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VOLOS SUMMER INSTITUTE 2026
The educational program Volos Summer Institute 2026 concluded yesterday, Thursday, July 16. Its overall theme was…
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Volos Academy for Theological Studies participates in the Annual Meeting of the European Academy of Religion, which is held in…
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Summary of International Conference
WATER IN THE ANTHROPOCENE:
ECOTHEOLOGICAL AND SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVES
The International Conference on the topic “Water in the Anthropocene: Ecotheological…
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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…
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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…
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Sabino Chialà
“IN THE WORLD BUT NOT OF THE WORLD”:
THE EPISTLE TO DIOGNETUS AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE FOR OUR TIME
The third event of the “Time for action” series for 2025 was held on Monday, March 10, 2025. Dr Sabino Chialà, prior of the Monastic Community of Bose, presented the topic “‘In the world but not of the world’: The ancient Epistle to Diognetus and its significance for our time.” The event was moderated by Dr Nikos Kouremenos, PhD in Coptic Studies, Research Associate of Volos Academy.
After giving an outline of the history of the Epistle to Diognetus and its fortunate discovery in a fish market in Constantinople in the last years of the Byzantine empire, the speaker referred to the changes in the
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Aristotle Papanikolaou
“FOR THE LIFE OF THE WORLD”:
THE SOCIAL ETHOS OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH
The fifth lecture of the ongoing series of events “The Liturgy after the Liturgy” took place on Thursday, February 27, 2025, co-organized by the Academy of Theological Studies of Volos, the Holy Metropolis of France and the Vicariate of French-Speaking Parishes (Vicariate of Sainte Marie of Paris and Alexis d’Ugine, Ecumenical Patriarchate). The speaker was Aristotle
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SUMMARY OF WEBINAR
On February 25, the first webinar on the topic “Conversations with Metropolitan Kallistos Ware on Care of Animals and the Environment” was successfully held. The webinar was organized by the organization PanOrthodox Concern for Animals and the Volos Academy for Theological Studies.
After a short prayer for the welfare of animals as a proof of God’s wisdom and love by Fr. Dimitrios Zacharopoulos and a brief introduction to the work of the organization by Dr. Nikolaos
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Online lecture
Sabino Chialà
“IN THE WORLD BUT NOT OF THE WORLD”:
THE EPISTLE TO DIOGNETUS AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE FOR OUR TIME
Monday, March 10, 2025, 7 pm CET
The third event of the “Time for action” series for 2025 will take place on Monday, March 10, 2025, at 7 pm Athens time (EET). Dr Sabino Chialà, prior of the Monastic Community of Bose, will present the topic “‘In the world but not of the world’: The ancient Epistle to Diognetus and its significance for our time.” The lecture will be
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Online lecture
Aristotle Papanikolaou
‘FOR THE LIFE OF THE WORLD’:
THE SOCIAL ETHOS OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH
Thursday, February 27, 2025, 7 pm Paris time (CET)
The next lecture of the series “Liturgy after the Liturgy” will take place on Thursday, February 27th, 2025, at 7 pm (CET). Dr Aristotle Papanikolaou (Professor of Theology, Archbishop Demetrios Chair in Orthodox Theology and Culture, Co-founding Director of the Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham University) will present the
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New Publication:
George E. Demacopoulos
FIVE MODELS OF SPIRITUAL DIRECTION
IN THE EARLY CHURCH
336 pp., soft cover, 17 X 23 cm, ISBN 978-618-5375-33-1, 16 €
The new book just published by Volos Academy is the Greek translation of George E. Demacopoulos monograph “Five Models of Spiritual Direction in the Early Church”. This monograph is the adaptation of his PhD dissertation in the University of North Carolina, USA, and it was initially published in English by the University of Notre Dame
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New publication:
EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCHES GO GREEN:
FROM ECOTHEOLOGY TO ECOPRAXIS
Collective volume, edited by Nikolaos Asproulis
120 pp, 146 X 206 mm, softcover, ISBN 978-618-86453-2-5, 12 euro
A new book was just published by Volos Academy Publications. Its title is “Eastern Orthodox Churches Go Green: From Ecotheology to Ecopraxis” and its edited by Nikolaos Asproulis. It is the proceedings of the International online Conference “The good practices of the Orthodox Church addressing the
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