Ad Astra Conference Centre, Södertälje, Stockholm, Sweden
Sankt Ignatios College and the Lausanne-Orthodox Initiative are hosting an international conference that seeks to promote ecumenical interaction on the theme of worship from 10th-13th of September, 2023.
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Organisers: Dr Ralph Lee (lausanneorthodox@gmail.com) and Dr Grant White (grant.white@sanktignatios.org)
Call for papers:
Sankt Ignatios College and the Lausanne Orthodox Initiative invite the submission of proposals for this conference. We welcome papers that focus on the broad themes of worship, liturgy and discipleship.
The theme of worship arose from an Orthodox-Evangelical consultation held by the Lausanne-Orthodox Initiative in Salzburg, June 2021 where it became clear that there is significant opportunity for interaction over the theme of worship, the relationships between worship and spiritual growth, and how worship fosters interaction between and among different Christian traditions. The outlook of the conference is to promote deep interaction on the theme of worship, especially between and among Christian communities: Orthodox, Evangelical Protestant, Protestant, Pentecostal, and Catholic.
Sankt Ignatios College and the Lausanne Orthodox Initiative therefore invite proposals for papers on the following themes:
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Sacraments, mysteries and ordinances: whilst there are differing views on the meaning and number of the rites known by Orthodox churches as mysteries, by Catholic and some Protestant churches as sacraments, and by some other Protestant churches as ordinances, diverse Christian communities see a positive relationship between the two rites of baptism and the eucharist and Christian discipleship. Here we would welcome contributions on the place of these in the spiritual formation of individual Christian believers and Christian communities.
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Worship/liturgy and encounters with God: proposals on the broad phenomenon of worship/liturgy, and what it has to do with the experiential dimensions of discipleship. Under the aegis of this theme, we would also welcome proposals on the bodily dimensions of liturgical encounter with God.
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Worship and devotion in the home and other spaces: how different communities promote the practice of worship in the daily life of Christians through individual and communal forms of prayer, reading, singing, and other forms of devotion involving images, objects, and the bodily senses.
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Creativity and worship: many Christian traditions make a place for creativity in the composition of hymns, poetry, prayers, art, and architecture. We welcome proposals on the relationships among creativity, worship, spiritual experience, and spiritual growth.
Papers presented:
Bishop Anba Suriel, St Habib Girgis and his use of Religious Education at Home and in Liturgical Worship (abstract) (audio)
The Very Rev Dr J. Sergius Halvorsen, The Creativity of the Humbled Soul: preaching as an invitation to ascesis (abstract) (audio)
Mr Riad Ghobrial, The Eucharist and Holistic Transformation: An inquiry on the transformative role of the Eucharistic liturgy from Coptic Orthodox and Latin American liberationist perspectives (abstract) (audio)
Mr Johan Andersson, Formation of discipleship in the Syrian Orthodox breviary Šḥimō: some thoughts and reflections (abstract) (audio)
Dr Michael Hjälm, The Eucharist and the Healing Power of Remembrance: Re-Discovering Eucharistic Discipleship (abstract) (audio)
Mr Nathanael Somanathan, Pentecost and Pentecostal worship in view of Sacramentality (abstract) (audio)
Dr James Stamoolis, Baptism in the Evangelical Tradition (abstract) (audio)
Dr Matthew Knell, Is Evangelical Worship Evangelical? (abstract) (audio)
Mr Joel Stamoolis, Arts for the Kingdom: Worship, Creativity, and Discipleship (abstract) (audio)
Rev Calum Samuelson & Dr Ralph Lee, The Need for Christian Imagination in Worship and Discipleship (abstract) (audio)
Mr Michael Greed, An exploration of language in worship (abstract) (audio)
Fr Philip LeMasters, The relationship between the Eucharist and marriage, especially within the context of Orthodoxy, provides resources for forming spouses who embrace the vocation of discipleship together as embodied persons (abstract) (audio)
Dr Grant White, Baptism and the Journey in Christ: Ecumenical Third Rail or Opportunity for Common Formation? (abstract) (audio)
Fr Dr Milutin Janjic, Logos as Golos: Understanding of Word in the Liturgical Context according to Fr. Alexander Schmemann (abstract) (audio)
Dr Joel Appelfeldt, Baptismal Practice in Two Swedish Denominations (abstract) (audio)
Dr Johannes Pulkkanen, The Hexapsalmos as a Theological Code (abstract) (audio)
Mr Veljko Birac, Marginalized Disciples of Mark’s Gospel: Relation between Discipleship and Side Characters in the Gospel of Mark (abstract) (audio)
