Sibiu, “St. Andrei Șaguna” Faculty of Orthodox Theology Sibiu
Friday 14.11
15:45-17:15 Opening Session
15:45-16:15 Arrival and Coffee
16:15-16:30 Greeting (Orthodox Faculty and ZETO)
16:30-17:15
Right Rev. Dr. Dr. h. c. Bishop Johann SCHNEIDER (Lutheran-Orthodox Dialogue Co-Chair)
Synodality and Unity in the Church: Some Historical Milestones before, during, and after the First Ecumenical Council in Nicaea
17:15-19:30 Session I
17:15-18:00 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Daniel MIHOC
(Faculty of Orthodox Theology Sibiu, “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, Romania)
Acts 15 – Consequences for Contemporary Orthodox Synodality
18:00-18:45 Rev. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Johannes KLEIN
Journeying in the Spirit. Biblical Foundations of a Shared Church
(Institute for Protestant Theology Sibiu, “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, Romania)
18:45-19:30 Rev. Dr. Nevsky EVERETT (Institute of Orthodox Christian Studies, Cambridge, UK)
Pre-Refeformation Synods in England – Models for Anglican Nowadays Synodal Structures?
20:00 Dinner
Saturday 15.11
8:30-10:30 Session II
8:30-9:15 Rev. Dr. Mario FISCHER (Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe CPCE)
From Synodality to Conciliarity – a Protestant Perspective on Walking Together across Church Boundaries
9:15-10:00 Rev. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nicolae MOȘOIU
(Faculty of Orthodox Theology Sibiu, “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, Romania)
The Terminology on Synodality in St. Dumitru Stăniloae Writings
10:00-10:45 Rev. Prof. Dr. Martino MORTOLA (Milan Catholic Faculty of Theology)
The Co-Responsibility of the Laity in Light of the 2021-2025 Synodal Way
10:45-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-13:15 Session III
11:00-11:45 Rev. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Răzvan PERŞA
(Faculty of Orthodox Theology, “Babes-Balyai” University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
Synodality in Crisis? A Canonical Approach to Orthodox Ecclesiology
11:45-12:30 Rev. Prof. Dr. Gerard Kevin WHELAN SJ (Gregorian Pontifical University, Rome)
Synodality, the Catholic Church, and the Importance of Philosophy
12:30-13:15 Rev. Prof. Dr. Irimie MARGA
(Faculty of Orthodox Theology Sibiu, “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, Romania)
The Church of the First Millennium: “Orthodox” Synodality Bishop of Rome” (2024) with a “Catholic” Protos
13:30-14:30 Lunch
15:00-17:15 Session IV
15:00-15:45 Prof. Dr. Paul BRUSANOVSCHI
(Faculty of Orthodox Theology Sibiu, “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, Romania)
The Synodality of the Churches in the Habsburg Empire
15:45-16:30 Rev. Assist. Dr. Andrei BANDI
(Institute for Protestant Theology Sibiu, “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, Romania)
Synodality vs. Constitutionality in the Evangelical Church C.A. of Romania
16:30-17:15 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jacob Egeris THORSEN (Aarhus University, Denmark)
The Ecclesiological Challenges and Possibilities of the Global Charismatic and Pentecostal Awakening – An Ecumenical Perspective on Actual and Possible Forms of Synodality
17:15-17:30 Coffee Break
17:30-18:45 Closing Session
Group work on Synodality: historical, biblical, doctrinal and contemporary perspectives.
18:45-19:30 Closing Plenary
Dinner
Sunday 16.11
Participation in Church Worship
Lunch (for those present)
Guided tour of the city (optional)