Dean of Holy Trinity Seminary took part in the international conference
“Church, Science, and Education in Russia: History and Future”

Dean of Holy Trinity Seminary took part in the international conference “Church, Science, and Education in Russia: History and Future” which took place at Moscow Theological Academy and was dedicated to the 325th anniversary of Slavic-Greco-Latin Academy, the predecessor of the Academy. The first day of the conference was devoted to a plenary session where the following representatives of theological schools and educational centers of Russian Orthodox Church gave a talk on corresponding topics:

Archbishop Evgeny of Vereia, professor, rector of Moscow Theological Academy who held the introductory address. Bishop Amvrosy (Ermakov), rector of St. Petersburg Theological Academy and Seminary – “Traditions and Innovations in Theological Education: the Experience of St. Petersburg Theological Academy and Seminary.” Archpriest Vladimir Vorobyev, rector of St. Tikhon's Orthodox Humanitarian University – “Theological Education and ‘Secular Theology’.” Archpriest Vladimir Tsurikov, dean of Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary in Jordanville, NY – “The Study of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Diaspora: Prospects and Tasks.” Archpriest Nikolai Chernokrak, rector of St. Sergius Theological Institute in Paris – “The Place and Role of St. Sergius Theological Institute in Paris in France’s Higher Education System.” Vasilieva, Olga Yurievna, PhD, professor of Russian Academy of State Service – “The Russian Orthodox Church and the Government’s International Politics from the 1940s to the 1970s.” Abbot Peter (Eremeev), Th.D., rector of St. John the Theologian Russian Orthodox Institute – “The Traditions of Slavic-Greco-Latin Academy in the Contemporary Higher Education of Laity.” Kravets, Sergey Leonidovich, head of Church Scholarly Center “The Orthodox Encyclopedia” – “The Orthodox Encyclopedia as a Scholarly Center. Research Projects and their Results.”

On October 12, the conference continued in the following panels:
    - Theological Education: History, Prospects and Innovations
    - Current Problems of Recent Church History and Church-State Relations
    - Biblical Disciplines in Theological Academies: History and Prospects
    - The Place of Theology in Domestic Academic Setting
The conference was completed on October 13 with a round table and the adoption of the concluding document.