Announcements
UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND PROGRAMS
We would love to publish information about conferences and initiatives of Orthodox scholars in the academy. Please send event/initiative date and description to vocation@hchc.edu.
New England Region Orthodox Christian Faculty
Calling all Orthodox Christian faculty from colleges and universities across New England! If you are interested in discussing how your Orthodox Christian faith is connected to your work as a professor or researcher, then please join us for the first regional meeting of the Orthodox Scholars’ Initiative at Hellenic College. Teaching in the academy is a unique vocation in the Orthodox Church, and you’re invited to come explore ways in which your faith and reason intersect. The afternoon program runs concurrent with the annual meeting of the Orthodox Theological Society in America.
September 16, 2011
2:00 PM – “Orthodoxy in the Academy”
A panel presentation including Dr. Kyriakos Markides
3:30 PM – Reception for New England Region Orthodox Christian Scholars
5:00 PM – Paraklesis in Holy Cross Chapel
6:00 PM – Dinner
7:30 PM – “The Dialogue of Orthodoxy and Contemporary Society
Lecture by Rev. Dr. John McGuckin, Union Theological Seminary
For a full announcement PDF, please click here. Please RSVP to Dr. Ann Bezzerides at abezzerides@hchc.edu to attend the events free of charge. Panel, reception and lecture in the Maliotis Cultural Center, 50 Goddard Ave, Brookline, MA.
OTSA Conference and Florovsky Lecture – September 15-17, 2011
The Orthodox Theological Society in America (OTSA) will meet September 15-17, 2011 at Hellenic College/Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, MA. Fr. John McGuckin will deliver the annual Georges Florovsky Lecture on Friday, September 16th, “Frs. Georges Florovsky and Sergey Bulgakov: A Conflict of Typologies Concerning the Dialogue of Orthodoxy and Contemporary Society?”
Exploring Faith and Reason: Orthodox Christians in the American Academy Today – September 16, 2011
Calling all Orthodox Christian faculty from colleges and universities across New England! If you are interested in discussing how your Orthodox Christian faith is connected to your work as a professor or researcher, then please join us for the first regional meeting of the Orthodox Scholars’ Initiative at Hellenic College. Teaching in the academy is a unique vocation in the Orthodox Church, and you’re invited to come explore ways in which your faith and reason intersect. The afternoon program runs concurrent with the annual meeting of the Orthodox Theological Society in America. For a full announcement and schedule, please click here. Please RSVP to Dr. Ann Bezzerides at abezzerides@hchc.edu to attend the events free of charge. Panel, reception and lecture in the Maliotis Cultural Center, 50 Goddard Ave, Brookline, MA.
Pilgrims and Pioneers: The Growth of Orthodox Christianity in 20th Century America – September 30 – October 1, 2011
The Fr. Georges Florovsky Orthodox Christian Theological Society, a graduate student organization of Princeton University; the Society for Orthodox Christian History in the Americas; and the School of Christian Vocation and Mission at Princeton Theological Seminary will co-sponsor a symposium to examine some of the people and movements that contributed to the growth of Orthodox Christianity in 20th century America. For more information visit www.princeton/edu/~florov.
The Notion of the Beautiful in Eastern Orthodox Christianity – Friday, December 2, 2011
The Sophia Institute at Union Theological Seminary announces its fourth annual conference, “Beauty Will Save the World” (Dostoevsky). The Sophia Institute is an Eastern Orthodox Research Forum dedicated to the connections between the traditions of ancient Christian teaching and spirituality and the pressing concerns of the contemporary world. It aims to relate Orthodox thinkers and leaders together in an international context. For more information, visit www.utsnyc.edu/Page.aspx?pid=1317
PAST EVENTS
New Initiatives in Orthodoxy and Higher Education – June 9-11, 2011
This June, St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (www.svots.edu) is hosting a conference organized by a pan-Orthodox steering committee of scholars and academics to “explore the possibility of the establishment of a new Orthodox college in North America.” This, together with the slated opening of St. Katherine College (www.stkath.org) in Encinitas, CA, in fall 2011, suggests a continuing interest in this area.
Summer Patristic Studies Program – July 18-23, 2011
The Pappas Patristic Institute announces its fifth annual weeklong Summer Patristic Studies Program on the campus of Hellenic College/Holy Cross in Brookline, MA. This is a unique opportunity to study and discuss classic texts of the early Church through small group-study and brief lectures. For more information visit www.hchc.edu/patristics.
Orthodox Christianity & The University
The Second Consultation of the Orthodox Scholars' Initiative
The Office of Vocation & Ministry (OVM ) at Hellenic College is pleased to announce a consultation of the Orthodox Scholars' Initiative (OSI), to be held from June 2-4, 2009 on the campus of Hellenic College/Holy Cross, Brookline, MA. The 2009 consultation––entitled "Orthodoxy & The University"––aims to probe unanswered questions from the first (Chicago, June 2008), co-sponsored by the Orthodox Theological Society in America, which brought 64 scholars together to address the topic, "The Orthodox Scholar in the Academy: Does it Matter? Should it Matter?"
"Orthodox Christianity & The University" aims to address four thematic areas:
1. Orthodox Christianity and the University: the Relationship between Faith and Learning
2. Orthodoxy and an Orthodox College (Hellenic College)
3. Orthodox Christian Scholars in Non-Orthodox Institutions: Secular and Faith-Based
4. Student and Faculty Panel Discussion on Mentoring
These areas are further expanded in the Call For Papers. Scholars wishing to present papers on one of these topics should send an abstract to the consultation administrators no later than March 1, 2009. For more information, please see the Call For Papers page.
A separate Call for Student Presenters is available; any Orthodox Christian undergraduate student who might be interested in addressing the following questions is encouraged to submit a proposal:
Orthodox Christian Students: To what extent are your faith commitments formed and challenged in the classroom, through professors and coursework? What challenges and opportunities do you face in your academic/intellectual lives? To what extent have faculty mentored you to navigate these challenges and opportunities? If applicable, what about Orthodox mentors? What are your best hopes for how you might be mentored by Orthodox Christian faculty?
Please direct questions regarding the consultation to the Office of Vocation & Ministry: (617) 850-1312.
About the OVM
The Office of Vocation & Ministry (OVM) at Hellenic College trains and educates faithful, energetic, high achieving, and service oriented Orthodox Christian young people to be leaders in the church as priests and lay people.
Other News and Events
CrossRoad Session 1: June 18–28, 2011
CrossRoad Session 2: July 5–15, 2011
Acknowledgements
OVM programs are made possible through the generous assistance of the following organizations:
The Virginia H. Farah Foundation
CrossRoad Parents' Association