International Conference
ST. SYMEON THE NEW THEOLOGIAN:
INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES
TO THE THEOLOGY OF THE LIGHT AND GRACE.
May 26-29, 2022
“Thessalia” Conference Center
Melissatika, Volos, Greece
Commemorating the millennium from the dormition of St. Symeon the New Theologian (1022-2022), Volos Academy for Theological Studies organizes an international conference to honor his personality and his contribution to Orthodox theology and spirituality. The conference, under the title “St. Symeon the New Theologian: Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Theology of Light and Grace”, will take place in Volos, Greece, in situ, between May 26 and 29, 2022, bringing together scholars who have contribute significantly to the research on the
JANUARY 26, 2022
Dr. Theofilos Ambatzidis, Academic Associate of Volos Academy for Theological Studies
"The individualization of salvation and the question of the relationship between institution and charisma in Saint Symeon the New Theologian"
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
Dr. Graham McGeoch, Μinister of the Church of Scotland, Professor of Theology & Religious Studies at Faculdade Unida de Vitória, Brazil
"Russian émigré Theology and Liberation Theology in Latin America"
FEBRUARY
in Volos, Greece in 2023
in collaboration with Volos Academy for Theological Studies
The second mega-conference of the International Orthodox Theological Association (IOTA) will be held in Volos on January 10-15, 2023, four years after the first such conference, in Iasi, Romania, in 2019. The Conference will be hosted by the Volos Academy for Theological Studies with the blessing of His Eminence Ignatius, Metropolitan of Demetrias and Almyros. The overall theme of the Conference will be
1.We and the “other”: Facts and perspectives for Hellenism and Orthodoxy
Athens, Caravel Hotel, September 6, 2021, 7.00 p.m.
2.The formation of the Modern Greek identity in Greece of today and tomorrow
Volos, Thessalia Conference Center, Melissiatika, September 13, 2021, 7.00 p.m.
3.The secularization of the State and society and the witness of the Church
Thessaloniki, Macedonia Palace Hotel, September 20, 2021, 7.00 p.m.
4.Islam in Greece and Europe
Alexandroupolis, Egnatia Hotel, September 27
Τaking into account the special conditions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Volos Academy for Theological Studies is pleased to announce a series of on-line lectures by well-known theologians and researchers on timely topics. The lectures are addressing the general public and not exclusively specialists, offering sufficient time for questions to the speaker.