DAY 4 PANORAMA! Main Sessions – Workshops – Events. The 4rth day of the international congress continues in the Alkis Argyriades Amphitheatre, located in the Central Building of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (30 Panepistimiou Str.). The two morning sessions (09:00-14:00) are dedicated to the Thematic Framework "Nationalism and Ecclesiology", and the two afternoon sessions (16:00-21:30) are allocated to the Thematic Framework "Christian-Orthodox theology and interchristian dialogue (1948-2024)", which includes the modules: "Orthodox Christianity in the Ecumene", "Dialogue with the Paleo-Catholic", "Dialogue with the Pre-Chalcedonian Churches", and "Interreligious Dialogue". Events parallel to the main sessions: In the Foyer of the Ioannis Drakopoulos Amphitheatre, the Workshop of Iconography is offered (10:00-14:00 and 16:00-19:00). On the same day take place the Workshop “Dilemmas of Biotechnology and Bioethics” (10:00-12:00), and the Workshop "Orthodoxy and Anti-Westernism. The ideology of the 'Russian world'" (12:00-14:00), both in the Building of the Law School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Venue 3, Floor 2, 57 Solonos Str. or 3 Sina Str.). Meanwhile, in the Kostis Palamas Building and Cultural Centre of the National and Kaposistrian University of Athens (Floor 1, 48 Academia Str) is held the Workshop "The present challenge for catechesis and pastoral diakonia" (10:00-12:00), the Workshop "Catechesis and diakonia of vulnerable social groups" (12:00-14:00), the Workshop "Theology confronting the ecological, refugee and economic problem" (16:00-18:00), and the Workshop "The pastoral care of the Church in times of pandemic" (18:00-20:00). The workshops of the 4rth day of the international congress culminate with the Workshop "Theology and Poetry in the 21st century" occuring in the Building of the Historical Archive of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (18:00-20:00, 45 Skoufa Str.).

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DAY 4 - Wednesday 27 Νovember 2024

Location: Alkis Argyriades Amphitheatre

Thematic Framework 6
Nationalism and Ecclesiology

Main Session 1 (morning)
09:30-11:30

Presiding: Dr. Christos Tsironis, Professor at the Department of Theology, School of Theology, Aristotle University of Athens (AUTH) / Dr. Eirini Christinaki, Professor at the Department of Social Theology and the Study of Religion, School of Theology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA).

- Nationalism of the 19th - 20th century and its resurgence

09:30-09:45 | Dr. Dimitrios Stamatopoulos, Professor at the Department of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies, University of Macedonia.

Το Πατριαρχείο Κωνσταντινουπόλεως και η Ελληνική Επανάσταση του 1821: μια νέα ερμηνευτική προσέγγιση.

09:45-10:00 | Dr. Vassileios Koukousas, Professor at the Department of Social Theology and Christian Culture, School of Theology, AUTH, Chair of the Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies in Venice.

Ο εθνοφυλετισμός ως εκκλησιαστικό φαινόμενο. Ο ρόλος της διασποράς.

- The autocephalon of the churches: Past, present and future

10:00-10:15 | Dr. Vlassios Feidas, Honorary Professor of the Department of Theology, School of Theology, NKUA, and former Dean of the "Institut d' études supérieures en théologie orthodoxe" at the Orthodox Centre of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambésy, Geneva, Switzerland.

Το αυτοκέφαλο μεταξύ κανονικών κριτηρίων και εκκλησιαστικών επιλογών.

- The use of history in theology with emphasis on ecclesiology

10:15-10:30 | Dr. Dimitrios Moschos, Professor, Head of the Department of Theology, School of Theology, NKUA.

History of the Church: From registry of historical rights to navigation instrument towards the Eschaton. [in GR]

10:30-10:45 | Dr. Eirini Kasapi, Assistant Professor at the Department of Theology, School of Theology, NKUA.

Η έννοια του εθνοφυλετισμού στη σύγχρονη ρωσική θεολογία.

10:45-11:00 | Dr. Efstathios Lianos - Liantis, Assistant Professor at the Department of Social Theology and the Study of Religion, School of Theology, NKUA.

Η Εκκλησία μετά το Βυζάντιο: Ιδεολογικές μεταμορφώσεις και ηθικοπρακτικές προσαρμογές.

11:00-11:15 | Dr. Konstantinos Delikostantis, Professor Emeritus at the Department of Theology, School of Theology, NKUA, and Professor at the "Institut d'études supérieures en théologie orthodoxe" at the Orthodox Centre of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambésy, Geneva, Switzerland.

Η Ορθόδοξη Θεολογία και οι περιπέτειες των δικαιωμάτων του ανθρώπου.

11:15-11:30 | Discussion.

11:30-12:00 | Short Break.

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Main Session 2 (morning)
12:00-14:00

Presiding: His Eminence Emmanuel (Adamakis), Elder Metropolitan of Chalcedon / His Eminence Maxim (Vasiljević), Bishop of Los Angeles and Western America.

12:00-12:15 | Rev. Fr. Dr. Demetrios Bathrellos, Associate Professor at the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Brooklyn, Massachusetts, USA.

The Necessity and the Content of Modern Christian Apologetics. [in GR]

12:15-12:30 | Dr. Michael Hjälm, Senior Lecturer, Dean of Sankt Ignatios College, Sweden.

Beyond Eucharistic Ecclesiology. Toward a New Ecclesiology.

12:30-12:45 | His Eminence Ignatios (Georgakopoulos), Metropolitan of Demetrias and Almyros, Chair of the Committee of Inter-Orthodox and Inter-Christian relations of the Church of Greece.

Το λειτούργημα του Επισκόπου στον 21ο αιώνα.

12:45-13:00 | Sr. Vassa Larin, Dr. of Theology, Vienna, Austria Inter-Council Presence of the Russian Orthodox Church, Commission for Canon Law, Commission for Liturgy and Church Art.

“Canonicity” as a Weapon in Russia’s War Against Ukraine.

13:00-14:00 | Discussion.

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Thematic Framework 7
Christian-Orthodox theology and interchristian dialogue (1948-2024)

Main Session 3 (afternoon)
16:00-18:00

Presiding: His Eminence Ambrosios (Zographos), Metropolitan of Korea and Exarch of Japan, Professor at the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul, Korea / His Eminence Ignatios (Georgakopoulos), Metropolitan of Demetrias and Almyros, Chair of the Committee of Inter-Orthodox and Inter-Christian Relations of the Church of Greece.

- Orthodox Christianity in the Ecumene

16:00-16:15 | His Eminence Emmanuel (Adamakis), Elder Metropolitan of Chalcedon

Ο ρόλος του Οικουμενικού Πατριαρχείου στην Ορθόδοξη Διασπορά τον  21ο αιώνα.

16:15-16:30 | Dr. Stylianos Tsompanidis, Professor at the Department of Theology, School of Theology, AUTH.

Orthodoxy and Ecumene – Challenges and perspectives in the 21st century. [in GR]

16:30-16:45 | Rev. Fr. Dr. John Chryssavgis, Professor at the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (HCHC), and Executive Director of the Huffington Ecumenical Institute at HCHC.

Toward an Ecumenical outlook: Revising and Reviving Fundamental Principles of Ecumenism. [in GR]

16:45-17:00 | Rev. Fr. Nicolas Kazarian, Ecumenical Officer and Director of the Department on Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.

The Ecumenical Challenges of 21st Century Orthodoxy.

17:00-17:15 | Dr. Vassiliki Stathokosta, Professor at the Department of Theology, School of Theology, NKUA.

Orthodox Theology in the Ecumenical Movement: Inter-Christian and Inter-Orthodox Dialogues with a Focus on Women's Participation. [in GR]

17:15-17:30 | Aikaterini Pekridou, Programme Officer for Theology and Studies at the Conference of European Churches, Research Associate at the Volos Academy for Theological Studies.

Rethinking apostolic succession: re-examining ministry from the perspective of missio Dei.

17:30-17:45 | Dr. Elena Giannakopoulou, Associate Professor at the Department of Social Theology and the Study of Religion, School of Theology, NKUA.

The importance of the First Ecumenical Council for the present and the future. Review and ecumenical perspective. [in GR]

17:45-18:00 | Dr. Michel Stavrou, Dean of the Institute Saint-Serge, Paris.

Why should Orthodox theology in the 21st century be ecumenical?

18:00-18:15 | His Eminence Vasilios (Karayiannis), Metropolitan of Constantia - Ammochostos, Teaching Fellow at the Theological School of the Church of Cyprus, member of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches.

Οι εκκλησιολογικές αρχές και προϋποθέσεις του οικουμενικού διαλόγου στο πλαίσιο της επιτροπής «Πίστις και Τάξις» του Π.Σ.Ε. Η συμβολή της Ορθόδοξης εκκλησιολογίας στον θεολογικό αναπροσανατολισμό της οικουμενικής κίνησης στον 21ο αιώνα.

18:15-18:30 | His Eminence Job (Getcha), Metropolitan of Pisidia, Co-president of the Joint International Commission for the Theological Dialogue between the Roman-Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church, Co-Moderator of the Commission on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches.

Is unity between Roman Catholics and Orthodox possible?

18:30-18:45 | His Eminence, Maximos (Vgenopoulos), Metropolitan of Selyvria.

Το Πρωτείο στο κείμενο της Αλεξάνδρειας.

18:45-19:00 | Discussion.

19:00-19:15 | Short Break.

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Main Session 4 (afternoon)
19:15-21:30

Presiding: Dr. Stylianos Tsompanidis, Professor at the Department of Theology, School of Theology, AUTH / Dr. Marina Kolovopoulou, Professor at the Department of Theology, School of Theology, NKUA.

- Dialogue with the Old Catholic Churches

19:15-19:30 | Dr. Gregorios Liantas, Associate Professor at the Department of Theology, School of Theology, AUTH.

The theological assessment of the bilateral Theological Dialogue between the Eastern Orthodox and the Old Catholics (1975-1987) and the recent developments in the relations between the Union of Utrecht of the Old-Catholic Churches and the Church of Sweden. [in GR]

- Dialogue with the Pre-Chalcedonian Churches

19:30-19:45 | Dr. Nikolaos Kouremenos, Research Fellow at the Volos Academy for Theological Studies.

Είναι ο νεοχαλκηδονισμός ο μόνος ασφαλής δρόμος για την προσέγγιση Ορθόδοξης Εκκλησίας και προ-Χαλκηδόνιων Εκκλησιών;

- Interreligious Dialogue

19:45-20:00 | Dr. Michail Marioras, Associate Professor at the Department of Theology, School of Theology, NKUA.

Το Ισλάμ στην Ελλάδα, προϋποθέσεις, θέσεις και αντιθέσεις ενός «διαλόγου ζωής».

Islam in Greece: Conditions, Positions and Contradictions of a "Life Dialogue". [in GR]

20:00-20:15 | His Eminence Kyrillos (Katerelos), Metropolitan of Krini, Patriarchal Exarch of Malta, Professor at the Department of Social Theology and the Study of Religion, School of Theology, NKUA, and Dean of the "Institut d' études supérieures en théologie orthodoxe" at the Orthodox Centre of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambésy, Geneva, Switzerland.

Η σύγχρονη πρόκληση της θεολογικής κατανόησης των άλλων θρησκειών.

20:15-20:30 | Dr. Apostolos Michailidis, Assistant Professor at the Department of Social Theology and the Study of Religion, School of Theology, NKUA.

Orthodox Theology and Interreligious Dialogue: Reality and Perspectives. [in GR]

- Theology and the missionary work of the Church

20:30-20:45 | His Eminence Ambrosios (Zographos), Metropolitan of Korea and Exarch of Japan, Professor at the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul, Korea.

The Orthodox testimony "to all nations" under great threat. [in GR]

20:45-21:00 | His Eminence Gregorios (Stergiou), Metropolitan of Cameroon and Exarch of Central Africa.

The missionary efforts of the Patriarchate of Alexandria in Africa at the dawn of the 21st century. Problems, findings and possibilities, and their prospects and solutions in the present and in the future. [in GR]

21:00-21:15 | Dr. Evangelia Voulgaraki-Pisina, Laboratory and Teaching Staff (E.DI.P.) at the Department of Social Theology and the Study of Religion, School of Theology, NKUA.

Theology of the Borders. For a Missional and Dialogical Theology of the 21st Century. [in GR]

21:15-21:30 | Discussion.

21:45 | Congress Dinner offered by His Eminence Gregorios (Papathomas), Metropolitan of Peristerion and Professor at the Department of Theology of the School of Theology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. For admitance, special invitation is required.