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The Volos Academy for Theological Studies plans three interesting conferences for the first half of 2020, in collaboration with academic and theological institutions all around the world. Namely:

1. The International Conference “Politics, Society and Culture in Orthodox Theology in a Global Age” will take place in Thessalia Conference Centre (Melissiatika, Volos, Greece), February 6 to 9, 2020. The Conference is organized in collaboration with the Faculty of Evangelical Theology of the University of Münster (Germany) aiming, among others, to explore the deeper relation between Orthodoxy and Democracy. Languages will be English and Greek (simultaneous translation).

2. A conference devoted to the memory of the distinguished Greek

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The launch of the Horizon 2020 funded project RESILIENCE in September 2019 marked animportant step towards an established European Research Infrastructure on Religious Studies. Twelve academic institutions from ten countries have joined forces to undertake this two-year project with the ultimate aim of building a European response to the challenges of religious diversity .

Religious diversity presents a growing challenge for European society, resulting in anincreased need for mutual

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With the participation of the Director of the Volos Academy

 

First results of the new unofficial dialogue group are planned to be incorporated into the celebration of the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea

The second meeting of the "Pro Oriente Steering Committee for Orthodox-Catholic Dialogue" in Vienna, which ended on November 10, proved to be highly productive. "Pro Oriente" Secretary-General Bernd Mussinghoff noted that the commission meeting was marked by "an excellent

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With the Participation of the Department of Chanting Art and Musicology

of the Volos Academy for Theological Studies

In Skopje (North Macedonia), and the Folklore Institute “Marko Cepenkoc” of the St. Cyril and Methodius University, took place on November 22-23, 2019, the 20th International Conference of the Institute. The title of the Conference was “Folkloristics: Challenges and Perspectives”. The Department of Chanting Art and Musicology of the Volos Academy for Theological Studies was

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On November 22-24, 2019, the 1st Symposium of Orthodox female chanters and the 1st Festival of female chanter choirs “Saint Cecilia” was successfully held in Volos, Greece. The Symposium was organized by the Volos Academy for Theological Studies, in cooperation with the Chanter Choir (“Ai Adousai”), while the whole event was under the auspices of the Metropolis and the Metropolitan of Demetrias and Almyros Mgr. Ignatius. The artistic direction of the event was undertaken by Dr. Sevi

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On Friday, October 18, 2019, a Memorandum of Agreement was signed in Volos between the Volos Academy for Theological Studies and the “Saint Platon” Theological School of Tallinn, of the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church. The Memorandum provides, inter alia, academic and educational co-operation in a variety of areas, such as the exchange of professors and researchers, the co-organization of conferences, seminars and research projects, the joint publication of monographs, collective volumes

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On 4th October 2019 a dissemination event was successfully held at theUniversity of Thessaly on the results of the pilot programme that brought into focus the narrative of the Holocaust through art and history. About 450 students and 60 teachers from the schools of Magnesia attended the event that concerned the programme implemented in the region during the school year 2018-19.

The event was greeted by His Eminence Metropolitan Ignatios of Dimitrias, the Rector of the University of Thessaly

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Politics, Society and Culture in Orthodox Theology in a Global Age

Politics, Society and Culture in Orthodox Theology in a Global Age

PROGRAM THURSDAY , FEBRUARY 6, 2020 18.00 - 18.30 Registration Session I Moderator: Dr. Pantelis Kalaitzidis Director, Volos Academy for Theological Studies Read More
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