During this four-week period, scholars, teachers and specialists from around the world will present courses in Orthodox theology for lay men and women who wish to improve their knowledge of the Orthodox faith. No formal education about the life and teaching of the Orthodox Church is required of the applicants, and non-Orthodox are encouraged to enrol. The Academy will provide a unique opportunity people of all backgrounds and traditions to experience the ethos and substance, the thought and tradition, the life and practice of catholic and apostolic Christianity. By addressing the traditions and resources of all Orthodox jurisdictions, the Academy offers a stimulating education to the faithful enabling them to appreciate both the common inheritance and the rich variety within Orthodoxy.

The lectures will be delivered either in English or in Greek, with professional translation services available. By presenting a well-rounded introduction to the spirit and wisdom of the Eastern Orthodox Church, the themes will provide the participants also with a sound education in the Church's understanding and use of Scripture, in ecclesiastical history, theology, worship and spirituality. The participants will be able to reflect intelligently on the role of the Church in the world and will also be given the appropriate intellectual tools for theological enquiry and deliberation.

Apart from the lectures themselves, the Programme will also include workshops in Byzantine sacred art and Orthodox chant, elementary courses in Russian and Greek, excursions to monasteries, visits to parishes, opportunities for sight seeing around the spectacular villages of the Pelion hills and bathing in the Aegean.

General Information Dates: 6 August – 2 September 2001
Place: Volos, Greece
Organisers: The Holy Metropolis of Dimitrias
President: His Eminence Metropolitan Ignatios of Dimitrias
Eligible Participants: Orthodox and non-Orthodox men and women aged 18 and over
Requirements: Secondary School education
Programme: Lectures on Orthodox Theology and Spirituality, Workshops and Language Classes, Excursions to monasteries and parishes, Sight-seeing and recreation

Lecturers: The Rev. Thomas Hopko (New York)
The Rev. John Jillions (Cambridge)
Mrs Mariamna Fortounatto (London)
The Rev. Nikolaos Loudovikos (Thessaloniki)
The Rev. George Tsetsis (Geneva)
Prof. Anestis Keselopoulos (Thessaloniki)
Prof. George Philias (Athens)
Dr Evanthia Adamtziloglou (Thessaloniki)
Workshops: The Rev. Epiphanios Oikonomou (Byzantine Music)
The Rev. Dimitrios Katounis (Byzantine Iconography)
Senior Faculty: Dr Dimitri Oikonomou (Oxford)
Dr Konstantinos Zorbas (Volos)
Administrative Co-ordinators: The Rev. Themistokles Mourtzanos
Aikaterini Karkala-Zorba


Contact
Address: Holy Metropolis of Demetrias
Academy of Orthodox Theological Studies
Conference Center Melissatika
P.O. BOX 1308, GR-380 01
Melissatika-Volos
Tel. & Fax: +30-421-61700
e-mail: info@imd.gr


Costs: For the entire period: $1000 (US). Includes full board at the beachside Kalloni Hotel in two-bedded rooms, all meals and domestic excursions. Does not include airfares, telephone calls, personal expenses or optional excursions.
For three weeks: $750 (US)
For two weeks: $500 (US)
For one week: $250 (US)
Application Deadline: 10 July 2000. A non-refundable $200 deposit to be paid upon application.

DAILY PROGRAMME

07.00: Breakfast
08.00: Departure from Hotel for the Conference Centre
08.15: Mattins at the Chapel of the Conference Centre
09.30: First Lecture
11.00: Coffee Break
11.30: Second Lecture
13.30: Lunch at the Conference Centre
14.30: 1st departure for the hotel. (Those who wish to may remain in the Library or use the Computer Room.)
16.00: 2nd departure for the hotel.
16.00-17.30: Free time
18.00: Coffee, Vespers
18.45: Workshop Sessions
21.00: Evening Meal at parishes
22.30: Compline


PROGRAMME OF LECTURES

6 - 10 August 2001
1. Rev. John Jillions: Unity and Diversity in the New Testament
2. Dr. Evanthia Adamtziloglou: The Outreach of the Gospel Message to Modern Man
13 - 17 August 2001 1. Rev. George Tsetsis: Ecumenicity and Orthodoxy. The Present and the Future of the Ecumenical Dialogue
2. Mrs Mariamna Fortounatto: The Incarnation in Iconography
20 - 24 August 2001
1. Rev. Thomas Hopko: Human Relationships
2. Dr. George Filias: Liturgical Theology in the Orthodox Church
27 - 31 August 2001
1. Dr. Anestis Kesselopoulos: The Church and the Contemporary World
2. Rev. Nikolaos Loudovikos: Trinitarianism in Orthodox Ecclesiology


HOLY METROPOLIS OF DIMITRIAS
ACADEMY OF ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN STUDIES
CONFERENCE CENTRE
P.O. BOX 1308
GR-380 01 VOLOS
GREECE
Tel/fax: (0030-421) 617 00
e-mail: info@imd.gr