Annual Summer Symposium • June 10–12, 2010

“Hellenism and Orthodoxy”—Topics, Speakers, & Schedule

THURSDAY, JUNE 10

12:00-2:00 REGISTRATION, RANGOS BUILDING GROUND FLOOR (LIGHT SNACK AVAILABLE)

2:00 – 4:45 SESSION I: HOLY SCRIPTURE NB: All sessions held in Metropolitan Phillip Auditorium

• “Hellenism and the Old Testament,” Mr Timothy Clark
Visiting Lecturer in Old Testament, St Vladimir’s Seminary, Yonkers, NY

• “Hellenism and the New Testament,” Dr George Lewis Parsenios
Associate Professor of New Testament, Princeton Theological Seminary, NJ

5:00 VESPERS, FOLLOWED BY DINNER

FREE EVENING – fellowship and refreshments on Germack Building Porch from 8:00 PM

FRIDAY, JUNE 11

7:00 AM DIVINE LITURGY

8:30 AM BREAKFAST

9:30 – 12:15 SESSION II: CHURCH HISTORY

• “Hellenism and the Church Fathers,” The Rev Deacon Dr Paul Gavrilyuk
Associate Professor of Historical Theology, University of St Thomas, St Paul, MN

• “Hellenism and Byzantium,” Dr James C. Skedros
The Michael G. and Anastasia Cantonis Professor of Byzantine Studies, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Boston, MA

12:30 Lunch

2:00 – 4:45 SESSION III: CONTEMPORARY THOUGHT

• “Georges Florovsky and Christian Hellenism,” Mr Brandon Gallaher
D.Phil. Candidate, University of Oxford, UK

• “Orthodoxy and Hellenism in Contemporary Greece,” Dr Pantelis Kalaitzidis
Director, Volos Academy for Theological Studies, Greece

5:00 VESPERS FOLLOWED BY DINNER

7:30 PM FREE PUBLIC KEYNOTE (FOLLOWED BY RECEPTION)

His Eminence, Archbishop Demetrios, primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in America

SATURDAY, JUNE 12

8:00 AM BREAKFAST

9:00-12:00 SESSION IV: HELLENISM AND ORTHODOX IDENTITY IN NORTH AMERICA

The Very Rev Dr Archimandrite Elpidophoros Lambriniadis
Chief Secretary of the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate

• Panel on the theme, moderated by Dr Antonios Kireopoulos, Associate General Secretary – Faith & Order and Interfaith Relations, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA

• Dr Paul Meyendorff, Fr Alexander Schmemann Professor of Liturgical Theology at St Vladimir's Seminary

• The Very Rev Dr Archpriest Chad Hatfield, Chancellor and CEO, St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary

• Dr Elizabeth H. Prodromou, Assistant Professor, Dept. of International Relations, Boston University; Vice Chair, United States

Commission on International Religious Freedom

DEPARTURES (Sandwiches available in the refectory)