31Mar,2016
International conference -Monasticism in East and West
Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University hosts three-day international conference: Monasticism in East and West.
Event schedule:
Thursday 31.03.2016
Discussion point: Spiritual Strength
1. Hermit as a spiritual pilgrim (Prof. Dr. Machei Ostrovsky) Georgian monasticism – near past and modern times (Giorgi Chubinidze)
2. Comparison of Eastern and Western monasticism and its importance in modern times (on the example of Benedictian, Augustinians, St. Basil and Theodore de Studite Rules. Antonina Blumental, Jenifer Flore, Johannes Broser)
3. Poverty and Monasticism (Georg Thankachan Chakiatil, Joseph Angeline Xavier)
4. Appeal of monks to pray for the world (Jakob Neumaier, Paulus Bui Van Dou)
Friday, 01.04.2016
Seminar was held in Davit Gareji
Discussion point: Practice of Confessor
1. Spiritual authority of the monk from the theological and pastoral perspective (Andreas Metscger, Nickel Rakhuba)
2. Alternative of monastic movement in 20/21 centuries in Kansa and Augsburg on the example of prayers house (Emanuela Sutera)
3. Monastic centers as places to meet God and being examined for laymen and monks in East and West (Matias Haslienger)
Saturday 2.04.2016
Discussion point: Dynamism of Unity
1. Up to complete isolation! What Georgian monks want (Zelimkhan Udzilauri);
2. Beginning of the monastic life. Do have one heart and one soul! – That is the appeal of Eastern and Western Church (Prof. Gabriele Bragantini);
3. Dialogue of Monastic Traditions on Mount Athos according to the works of Giorgi the Athonite (Sopo Gozalishvili);
4. Georgian monks of Mount Athos (10-14 ს.) and their relationship with Latin monks (Vadim Glukhani);
5. Archimandrite Giorgi Feradze as a promoter of the unity, from the Georgian-Orthodox perspective.(Jude Buiondo);
6. Presentation of the book: Martyr Priest Giorgi Feradze (Erekle Turkadze);
7. Influence of monasticism on ecumenical movement (Benedict XV., Week of prayer for the unity of Christians, appeal to the unity of Benedictians, Ecumenical activity of Trappists, Blessed Gabriela and her relations to Taize Monastery (Andreas Steinmetz);
8. Ecumenical activities of Tieze community (Agnieshka Katazhinska);
Seminars will be held in SabaUni except that of April 1.
Working language: German, with Georgian translation.