Concluding meeting of the cycle “THE LITURGY AFTER THE LITURGY” live from the Vicariate Meetings 2025
After 2 years of conferences of the cycle “The liturgy after the Liturgy”, co-organized by the Vicariate of the French-speaking parishes of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Volos Academy for Theological Studies, the concluding lecture will be given by Dr Pantelis Kalaitzidis, Director of the Volos Academy, on Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. It will be broadcasted live from the “Rencontres du Vicariat”, in Paris. It will be a reflection on the many challenges facing the Church in our time. The language will be French. The lecture will be accessible via the Zoom platform at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84913433453 and via the YouTube
Volos Summer Institute
Volos, Greece
‘Embrace tradition, foster ecumenical spirit, and think modern.’
Organized by Volos Academy for Theological Studies, VSI will offer a unique program of study, prayer, pilgrimage, and inter-Orthodox engagement. A group of students from various local Orthodox Churches will come together to live, experience, and reflect on the interplay between Orthodox tradition and modernity. With an ecumenical spirit and high academic standards, the program aims to
Summary of online lecture
Rev. Dr. Geoffrey Ready
DIALOGUE WITH JUDAISM:
A PATH OF DEEPENING ORTHODOX FAITH AND TRADITION
The last lecture of the series “Liturgy after the Liturgy” for the current academic year, took place on Thursday, May 15th, 2025. Rev. Dr. Geoffrey Ready (Director of Orthodox Christian Studies at Trinity College, University of Toronto, Canada) presented the topic . The event was moderated by Liesl Coffin-Behr. The series “Liturgy after the Liturgy” has been co-sponsored
Online lecture
Norman Russell
FROM CHALCEDON BACK TO NICAEA:
JOHN OF DAMASCUS’ SOLUTION
FOR THE CHRISTOLOGICAL IMPASSE OF THE EIGHTH CENTURY
Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 7 pm Athens time
The last event of the “Time for action” series for 2025 will take place on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at 7 pm Athens time (EEST). Norman Russell, an Honorary Research Fellow of St Stephen's House, University of Oxford, will present the topic “From Chalcedon back to Nicaea: John of Damascus’ solution for the
Participation of Volos Academy in the Conference
RESTARTING FROM NICAEA:
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE INCARNATION IN CONTEMPORARY THEOLOGY
Antalya, Turkey, May 6-7, 2025
On the occasion of the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea, the Holy Metropolis of Pisidia organized in Antalya on 6-7 May 2025 an international scientific conference entitled: “Restarting from Nicaea: The Importance of the Incarnation in Contemporary Theology”. The conference was organized in
VOLOS ACADEMY FOR THEOLOGICAL STUDIES AT THE 21st INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR OF THESSALONIKI
On Saturday, May 10, 2025, two round tables focusing on the recent publications of the Volos Academy were held in the 21st International Book Fair of Thessaloniki. Both events took place with the support of “En Plo” publications, at their stand.
The first round table was “Spiritual Guidance in the Church: From the Past, to the Present and to the Future” and referred to the publication of George
Summary of Online lecture
Rev. Dr. Cyril Hovorun
TOWARDS AN ORTHODOX POLITICAL THEOLOGY OF THE FUTURE
The online lecture on the topic “Towards an Orthodox Political Theology of the Future” was held on Monday, May 12, 2025. The speaker was Rev. Dr. Cyril Hovorun, Professor of Ecclesiology, International Relations and Ecumenical Theology at Sankt Ignatios College, University of Stockholm, and a Director of the Huffington Ecumenical Institute at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. The