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.
Saint Katherine College Forum Spring Lecture Series
February-April, 2013
Encinitas, CA
This spring, Saint Katherine College is offering a large variety of public lectures, given by professors of Saint Katherine College and by outside speakers. The lectures will touch on topics as wide-ranging as bioethics, Christian history, monetary policy, cancer, and Scripture. For a full listing of the lectures, see here. Each lecture is also recorded and made avialable on Ancient Faith Radio.
Business & Society Lecture Series
February-April, 2013
Hellenic College Holy Cross, Brookline, MA
Throughout the spring, Hellenic College is hosting several speakers experienced in business and law who will explore ethical and global issues, based on their own activities in their fields. The lectures are organized for Hellenic College students but are also open to the general public, free of charge. For a full list of lectures, see here, and if you plan to attend a lecture, please notify Denise Simion, instructor in management & leadership at Hellenic College.
Meeting the Fathers: St. Gregory Palamas
May 18, 2013
Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies, Cambridge
The Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies (IOCS) is sponsoring a series of talks on the Church Fathers to take place throughout the beginning of 2013. The last installment of this series will be delivered by Dr. Marcus Plested on St .Gregory Palamas. It will be a day-long event that includes two sessions on St. Gregory, lunch, tea, and Vespers. All are welcome to this public program, and a the fee for attendance is £30 (£15 for students). For more information, see here.
Annual Meeting of the North American Patristics Society (NAPS)
May 23-25, 2013
Chicago, IL
The North American Patristics Society (NAPS) is now calling for paper proposals for its 2013 annual meeting. Founded in 1970, the North American Patristics Society is a scholarly organization dedicated to the study of the history, literature, and theology of ancient Christianity. The society invites the participation of scholars at all stages of their careers, and it boasts a large graduate student membership. Its major activities include the sponsorship of an annual conference and the publication of The Journal of Early Christian Studies. For more information on the upcoming meeting to on how to submit paper proposals, see here.
St. Vladimir's Seminary 2013 Summer Programs
May-June, 2013
St. Vladimir's Seminary, Yonkers, NY
Each summer, St. Vladimir's Seminary hosts a variety of programs, practicums, and consultations during May and June. This year, the seminary will host seven different events on topics that include poverty, iconography, marriage enrichment, Orthodox-Catholic relations, conflict resolution, suffering and healing, and a liturgical practicum. For a fuller description and for specific dates, see here.
Christianity, Democracy, and the Shadow of Constantine
June 11-13, 2013
Fordham University, Bronx, NY
"Christianity, Democracy, and the Shadow of Constantine" will be the third installment of the Solon and Marianna Patterson Triennial Conference on Orthodox/Catholic Relations. The conference series is designed to explore key issues in relations between Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism, including past topics like "Orthodox Readings of Augustine" and "Orthodox Constructions of the West." The conference will take place on Fordham University's Rose Hill campus. Please pre-register for this event. For more information and to register, see here. Past conferences may be viewed here.
21st International Ecumenical Conference on Orthodox Spirituality: "The Ages of Spiritual Life"
September 4-7, 2013
Monastero di Bose, Italy
The Monastero di Bose hosts an annual conference on Orthodox Spirituality that is international and open to all. This year's conference takes its title from Paul Evdokimov's article "The Ages of Spiritual Life," and will call upon the Orthodox Tradition to examine the steps of Christian conversion and life within the Church. In addition to examing the spritiual struggle of all Christians, an important theme will also be the stages of monastic struggle. The conference will be translated simultaneously into Italian, Greek, Russian, French, and English. For more information and to register, please contact the Secretariat of the conference by telephone (+39 015.679.185) or by email. For a fuller description of the conference theme, see here.
Octoer 19, 2013
Cicergo, IL
On Saturday, October 19, Fr. George Dragas will speak on the book of Revelation, as part of the 19th Annual Synergy Symposium. The symposium is sponsored by Orthodox Christian Synergy, a pan-Orthodox ministry of Chicago, and it will take place at St. George Church in Cicergo, IL, from 9am to 1:30pm. Fr. George Dragas is professor of Patristics at Holy Cross School of Theology in Brookline, MA. His areas of expertise within Patristics include St. Athanasius and St. Cyril, and he has been with ecumenical dialogue for many years. More information on the symposium will be available soon.
Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion (AAR)
November 23-26, 2013
Baltimore, MD
The 2013 annual meeting of the AAR will feature a number of sections that relate to Orthodox Christianity. The Eastern Orthodox Studies section and the Middle Eastern Chrristianity section both may be of interest to Orthodox scholars, and the Anthropology of Religion section will feature a panel concerned with material culture, ethnicity, and race relations in Eastern Christianity. Only AAR members may attend the sessions of the annual meeting. For more information, see the official website.
December 6, 2013
Union Theological Seminary, New York, NY
On Friday, December 6th, the Sophia Institute will host its sixth annual conference on the topic of monasticism, asceticism, and holiness. Paper proposals are currently being accepted (until October 30), with the prospect of publication in the Act of the Conference. For more information on the conference or on submitting papers, see here.
PAST EVENTS
For past events, see the events archive.