The Holy Metropolis of Pisidia, under the auspices of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, in collaboration with Corpus International Association is organizing an international scientific conference entitled “Restarting from Nicaea: The Importance of the Incarnation in Contemporary Theology” in Antalya on May 6 and 7, 2025. The conference commemorates the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea (325), which, with its Creed, made faith in the divino-humanity of Jesus of Nazareth clear forever. The aim of the conference is to revitalize, in the spirit of the Holy Fathers of Nicaea, the mission of theologians in the Church in the context of today’s civilization.
The conference will be broadcast on the Metropolis YouTube channel.
You can access the conference program here:
Tuesday, 6 May 2025
Akra Hotel, Şirinyalı, Lara Cad. No:24, 07100 Muratpaşa/Antalya
9:00 Opening – Greetings
9:30 His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Inaugural Address.
10:00-11:30 Panel 1 – Initiation: Kerygmatic and Mystagogical Proclamation as Pastoral Priority.
– Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Catholic Churches, Rome.
– Metropolitan Job (Getcha) of Pisidia, Antalya.
– Msgr. Piero Coda, Secretary General of the International Theological Commission of the Roman Catholic Church, Rome.
11:30 Coffee Break
12:00-13:30 Panel 2 – The Word Became Flesh: The Word of God Celebrated, Studied and Lived out in the Practice of the Faithful.
– Rev. Prof. Francesco Giosuè Voltaggio, Seminario Redemptoris Mater di Galilea, Jerusalem.
– Prof. Paul Gavrilyuk, University of St. Thomas, St Paul, Minnesota / IOTA.
– Dr. Nathan Hoppe, Resurrection of Christ Theological Academy, Albania.
15:30-17:00 Panel 3 – Liturgical Action and Social Action: Building up the Body of Christ.
– Rev. Prof. Christian Barone, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome.
– Dr. Pantelis Kalaitzidis, Volos Academy.
– Dr. Simone Tropea, Jerusalem / CORPUS International.
17:00 Coffee Break
17:30-19:00 Panel 4 – For the World to Believe: Christian Unity and the Credibility of the Proclamation.
– Metropolitan Kyrillos (Katerelos) of Krini, University of Athens/Institute of Chambésy.
– Metropolitan Maximos (Vgenopoulos) of Selyvria, Istanbul.
– Archbishop Flavio Pace, Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, Rome.
– Archbishop Angaelos, Coptic Orthodox Archdiocese of London.
21:00 Concert
Wednesday, 7 May 2025
Akra Hotel, Şirinyalı, Lara Cad. No:24, 07100 Muratpaşa/Antalya
9:30-11:00 Panel 5 – Christ “all in all”: Theological Synthesis and the Challenge of Organic Thinking.
– Rev. Prof. Fernando Llenin, Institute of Theology of Oviedo, Spain.
– Prof. Vassa Kontouma, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris.
– Rev. Prof. Riccardo Lufrani, Notre Dame and LUMSA University, Rome.
– Dr. Andrey Shishkov, University of Tartu’s School of Theology and Religious Studies.
11:00 Coffee Break
11:30-13:00 Panel 6 – Eucharist and Ecology: Custody of Creation and Sanctification of the World.
– Rev. Prof. Emanuele Rimoli, Pontifical University of St. Bonaventure, Rome.
– Dr. Nikolaos Asproulis, Volos Academy.
– Dr. Guglielmo Spirito, Assisi.
15:30-17:00 Panel 7 – The Body of Christ as Vocation and Destiny of the Flesh.
– Rev. Prof. Alexis Torrance, Notre Dame University, USA.
– Prof. Marta Maria Albert, University King Juan Carlos I, Madrid, Spain.
– Dr. Andrej Jeftic, Director of WCC’s Faith and Order Commission, Geneva.
17:00 Coffee Break
17:30-19:00 Panel 8 – The Ultimate Things: Building History from Eternity.
– Archbishop Maksim Vasiljević, Eparchy in Western America of the Orthodox Church of Serbia.
– Prof. Christophe Chalamet, University of Geneva.
– Rev. Elia Citterio, Capriata d’Orba.
19:00 Conclusion
