CALL FOR PAPERS: Eastern Catholic Theology on the Way of Unification

CALL FOR PAPERS: Eastern Catholic Theology on the Way of Unification

On September 21 to 22, 2023, an international conference will be held at Charles University in Prague on the topic of “Eastern Catholic Theology on the Way of Unification”.

This international conference is intended for everyone interested in the issues of the mutual relationship between the Christian East and West, which has crystallized in the Eastern Catholic Churches, whose identity includes elements of the Roman Catholic tradition as well as the traditions of the Eastern, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Orthodox Churches. The aim of the conference is to discuss the self-identification of these ecclesial communities in light of their development throughout their history. And in particular of the events preceding their unification with the Roman Catholic Church (and of course the other churches sui iuris in communion with the Roman Catholic Church) and those following. We invite contributions from theologians or clergy of these churches, as well as from all scholars interested in this topic. Our interest is to deepen the dialogue between the Christian East and West and to reveal differences, but also to find ways of mutual understanding. Topics will cover all the major theological disciplines and fields (biblical theology, practical theology, dogmatics, church history, spirituality, missiology, ecclesiastical art, etc.).

Topics

Special attention will be paid to the following thematic areas:

1. Controversial figures in church history (e.g. Nestorius, Dioscorus, Photios, Mark of Ephesus, Theodore of Mopsuestia … ) and reflections on their position in Eastern Catholic theology.

2. Eastern and Oriental theologians and their relationship to the West (e.g. Gregory of Narek, Isaac of Nineveh).

3. Historical apologies for unification (e.g. J. Bekkos, Cardinal Bessarion, P. Arcudius, …).

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