EUCHARISTIC ECCLESIOLOGY TODAY: HOW WE PERCEIVE, APPLY AND DEVELOP IT (10-12 May, Moscow)

                                      St. Philaret's Christian Orthodox Institute
                             International Theological and Research Conference
EUCHARISTIC ECCLESIOLOGY TODAY: HOW WE PERCEIVE, APPLY AND DEVELOP IT 10-12 May, Moscow
Евхаристическая экклезиология сегодня: восприятие, воплощение, развитие 
ΤΟ ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΤΟΥ ΣΥΝΕΔΡΙΟΥ
10 May, Wednesday
10:00 am – 01:30 pm – plenary session
Moderator: Fr. Georgy Kochetkov
David Gzgzyan. Patterns in the Appearance of Questions on the Nature of the Church. Fr. Nikolay Afanasiev’s Vision of the Church and His Attitude towards Mistaken Ecclesiological Beliefs.
Nikolay Klyuyev. The Reception of Fr. Nikolay Afanasiev’s Ecclesiological Views in Orthodox Theological Thought in the Second Half of the 20th Century
Petros Vasiliadis. Eucharistic Ecclesiology, Primacy and the World: Some Unresolved Problems of N. Afanassiev’s Legacy
2:30 – 4:00 pm – round table “Eucharistic Gathering and Today’s Parish Experience”
Moderator: Dmitry Gasak
Archpriest Alexander Lavrin.& Fr. Alexey Popov Presentation on the round table topic
Questions for discussion:
- What is the Eucharistic gathering as a whole? How is it expressed in parish life?
- Who brings whom together in the Eucharistic gathering?
- Who is a member of the Eucharistic gathering? What is the essence of the service of the royal priesthood? Is it embodied in the practice of today’s parishes?
9:00 – 10:00 pm – Alexander Kopirovski. The Temple of the 21th Century (Both architecture and interior) in the Context of Eucharistic Ecclesiology
11 May, Thursday
09:30 - 12:30 am – Plenary session. Types of Orthodox Ecclesiology
Moderator: David Gzgzyan
Archpriest John Behr. Types of Ecclesiology as a Reflection of the Experience of Church Life.
Dmitry Gasak. Fr. Nicholas Afanasiev on the Types of Ecclesiology and Other Attempts to Classify Ecclesiologies within the Orthodox Church
Fr. Georgy Kochetkov. In the Pursuit of Local Sobornost we Discovered the Ecclesiology of Brotherhood
2:30 – 6:00 pm – Round table. The Boundaries of the Church
Moderator: Dmitry Gasak
Fr. Andrey Loginov. Why Questions about the Boundaries of Church Arise: the Boundaries of the Church in Eucharistic Ecclesiology.
Olga Kuznetsova. Church Boundaries in Russian Theology.
Questions for discussion:
- Why church boundaries diverge.
- The validity and efficacy of the sacraments in light of issues regarding church boundaries in Eucharistic ecclesiology.
- The issue of church boundaries in the pre-canonical period ("they were breaking bread at each house"). The role of canon and canon law for church boundaries.
- What are heresy, schism, sectarianism, illegal congregation, etc. in terms of the Eucharistic ecclesiology in contemporary church life.
9:00 – 10:30 pm – Evening Presentation: Images of Christ’s Church in Russian Culture
Presenters: Alexander Kopirovski, Yulia Balakshina
12 May, Friday
09:30 – 12:30 am – plenary session “The Concept of Service in Eucharistic Ecclesiology and Today’s Church Practice”
Moderator: Larisa Musina
Zoya Dashevskaya. The Concept of the Church in Ordination Services
Marina Naumova. Lay Ministry in the Ecclesiology of Fr. Nikolay Afanasiev and in Modern Church Documents
Gleb Iastrebov. Women’s Ministry in Church of the Apostolic Period
Fr. Georgy Kochetkov. The Prophetic and Teaching Ministries in Contemporary Church Life