University of St Andrews: CRSCEES Annual Conference 2012

[Oliver Smith]

CENTRE FOR RUSSIAN, SOVIET, CENTRAL & EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES
21st Annual Conference
UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS
17 March 2012, 9.00-17.00

Conference Programme
9.00-9.45  Registration
9.45-10.00 Introduction

SESSION 1       THE POLITICS OF ORTHODOXY IN EAST AND ORIENT
10.00-11.15
Dr Lucian Leustean, Aston University
'Orthodox Churches and Symphonia in Contemporary European Politics'
Dr Fiona McCallum, University of St Andrews
'The Implications of the 25th January Revolution  on Coptic Orthodox Patriarchal Leadership'

SESSION 2    ORTHODOXY AND THE ACCOMMODATION OF MODERNITY: SCIENCE
                                      AND GLOBALIZATION
11.30-12.45
Dr Alexei Nesteruk, University of Portsmouth
'The Ecclesial Dimension in the Dialogue between Eastern Orthodoxy and Modern Science'
Dr Andrew Sharp, Virginia Commonwealth University, U.S.A.
'Modern Encounters with Islam and the Impact on Orthodox Thought, Identity, and Action'

SESSION 3   ECCLESIOLOGY IN EASTERN EUROPE AFTER COMMUNISM: DIALOGUE
                                     AND RESTORATION
2.00-3.15
Rev. Dr. George Zavershinsky, Representative of the Moscow Patriarchate in Ireland
'Orthodox Ecclesiology and True Dialogue'
Dr Christine Hall, University of Uppsala
'A Legacy of Light and Darkness: The Romanian Church and Nation since the Fall of Communism'

PANEL DISCUSSION
GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES IN THE EXPERIENCE OF CHURCH:
PARALLELS BETWEEN WESTERN AND EASTERN CHRISTIANITY
3.30-5.00
Dr Rebecca Catto, University of Lancaster
Prof Peter Coleman, University of Southampton
Prof Petros Vassiliadis, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece

Registration: £40 / £20 (concession)
includes conference fee, lunch and wine reception

For more details on conference and to register, visit:
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/crscees/forthconf.html

Dr Oliver Smith
Dept. of Russian
University of St Andrews
St Andrews
KY16 9AL
(01334) 463631


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