Conference Announcement

[Donna Orwin]

Holy Trinity Seminary Colloquium
                  Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow (1782-1867):
Perspectives on the
                                   Man, His Works, and His Times
                                        November 1-2, 2002

                                                  Described by Fr.
Georges
                                                  Florovsky as "probably
the
                                                  greatest theologian of
the
                                                  Russian Church in
modern
                                                  times," Metropolitan
Philaret
                                                  is one of the most
important,
                                                  yet largely unstudied,
figures
                                                  in nineteenth-century
Russian
                                                  Church history. Recent

                                                  canonization of
Philaret offers
                                                  the ideal opportunity
to
                                                  assemble an
international
                                                  panel of scholars to
discuss
                                                  the hierarch▓s legacy
as
                                                  theologian, churchman,

                                                  spiritual ascetic,
prolific
                                                  essayist and state
visionary.

                                                  Sponsored by Holy
Trinity
                  Orthodox Seminary, the Colloquium is the first in a
planned
                  series organized in response to the wide range of
interest in
                  contemporary studies of Orthodox culture and
civilization.
                  Topics in history, literature, theology, religion,
worship, and
                  the liturgical arts will contribute to a stimulating
discussion
                  with broad implications for today▓s evolving
perspective in
                  the interdisciplinary humanities.

                  Presentations will include:

                  "Metropolitan Philaret: Significance in the context of
the
                  History of Homily in Russia"
                  His Eminence, Mark (Arndt), Archbishop of Berlin and
                  Germany

                  "Metropolitan Philaret and the secular culture of his
age"
                  Robert Bird, University of Chicago, U.S.A.

                  "The Great Reforms and the Russian Orthodox Church:
The
                  Role of Metropolitan Philaret"
                  Gregory Freeze, Brandeis University, U.S.A.

                  "The Russian Empire 1821-1831: Metropolitan Philaret
as
                  Statesman"
                  Alexander Iakovlev, St. Tikhon▓s Theological
Institute,
                  Moscow

                  "The Gift of Life: Pushkin and Philaret"
                  Vadim Liapunov, Indiana University U.S.A.

                  In addition to the lecture and discussion sessions,
                  participants in the colloquium are invited to attend
the
                  services at Holy Trinity Monastery on Saturday and
Sunday.

                  For registration materials, contact:

                  Deacon Vladimir Tsurikov
                  Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary
                  PO Box 36, Jordanville, NY 13361

                  phone/fax: (315) 858-0945

                  e-mail: vtsurikov at hts.edu

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