New conference organized in cooperation with St. Andrew's:

PROGRAMME

VIII international interconfessional conference

«CHRISTIAN ANTHROPOLOGY BEFORE

THE CHALLENGE OF MODERNITY»

Minsk, November 17-19, 2013

Organizers:

- Institute for Religious Dialogue and Interconfessional Communications by the

  Synod of Belarusian Orthodox Church,

- Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (Vatican),

- International Public Association «Saints’ Methodius and Cyrill Christian

  Educational Center»

With the participation of:

  Belarusian Exarchate of Russian Orthodox Church,

  Minsk-Mohilev Archdiocese of Roman Catholic Church in Belarus,

  Sts.Methodius and Cyrill Institute of Theology of Belarusian State University,

  Foundation «Kirche in Not»,

  St.Andrew’s Biblical Theological Institute,

  Foundation «Urbi Orbi»

Venue:                                                             

Johannes Rau Minsk International Educational Centre (IBB-Hotel)

Prospect Gazety Pravda, 11, 220116 Minsk, Belarus                                                               

Opening of the conference: November 17^th, 2013 at 16:00

Number of participants: up to 150

Working languages: Russian, English

November 16-17, 2013

Arrival of the participants, check-in the IBB-hotel

November 17, 2013

16.00 -17.10  OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE

Salutary address of H.E. Metropolitan of Minsk and Sluzk Philaret, Patriarchal Exarch of all Belarus

Salutary addresses of distinguished guests and participants of the conference

17.10-17.30   Coffee break

17.30-19.00   THE FIRST PLENARY SESSION

 Plenary reports  

19.00- 21.00    RECEPTION AND BUFFET on behalf of the IPA «Saints’ Methodius and

 Cyrill Christian Educational Center» in the restaurant «Westfalia»

 (IBB-Hotel)

November 18, 2013

09.00-11.10  THE SECOND PLENARY SESSION 

Reports of the participants

11.10- 11.30  Coffee break   

11.30-13.00    Group discussions:

                        - theological foundations of anthropology,

- Christian anthropology and human rights,

- Christian anthropology and bioethics.

13.00- 14.00  Lunch

14.00 -15.30  Group discussions

15.30- 15.50  Coffee break

15.50-17.00    Group discussions

17.00- 17.45  Dinner

18.00             Departure for Belarusian State Philharmonic Society Concert Hall

19.00- 20.30    Ecumenical cultural event: «Voices of Creation-2013» CONCERT

November 19, 2013

09.30-11.00  ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION:

«Religious anthropology and gender issues»                      

11.00- 11.30  Coffee break   

11.30-13.00    ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION:

«Religious anthropology and gender issues» (continued)

                        Summing-up of the conference outcomes.

13.15-14.15   Lunch

CLOSING OF THE CONFERENCE

November 19-20, 2013

Departures of the participants