International Conference “Can Orthodox Theology Be Contextual? Concrete Approaches from the Orthodox Tradition”, May 23-26, 2013, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
The conference was organized in cooperation with the Volos Academy for Theological Studies, the Romanian Institute for Inter-Orthodox, Inter-Confessional and Inter-Religious Studies/INTER (Cluj-Napoca), Orthodox Christian Studies Center of Fordham University (New York), Chair of Orthodox Theology at Münster University, Christian Cultural Center (Belgrade), Institute for the Study of Culture and Christianity (Belgrade), St Andrews Biblical Theological Institute (Moscow), and European Forum of Orthodox Schools of Theology/EFOST (Bruxelles), in collaboration with the Metropolis of Cluj and the Faculty of Orthodox Theology at Babes-Bolyai-University/UBB (Cluj-Napoca).
Speakers:
Rev. Dr. Igumen Calinic Berger, Priest of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of America
Dr. Aristotle Papanikolaou, Professor of Theology and Co-Founding Director of the Orthodox Christian Studies Center, Fordham University, New York, USA
Deacon Dr. Paul Gavrilyuk, Department of Theology, University of St. Thomas Minnesota, USA
Rev. Dr. Radu Bordeianu, Associate Professor, Duquesne University, President of the Orthodox Theological Society in America [OTSA], Pennsylvania, USA
Dr. John Fotopoulos, Associate Professor, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, USA
Dr. Spyridoula Athanassopoulou-Kypriou, Lecturer at the Hellenic Open University, Athens, Greece
Dr. Rasko Jović, Associate, Educational Institute at the Theological Faculty in Belgrade, Religious Teacher at the Secondary Education, Serbia
Dr. Michael Hjälm, Dean of Sankt Ignatios Theological Academy, Södertälje, Sweden and Theological Secretary, Diocese of Helsinki, Orthodox Church in Finland
Rev. Dr. Zosim-Dorin Oancea, Professor of Philosophy of Religion, Sibiu University, Romania
Dr. Assaad Elias Kattan, Chair of Orthodox Theology, Münster University, Germany
Dr. Radu Preda, Director, Romanian Institute for Inter-Orthodox, Inter-Confessional and Inter-Religious Studies [INTER], Associate Professor of Social Theology, Faculty of Orthodox Theology, UBB, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Rev. Hilarion Reznichenko, MA, St Petersburg Orthodox Theological Academy, Russian Federation
Rev. Grigorios Papathomas, Professor, School of Theology, Athens University, Greece, and Institute of St. Sergius, Paris, France, President of the European Forum of Orthodox Schools of Theology (EFOST), Brussels, Belgium
Dr. Haralambos Ventis, Academic team of Volos Academy for Theological Studies, Volos, Greece
Mr. Skliris Dionisios, MA in Late Antiquity Studies, King’s College, London
Dr. Crina Gschwandtner, Fordham University, New York, USA
Dr. Vasilios Makrides, Professor of the Sociology of Orthodox Christianity, Erfurt University, Germany
Dr. Pantelis Kalaitzidis, Lecturer at the Hellenic Open University, Thessaloniki, Greece
Dr. Davor Džalto, ISCC
Ecumenical observers: Dr. Stefan Tobler, Professor, Faculty of Protestant Theology, University of Sibiu, Romania, Dr. Ingeborg Gabriel, Professor for Social Ethics, Faculty of Catholic Theology, University of Vienna Austria, and Dr. Graham Ward, Regius Professor of Divinity, Oxford University, United Kingdom.
More information available at: St Andrews Biblical Theological Institute
