Oxford University (UK)
Spiritual Fathers of the Church on how to relate to other religions: hatred of enemies, discussion or Christian love?
10.10-10.40: Discussion
10.40-11.00: Coffee-Break
Fourth Session
Moderator:
Dr. Marko Vilotic
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Belgrade
11.00-11.20: Dr. Athanasios N. Papathanasiou, Lecturer, Hellenic Open University, Editor in Chief of Synaxi (Athens, Greece)
Comparative Theology and the Orthodox: An inquiry into the tension between faith and the religious other, differences and dichotomies
11.20-11.40: Rev. Dr. Andrew Louth, Professor Emeritus of Patristic and Byzantine Studies at Durham University (UK), Honorary Fellow, Faculty of Theology, Vrije Universiteit (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Philip Sherrard: An Orthodox Approach to Christianity and the World Religions
11.40-12.10: Discussion
12.10-15.00: Lunch – free time
Fifth Session
Moderator:
Dr. Petros Vassiliadis
Professor Emeritus, University of Thessaloniki
15.00-15.20: Dr. Nikolaos Asproulis, Deputy Director, Volos Academy for Theological Studies
World Ecclesiology: Towards an Orthodox Theology of Religions
15.20-15.40: Dr. Paul Ladouceur, Trinity College (University of Toronto), Montreal Institute of Orthodox Theology (Faculté de théologie et de sciences religieuses, Université Laval, Canada) (Skype presentation)
Religious Diversity in Modern Orthodox Thought
15.40-16.00: Discussion
16.00-16.30: Coffee break
Sixth Session
Moderator:
Dr. Brandon Gallaher
Lecturer of Systematic and Comparative Theology, Exeter University (UK)
16.30-16.50: Dr. Angeliki Ziaka, Associate Professor, University of Thessaloniki (Greece)
Intereligious Dialogue in times of adversity: Christian and Muslim responsibility
16.50-17.10: Dr. Christine Mangala Frost, Lecturer and Research Associate, Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies (Cambridge, UK) (in absentia)
A Reflection on the Challenges and Problems of Interfaith Dialogue as exemplified by translations of The Lord's Prayer into Sanskrit
17.10-17.30: Rev. Tikhon Vasylev, PhD Candidate, Wolfson College, Oxford University (UK)
Christian Dialogue with Taoism in the works of St Nikolai Velimirovich and Father Alexander Men
17.30-18.15: Discussion
19.00: Dinner/ Local restaurant
Free Evening
Sunday, September 17, 2017
7.30-10.30: Matins and Divine Liturgy
Departures
