The Holy and Great Council

ESCHATOLOGICAL EVENT OR CANONICAL NORMALITY?

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

26th-28th April 2017

CLUJ-NAPOCA
PROGRAMME & ABSTRACTS
THE HOLY AND GREAT COUNCIL
ESCHATOLOGICAL EVENT OR CANONICAL NORMALITY?

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
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26 -28 April 2017
CLUJ-NAPOCA

PROGRAM
THE CONFERENCE IS ORGANIZED BY THE FACULTY OF ORTHODOX THEOLOGY, BABEŞ-
BOLYAI UNIVERSITY AND THE CENTRE OF NOMOCANONICAL STUDIES, BABEŞ-BOLYAI
UNIVERSITY, CLUJ-NAPOCA, ROMANIA, WITH THE BLESSING OF HIS EMINENCE ANDREI,
METROPOLITAN OF CLUJ, MARAMUREŞ AND SĂLAJ AND WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE STATE
SECRETARIAT FOR RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS AND ORTHODOX CENTRE FOR STUDIES AND
RESEARCH „DUMITRU STĂNILOAE“ - PARIS.
 Wednesday, 26th April

14.00-16.00 OFFICIAL REGISTRATION

16.00-17.00 OPENING – GREETINGS
REV. FR. PROF. DR. VASILE STANCIU, Dean of The
Faculty of Orthodox Theology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
HIS EMINENCE ANDREI, ARCHBISHOP AND
METROPOLITAN
PROFESSOR IOAN-AUREL POP, Rector of the University
of Babeș-Bolyai, Member of the Romanian Academy
REV. ASSOC. PROF. DR. PATRICIU VLAICU

Session I
TOWARDS THE HOLY AND GREAT COUNCIL
Moderator Rev. Assoc. Prof. Dr. PATRICIU VLAICU

17.00-17.30 The participation of the Local Orthodox Churches in the

preparation of the Holy and Great Council. A
condition for the reception of its decisions /
Participarea Bisericilor Ortodoxe locale la pregătirea
Sfântului și Marelui Sinod - premisă a receptării
hotărârilor acestuia:
Rev. Prof. Dr. Viorel Ioniță (Bucharest/Geneva)
17.30-18.00 Examining the Rules of Consensus from the Canonical
Perspective
Very. Rev. Dr. Alexander Rentel (St. Vladimir
Theological Seminary, New York - USA)
18.00-18.20 COFFEE BREAK
18.20- 19.00 DISCUSSIONS
19.30 DINNER AT THE SEMINARY OF ORTHODOX THEOLOGY,
CLUJ- NAPOCA
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SESSION II
SINODALITY AND THE WAYS OF ITS MANIFESTATION. FROM THE
PROJECT TO THE CONVOCATION OF THE HOLY AND GREAT
COUNCIL
Moderator - Pr. Prof. Dr. IOAN CHIRILĂ

9.00-9.30 Synodal Structures of the Church according to the

Orthodox Canon Law / Structuri sinodale ale Bisericii
după dreptul canonic ortodox
REV. PROF. DR. CONSTANTIN RUS, Faculty of Orthodox
Theology, Arad

9.30-10.00 The Holy and Great Council of Orthodoxy in the

writings of Rev. Prof. Liviu Stan / Sfântul şi Marele
Sinod al Ortodoxiei în concepţia Părintelui Prof. Liviu
Stan
REV. ASSOC. PROF. DR. IRIMIE MARGA, Faculty of
Orthodox Theology, Sibiu

10.00-10.30 The Documents of the Holy and Great Council (2016)

regarding the interior life of the Orthodox Church.
Evolution of ideas in the Documents / Les Documents du
Saint et Grand Concile de 2016 concernant la vie
interieure de l'Église Orthodoxe. Evolution des idees
dans les Documents
REV. PROF. DR. ANDRZEJ KUZMA, Warsaw, Poland

10.30-10.50 DISCUSSIONS

10.50-11.10 COFFEE BREAK

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SESSION III
OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS OF THE HOLY AND GREAT COUNCIL:
FASTING, AUTONOMY AND DIASPORA

Moderator - Pr. Prof. Dr. Valer Bel

11.10-11.40 The Importance of Fasting and Its Observance Today /

Importanţa postului şi respectarea lui astăzi
VERY REV. ASSIST. PROF. DR. VENIAMIN GOREANU,
Faculty of Orthodox Theology, Bucharest

11.40-12.10 The Importance of Fasting and Its Observance for

Tomorrow
ASSOC. PROF. DR. RASTKO JOVIC, Faculty of Orthodox
Theology, Belgrade, Serbia

12.10-12.40 The problematics of Orthodox Autonomy and Diaspora

in the light of the official documents of the Holy and
Great Council / Problematicile Autonomiei și Diasporei
ortodoxe din perspectiva documentelor adoptate de
Sfântul și Marele Sinod
REV. ASSOC. PROF. DR. PATRICIU VLAICU, Faculty of
Orthodox Theology, Cluj-Napoca

12.40-13.00 DISCUSSIONS
13.30 LUNCH AT THE SEMINARY OF ORTHODOX THEOLOGY

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SESSION IV
RELATIONS OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH WITH THE REST OF THE
CHRISTIAN WORLD AND THE SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE

Moderator - Pr Prof. Dr. STELIAN TOFANĂ

15.00-15.30 Church of Christ between ecumenicity and ecumenism.

Relations of the Orthodox Church with the Rest of the
Christian World / Biserica lui Hristos între
ecumenicitate și ecumenism. “Relațiile Bisericii
Ortodoxe cu ansamblu lumii creștine”
VERY. REV. INVITED ASSIST. PROF. DR. NATHANAEL
NEACŞU, Faculty of Orthodox Theology, Iaşi

15.30-16.00 What kind of ecumenical dialog is promoted by the

document: ”Relations of the Orthodox Church with the
Rest of the Christian World?” „Ce model de dialog
ecumenic promovează documentul Relaţiile Bisericii
Ortodoxe cu ansamblul lumii creştine?
REV. ASSOC. PROF. DR. CRISTIAN SONEA, Faculty of
Orthodox Theology, Cluj-Napoca

16.00-16.30 From Preliminary Meetings to the Official Document

"The Holy Sacrament of Marriage and Its Impediments"
of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church.
A Juridical and Canonical ApproachDe la întâlnirile
preliminarii la documentul oficial al Sfântului şi
Marelui Sinod al Bisericii Ortodoxe „Sf.Taină a
Căsătoriei şi impedimentele la aceasta“. O abordare
juridică şi canonică /
ASSIST.PROF.DR. IULIAN-MIHAI CONSTANTINESCU,
Faculty of Orthodox Theology, Craiova
16.30-17.00 DISCUSSIONS
17.00-17.20 COFFEE BREAK

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SESSION V
FROM THE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS TO THEIR COMMUNICATION AND
RECEPTION
Moderator - Pr. Prof. Dr. Alexandru Moraru

17.20-17.50 The Holy and Great Council in the ”Media” Age.

Perspectives on the challenges posed by modern
communication to a Millennia-old Institution / Sfântul
și Marele Sinod al Bisericii Ortodoxe în Evul Media.
Perspective asupra provocărilor pe care comunicarea
modernă le impune unei instituții vechi de milenii.
DR. IONUŢ MAVRICHI, Bucharest

17.50-18.20 The Holy and Great Council and the Orthodox

Canonical Tradition. Between Reception and Rejection /
Sfântul şi Marele Sinod şi Tradiţia canonică Ortodoxă.
Între receptare şi respingere
INVITED ASSISTANT LECTURER RĂZVAN PERŞA, Faculty
of Orthodox Theology, Cluj-Napoca

18.20-18.50 Debating the documents of the Holy and Great Council -

a canonical and disciplinary approach. Case study:
Archdiocese of Iaşi -Dezbaterea documentelor Sfântului
și Marelui Sinod – o abordare canonică şi disciplinară.
Studiu de caz: Arhiepiscopia Iaşilor
A SSIST . P ROF . D R . E MILIAN I USTINIAN R OMAN ,
Facultatea de Teologie Ortodoxă Iași

18.50-19.20 DISCUSSIONS
19.30 DINNER AT THE SEMINARY OF ORTHODOX THEOLOGY

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SESSION VI
Reception and Contestations in the Orthodox Local Churches
Moderator - Pr.Prof. Univ. Dr. Ioan Vasile Leb

9.00-9.30 The Reception of the Great and Holy Council by the

Autocephalous Orthodox Churches: Findings, Challenges and
Prospects, ASSOC. PROF. DR. PANTELIS KALAITZIDIS,
Director, Volos Academy of Theological Studies, Greece

9.30-10.00 Position of the Orthodox Church of Georgia towards the

Holy and Great Councilof the Orthodox Church /
Poziția Bisericii Georgiei față de Sfântul și Marele
Sinod al Bisericii Ortodoxe
REV. PROF. DR. JAMBUL ALEXEI KSHUTASHVILI, Faculty
of Orthodox Theology, Tbilisi, Georgia

10.00-10.30 DISCUSSIONS
10.30-10.50 COFFEE BREAK

CONCLUDING REMARKS
10.50-12.00 Pr. Prof.Univ. Dr. Vasile Stanciu, Pr. Conf. Univ. Dr.
Patriciu Vlaicu

14.00 DEPARTURE

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The Holy and Great Council
ESCHATOLOGICAL EVENT OR CANONICAL NORMALITY?

th th
26 -28 April 2017
CLUJ-NAPOCA
PROGRAMME & ABSTRACTS

CENTRUL DE STUDII NOMOCANONICE

AL UNIVERSITĂŢII BABEŞ-BOLYAI

STATE SECRETARIAT CENTRUL ORTODOX DE STUDII ŞI CERCETARE

FOR RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS DUMITRU STĂNILOAE, PARIS