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The Fifth Conference on Theology in Academic-Educational Space completes its work

The Fifth Conference on Theology in Academic-Educational Space completes its work
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4 December 2021 year 12:53

On December 2, 2021, the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) and the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) hosted the sections of the Fifth National Academic Conference (with international participation) on Theology in Academic-Educational Space: Theory, History, Practice of International and Inter-Cultural Dialogue in the Situation of Global Challenges.

In HSE, discussions were held on Theology and Law. There were also a students’ section on the same topic and round-table conference on Christian Culture and Protestant Theology in Contemporary World.

RANEPA offered a platform for the sections on “Methodology and inter-disciplinary relations of theology in the academic-educational space and inter-cultural dialogue”, on “History of Orthodox theology and the Church in academic-educational space and inter-cultural dialogue”, on “Theological, religious and spiritual-ethical education in today’s inter-cultural dialogue”, and for “Youth Theological Section”. The participants in the latter heard the best papers presented at the “Youth Theological Forum” held on November 25, 2021.

In addition, the Presidential Academy hosted round-table conferences on “The Jewish culture and Judaic theology in the educational space and inter-cultural dialogue today” and “Islamic culture and Islamic theology in the contemporary educational space and inter-cultural dialogue”.

As a part of the conference, a plenary lecture on “Christianity: from its beginnings to the present day” was given by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations, rector of the Ss Cyril and Methodius Institute of Post-Graduate and Doctoral Studies, president of the Academic-Educational Theological Association.

With this lecture the Fifth Russian National Academic Conference (with international participation) on Theology in Academic-Educational Space: Theory, History, Practice of Inter-Religious and Inter-cultural Dialogue in the Situation of Global Challenges concluded its work.

DECR Communication Service/Patriarchia.ru

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