Volos Academy for Theological Studies participates in the Annual Meeting of the European Academy of Religion, which is held in Rome, between June 30 and July 3, 2026, with three panels:
Panel 1:
WHY THEOLOGY STILL MATTERS TODAY? THE PUBLIC WITNESS OF METR. JOHN ZIZIOULAS’S THEOLOGY.
Wednesday, July 1, 17:20 to 19:30, Hall Parenzo A8. Speakers: Peter De Mey, Aristotle Papanikolaou, Pantelis Kalaitzidis, Bishop Maxim Vasiljevic, Chair: Nikos Kouremenos.

Metropolitan John Zizioulas of Pergamon is widely recognized as one of the most significant Orthodox theologians of our time. His theological vision emphasizes personhood as the fundamental mode of existence for both God and humanity. He identifies the Eucharist as the setting where this
Summary of International Conference
WATER IN THE ANTHROPOCENE:
ECOTHEOLOGICAL AND SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVES
The International Conference on the topic “Water in the Anthropocene: Ecotheological and Scientific Perspectives” was held in the “Thessalia” Conference Center, Melissatika, Volos, Greece, organized by the Volos Academy for Theological Studies with the support of the Social Collective “zVolos”
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The Conference started with greeting messages from Metropolitan Ignatius of Demetrias and
International Conference
WATER IN THE ANTHROPOCENE:
ECOTHEOLOGICAL AND SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVES
June 19–20, 2026
“Thessalia” Conference Center
Melissatika, Volos, Greece
An international Conference on the topic “Water in the Anthropocene: Ecotheological and Scientific Perspectives” will be held in the “Thessalia” Conference Center, Melissatika, Volos, Greece, on June 19 & 20, 2026, organized by the Volos Academy for Theological Studies with the support of the Social Collective
Online Round Table
IS THERE A FUTURE FOR ORTHODOX THEOLOGY TODAY?
Thursday, May 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EEST
The fourth and last event for this year in the series “Time for Action” of the Volos Academy for Theological Studies, will take place on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. Athens time (EEST) and its topic will be “Is there a future for orthodox theology today?”. The speakers will be Paul Gavrilyuk, Aquinas Chair Professor of Theology and Philosophy, University of St. Thomas (St. Paul
The third event of the series “Time for Action” of the Volos Academy for Theological Studies took place successfully on Monday, April 27, 2026. Its topic was “Holiness Today”. Speakers included Prof. Dr. Peter Bouteneff, Professor of Systematic Theology and Kulik Professor of Sacred Arts at the St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (New York, USA); Prof. Dr. Ekaterini Tsalampouni, Professor of New Testament in the Faculty of Theology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; and Prof
Online Round Table
HOLINESS TODAY
Monday, April 27, 2026, 6:30 p.m. EEST
The next event in the series “Time for Action” of the Volos Academy for Theological Studies, will take place on Monday, April 27, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. Athens time (EEST) and its topic will be “Holiness Today”. Speakers include Prof. Dr. Peter Bouteneff, Professor of Systematic Theology and Kulik Professor of Sacred Arts at the St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (New York, USA); Prof. Dr. Ekaterini Tsalampouni
Between March 2 and 4, 2026, the international conference “Anastasios: Archbishop, Theologian, Missionary” was held at the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, Massachusetts (USA). The Conference marked the first anniversary since the passing of Archbishop Anastasios of Albania. Organized by the Huffington Ecumenical Institute at Hellenic College Holy Cross and the Missions Institute of Orthodox Christianity, the conference explored the life and legacy of Archbishop