Екуменічна школа діалогу (англомовна) 2021

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Екуменічна школа діалогу (англомовна) 2021

Екуменічна школа діалогу (англомовна)

Інститут екуменічних студій Українського католицького університету організовує онлайн Екуменічну школу діалогу 2021 під назвою “Ukraine at the Crossroad between East and West: Religious, Social and Geopolitical Dimensions”, яка відбудеться з 5 по 16 липня 2021. 

Більше інформації про школу шукайте тут: http://www.ecumenicalstudies.org.ua/eng/ecumenical-school-dialogue-2021

Ukraine at the Crossroad between East and West:

Religious, Social and Geopolitical Dimensions

5-16 July, 2021

English speaking online school for for those interested in theology, philosophy, humanities, politics, history and reconciliation.

Presented by the Institute of Ecumenical Studies at the Ukrainian Catholic University, ESD lasted for 13 days and consisted of online lectures, discussions, seminars, video-presentations and virtual excursions.

Working language – English!

Goals of the School:

– to study key political, social and religious processes occurring in Ukraine and throughout the region;

– to introduce various aspects of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine (geopolitical, ethnic, religious, ideological);

– to investigate the inter-denominational experience of the 2014 Maidan Revolution (The Revolution of Dignity) and its impact on the dialogue and cooperation within broader society;

– to study the ecumenical situation in Ukraine, marked by the challenges of the Catholic-Orthodox dialogue;

– to study the implications of the creation of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, the reaction of the Russian Orthodox church to it, and the implications for the inter-Orthodox unity;

– to evaluate Eastern Christian contributions to the field of ecumenism and peacebuilding;

– to discuss creative proposals in order to deal with the situation of conflicts and wars, and cultivate an atmosphere of trust between the Churches, societies and states;

– to foster an understanding of Ukraine and its neighbours, in order to understand Europe better, by engaging with the insider perspectives.

The project is implemented with the support of the Mainz Diocese (Germany).

 

Institute of Ecumenical Studies for the first time held online the Ecumenical School for Dialogue “Ukraine at the Crossroad between East and West: Religious, Social and Geopolitical Dimensions”, July 5-16, 2021. About 30 participants from different countries (Ukraine, Poland, Check republic, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Italy, Belgium, Kenya, Uganda, USA and Canada) took part in the school. During two weeks of intensive work they studied the key political, social and religious processes occurring in Ukraine and throughout the region; the implications of the creation of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine; the Eastern Christian contributions to the field of theology, ecumenism and peacebuilding; the inter-denominational experience of the 2014 Maidan Revolution (The Revolution of Dignity) and its impact on the dialogue and cooperation within broader society and many other themes connected to the topic of the ESD.

The prominent professors from Ukraine and abroad had their lectures online, among them Dr. Yaroslav Hrytsak, Doctor of Historical Sciences UCU; Rev. Dr. Iwan Dacko, IES’ President, Member of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue Between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church; Dr. Thomas Bremer, Professor of Ecumenical Theology and Eastern Churches Studies at the University of Münster (Germany); Dr. Myroslav Marynovych, Vice-Rector of UCU, Co-Founder of Amnesty International Ukraine, and a Founding Member of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group; Rev. Dr. Michael Plekon, Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Religion and Culture, The City University of New York, Baruch College, USA; Dr. Nicholas Denysenko Professor at Valparaiso University; Dr. Tornike Metreveli, Postdoctoral Researcher, Lund University, Centre for Theology and Religious Studies; Rev. Dr. Oleh Kindiy, Theological department UCU; Dr. Pavlo Smytsnyuk, Director IES/UCU; Taras Kurylets, Project manager IES/UCU; Dr. Taras Dzyubanskyy, Adviser to the Mayor of Lviv in Religious Issues, Director of the UCU Institute of Religion and Society; Roman Nazarenko, Researcher in the inter-religious studies, UCU Institute of Religion and Society; Dr. Roman Soloviy, Director of Euro-Asian Accreditable Association’s Research and Resources Center; Rev. Dr. Andriy Zelinsky, the Department of Chief of Mil Chaplains UGCC; Rev. Dr. Mychailo Dymyd, Professor at PTD/UCU; Taras Tymo, Lecturer in Patristics and Theology of the Icon UCU. Every lecture was followed by the vivid discussion and students’ contributions.

At the end of the school those participants, who attended the lectures, wrote, and presented their essays, were awarded by the Certificate of Completion and 4 ESTC credits. In conclusion, the students thanked the organizers for a well-planned and organized the ESD, in which they gladly participated. Most of them admitted that the topics they studied at the school were new and unknown to them, but now they have a better understanding of the religious and geopolitical processes taking place in Ukraine and in the region. They expressed confidence that the knowledge and experience, gained at the ESD, would strengthen their ecumenical endeavor in order to apply them in their own contexts.

ESD Speakers:

  • Dr. Yaroslav Hrytsak, Doctor of Historical Sciences UCU
  • Rev. Dr. Iwan Dacko, IES’ President, Member of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue Between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church
  • Dr. Thomas Bremer, Professor of Ecumenical Theology and Eastern Churches Studies at the University of Münster (Germany)
  • Dr. Myroslav Marynovych, Vice-Rector of UCU, Co-Founder of Amnesty International Ukraine, and a Founding Member of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group
  • Rev. Dr. Michael Plekon, Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Religion and Culture, The City University of New York, Baruch College, USA
  • Dr. Nicholas Denysenko Professor at Valparaiso University
  • Dr. Tornike Metreveli, Postdoctoral Researcher, Lund University, Centre for Theology and Religious Studies
  • Rev. Dr. Oleh Kindiy, Theological department UCU
  • Dr. Pavlo Smytsnyuk, Director IES/UCU
  • Taras Kurylets, Project manager IES/UCU
  • Dr. Taras Dzyubanskyy, Adviser to the Mayor of Lviv in Religious Issues, Director of the UCU Institute of Religion and Society
  • Roman Nazarenko, Researcher in the inter-religious studies, UCU Institute of Religion and Society
  • Dr. Roman Soloviy, Director of Euro-Asian Accreditable Association’s Research and Resources Center
  • Rev. Dr. Andriy Zelinsky, the Department of Chief of Mil Chaplains UGCC
  • Rev. Dr. Mychailo Dymyd, Professor at PTD/UCU
  • Taras Tymo, Lecturer in Patristics and Theology of the Icon UCU

Program ESD 2021

uly 5–16, 2021

 

5 July Monday, 16:00-19:00 (Central European Summer Time: Time in Berlin, Germany)

Welcome Meeting:

– Opening Remarks from His Eminence Borys Gudziak (UCU’ President), Rev. Dr. Bohdan Prakh (UCU’ Rector), Dr. Eva Baillie (Diocese of Mainz’ Representative), Rev. Dr. Iwan Dacko (IES’ President), Rev. Dr. Yuriy Shchurko (Dean of Theology and Philosophy Faculty), Dr. Pavlo Smytsnyuk (IES’ Director),  Moderator: Rev. Dr. Roman Fihas (ESD’ Coordinator)

– An Introductory Lecture by Myroslav Marynovych “Christian Response to the Problem of Post-Truth and Its Ecumenical Dimension”

– Participants’ motivational stories

– Presentation of the ESD’s schedule

6 July Tuesday, 16:00-19:00 (Central European Summer Time)

– Lecture by Dr. Yaroslav Hrytsak: “Ukraine in the West or the East?”

– Lecture by Rev. Dr. Oleh Kindiy: “Contextualization of Eastern Christianity in Ukraine”

– Film about Ukraine or Lviv

7 July Wednesday, 16:00-19:00 (Central European Summer Time)

– Lecture by Taras Kurylets: The Ecumenical Situation in Ukraine

– Lecture by Dr. Pavlo Smytsnyuk: The Ecumenical Situation in Ukraine

– Video about UCU and IES. Ecumenical Social Week’s presentation

8 July Thursday, 16:00-19:00 (Central European Summer Time)

– Lecture by Rev. Dr. Nicholas Denysenko: “The Establishment of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine and the Attending Debates”

– Lecture by Dr. Tornike Metreveli: Interdenominational Relations in Ukraine in Light of Geopolitical Dimensions, and Grassroots Responses to Elite Narratives

9 July Friday, 16:00-19:00 (Central European Summer Time)

– Lecture by Taras Tymo: Eastern Theology

– Lecture by Taras Tymo: Theology of the Icon

– Video or masterclass on icon painting: theology and practice

10 July Saturday, 16:00-19:00 (Central European Summer Time)

– Lecture by Dr. Roman Soloviy: Ukrainian Protestants and the Ecumenical Movement

– Lecture by Dr. Roman Soloviy: Ukrainian Protestants and the Ecumenical Movement

– Presentation of the Euro-Asian Accreditable Association’s Research and Resources Center

11 July Sunday

– No lectures

– Watching films or recorded lessons

12 July Monday, 16:00-19:00 (Central European Summer Time)

– Lecture of by Thomas Bremer: “Tensions and Coalitions Within World Orthodoxy After the Recognition of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine”

– Lecture by Rev. Dr. Iwan Dacko: Catholic-Orthodox Ecumenical Dialogue

13 July Tuesday, 16:00-19:00 (Central European Summer Time)

– Lecture by Dr. Taras Dzyubanskyy: Interreligious Dialogue in Ukraine

– Lecture by Roman Nazarenko: Interreligious Dialogue in Ukraine

14 July Wednesday, 16:00-19:00 (Central European Summer Time)

– Lecture by Rev. Dr. Mychailo Dymyd: Maidan (Revolution of Dignity), Churches and Society

Lecture by Rev. Dr. Andriy Zelinsky: Churches in Times of Hybrid Warfare

15 July Thursday, 16:00-19:00 (Central European Summer Time)

– Lecture by Rev. Dr. Michael Plekon: Church as Community

– Lecture by Dr. Pavlo Smytsnyuk: Church and State: Nationalism and Dialogue

16 July Friday, 16:00-19:00 (Central European Summer Time)

– Concluding Remarks (Rev. Dr. Iwan Dacko, Dr. Pavlo Smytsnyuk, Taras Kurylets, Rev. Dr. Roman Fihas)

– Seminar: Participants’ sharing of their experience, presentations of their essays’ abstracts

– Diploma distribution

Відповідальний за проєкт

о. д-р Роман Фігас

Директор Інституту екуменічних студій УКУ