Seeking Ways to Coexist with Those of Different Religion

Cultural Center of the Archdiocese of Athens

15 Megalo Vasiliou , Rouf - May 5, 2014

 

09:00a.m.-0 9:45a.m.:  Check-In/Registration

09:45a.m. -10:15a.m.:   Opening Plenary / Greetings

10:15a.m. - 11:20a.m.: Concurrent Session Block 1

-   Dr Begzos Marios, Professor, Dean, School of Theology, University of Athens

"Changing the Faith: Religious Pluralism is Guilty or Non-Guilty?"

-  Dr Zarras Constantinos, Assistant Professor, School of Theology, University of Athens

"Children of Abraham: The Jew and the Other in an age of anxiety"

Moderator:  Alexandros Vellios, Journalist

11:20a.m. - 11:45a.m.: Intermission

11:45a.m. - 13:15p.m.: Concurrent Session Block 2

 - Reverend Augoustidis Adamantios , Associate Professor, School of Theology, University of Athens, Psychiatrist

"Pastoral Approach of Otherness"

- Dr Marioras Michalis, Lecturer, School of Theology, University of Athens

"Seeking ways of religious coexistence: Islamic perspectives"

- Dr Tsapogas Michalis, Lawyer, Office of the Greek Ombudsman

"Legal aspects of religious pluralism in Greece"

Moderator:    Alexandros Vellios, Journalist

13:15p.m. -14:15p.m.:     Networking  LUNCH 

14:15p.m. -15:15p.m.: Concurrent Session Block 3

 - Savant Rabbin Negrin Gabriel, Athens Synagogue

"Act of peace: The path of faith towards the coexistence"

-Savant Imam Dr Abd Rasoul Mounir,

"The foundations of inter-religious dialogue in Islam and its relation to modern reality"

Moderator:   Daniel Esdras, Director of the International Organization for Migration Office (IOM) in Athens

15:15p.m. -15:45p.m.: Intermission

15:45p.m. -17:15p.m.: Concurrent Session Block 4

-The Most Reverend Chrysostomos Metropolitan of Messenia, Professor, Chairman, Faculty of Theologie, University of Athens

"The principle of Tolerance and its implication in the context of religious freedom"

 - Father Kontidis Theodoros, Director of the magazine Open Horizons

"Catholics in Greece today"

-Reverend Boukis Dimitrios, General Secretary of the Greek Evangelical Church

"I the Stranger: Fulfill the Royal Law" (James 2:8)

Moderator: Daniel Esdras, Director of the International Organization for Migration Office (IOM) in Athens

17:15p.m. -17:30p.m.: Closing Plenary

                                           *Note: Times may shift by 15-30 minutes 

 

LOCATION: Cultural center of Holy Archdiocese of Athens, 15 Megalo Vasiliou , Rouf Gazi