ACADEMY OF ROMANIAN SCIENTISTS

GEORGIAN NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES THE UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA IN KATOWICE (Poland)

Ss CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY IN SKOPJE (Macedonia) THE PONTIFICAL UNIVERSITY OF JOHN PAUL II IN CRACOW (Poland)

INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, CULTURE AND SPIRITUALITY - THE CENTRE FOR RELIGIOUS AND JURIDICAL-CANONICAL STUDY AND RESEARCH

OF THE THREE MONOTHEISTIC RELIGIONS: MOSAIC, CHRISTIAN AND ISLAMIC – (OVIDIUS UNIVERSITY OF CONSTANTA - ROMANIA)

– The Program of the International Symposium –

THE CHURCHES FROM ROMANIA, GEORGIA, MACEDONIA AND POLAND.

FORMS OF ORGANIZATION AND LEADERSHIP OVER THE CENTURIES.

CONSIDERATIONS AND ASSESSMENTS

11th

– 12th

September 2017 CONSTANTA

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Ovidius University of Constanta

“Sala Senatului” Campus, Corp A

11th September

Plenary Session I

10. 00 – 11. 45

Moderators: PhD Prof. Victor Ciupină

PhD Prof. Nicolae V. Dură

The opening of the Symposium works

ALLOCUTIONS

10. 00 – 10. 30

- His Eminency † PhD Prof. Teodosie Petrescu,

The Archbishop of Tomis, Member of the Academy of Romanian Scientists (AOSR)

- PhD Prof. Sorin Rugină,

Rector of the Ovidius University of Constanţa, Member of the Academy of Romanian

Scientists (AOSR)

- PhD Prof. Victor Ciupină,

President of the Academy of Romanian Scientists, Branch of Constanta (AOSR)

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- Acad. PhD Prof. Giorgi Kvesitadze,

President of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences (GNAS)

- PhD Prof. Archim. Cosma Mitu,

Dean of the Faculty of Theology, Ovidius University of Constanţa

- PhD Prof. Nicolae V. Dură,

Member of the Academy of Romanian Scientists, Director of the Centre CRM (AOSR)

Scientific Papers

10. 30 – 11. 45

- His Beatitude Stefan Veljanovski, Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia,

Metropolitan of Skopje, primate and spiritual leader of the Macedonian Orthodox Church,

Autocephaly in the Orthodox Church and the non-acknowledgement of the

Macedonian Orthodox Church

- PhD Prof. Ketevan Pavliashvili, Tbilisi State University, Georgia, Matter of

Dispute of so called “The French Church” of Gori among Vatican, Georgia, Russia

and Armenia Gregorian Churches (XVIII and Ist part of XIX century)

- PhD Prof. Gjoko Gjorgjevski, Dean of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology “St.

Clement of Ohrid” Skopje, Macedonia, The Archbishops of Ohrid: reflections,

implications and leadership exemplars

- PhD Assoc. Prof. Marin Cojoc, University of Craiova, Romania, The South-

Danubian territories in jurisdictional disputes at the beginning of the 5th century

11. 45 - 12. 00 Coffee break

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Plenary Session II

Moderators: PhD Prof. Gjoko Gjorgjevski

PhD Prof. Ketevan Pavliashvili

Scientific Papers

12. 00 – 13. 45

- PhD Prof. Piotr Kroczek, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Cracow,

Poland, State law as a determinant of Church legislation: some current issues

- PhD Prof. Dejan Borisov, Faculty of Orthodox Theology “St. Clement of Ohrid”

Skopje, Macedonia, The relations between the Serbian Orthodox Church and the

Macedonian Orthodox Church from 1958 till 1967

- PhD Prof. Archim. Adam Vakhtang Akhaladze, Rector of St. King Tamar

University of Georgian Patriarchate, Georgia, The Relations between Church and State

in Post-Soviet Georgia and the Signing of the Constitutional Agreement

- PhD Prof. Jovan Belcovski, Faculty of Orthodox Theology “St. Clement of

Ohrid” Skopje, Macedonia, The Struggle of Macedonian People for independent State

and self-governing Church

- PhD Prof. Grigol Sulaberidze, St. King Tamar University of Georgian

Patriarchate, Georgia, Religious Policy in the Soviet State and Its Manifestations in

the Political and Social Life of so-called Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic

- PhD Assoc. Prof. Dragan Zajkovski, Institute of national history, Skopje,

Macedonia, Church affairs in the province Macedonia and the participation of its

bishops at the Fifth Ecumenical Council: Period of Justinian I

- PhD Prof. Andrzej Pastwa, University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland, XV Century

Ideas of Paulus Vladimiri (Paweł Włodkowic) and Other Canonists from the

University in Cracow. Polish Contribution to the Shaping of the Doctrine of Human

Rights

13. 45 – 15. 45 Lunch break

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Archbishopric of Tomis

Plenary Session III

Moderators: PhD Prof. Piotr Kroczek

PhD Prof. Dejan Borisov

Scientific Papers

16. 00 – 17. 45

- PhD Prof. Marcin Cholewa, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Cracow,

Poland, Between the dogmatic and magical formulas. Thinking in

ecumenical perspective

- PhD Prof. Medea Bendeliani, Tbilisi State University, Georgia, Restoration of

Eucharist Communion between Georgian-Russian Orthodox Churches and

Recognition of Autocephaly of Georgia by Russian Synod (1943)

- PhD Prof. Boban Petrovski, Faculty of Philosophy Ss Cyril and Methodius

University, Skopje, Macedonia, St. Clement's episcopy contextualized through the

forms of church organizationof the Slavonic episcopies (9th – first half of 10th

Century)

- PhD Prof. Krzysztof Krajewski-Siuda, The Pontifical University of John Paul II

in Cracow, Poland, Creating leaders of churches: psychological demands and

psychiatric obstacles (impediments and irregularities) to priest ordination - legal,

ethical and psychotherapeutic perspectives

- PhD Prof. Viktor Nedeski, Faculty of Orthodox Theology “St. Clement of Ohrid”

Skopje, Macedonia, Contributions Shedding Light on The Character and Work of The

Archbishop - Martyr Varlaam of Ohrid

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- PhD Prof. Marin Petrişor, Academy of Romanian Scientists, Ovidius University

of Constanta, Saint Apostle Andrew in the consciousness of the Romanian people

- PhD Assist. Prof. Lasha Chekurishvili, St. King Tamar University of Georgian

Patriarchate, Georgia, Sacral and Secular Dimensions of the Relations between

Church and State

17. 45 – 18. 00 Coffee Break

Plenary Session IV

Moderators: PhD Prof. Archim. Adam Vakhtang Akhaladze

PhD Prof. Marin Petrişor

Scientific Papers

18. 00 – 19. 15

- PhD Prof. Nistor Bardu, Ovidius University of Constanta, National and

cultural significance of the 18th century aromanian Churches in Moscopolis

- PhD Eka Silagadze, Tbilisi State University, Georgia, Atheistic Ideology of the

Soviet Empire and Georgian Apostolic Orthodox Church (XX century)

- PhD Prof. Stoica Lascu, Academy of Romanian Scientists, Ovidius University of

Constanţa, Hierarchs and the Church Life at the Balkan Romanians in the Modern

Times

- PhD Assoc. Prof. Cosmin Căprioară, Ovidius University of Constanta, From

the history of Romanian christian terminology

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- PhD Mikheil Kartvelishvili, Tbilisi State University, Georgia, The Attitude of

Georgian Orthodox Clergy Towards the Return of the Holy Relics (40-50s of

Twentieth Century)

- PhD Prof. Dănuț Popovici, Ovidius University of Constanta, The ecclesiastic

discourse - Godʼs communication with people

- PhD Prof. Nicușor Tucă, Ovidius University of Constanta, The Person of Jesus

Christ in the Light of the Orthodox Hymnography

- PhD Petrică Pîrlea, Ovidius University of Constanta, The Churchʼs autonomy

in the light of the decisions of the Pan-Orthodox Synod of Crete in 2016

- PhD Prof. Nicolae Dură, PhD Assoc. Prof. Cătălina Mititelu, Ovidius

University of Constanta, Romanian Dobrogea, a European Model of Interethnic and

Interreligious Cohabitation

19. 15 – 19. 45

Conclusions of the works of the

International Symposium

† PhD Prof. Teodosie Petrescu

PhD Prof. Gjoko Gjorgjevski

PhD Prof. Archim. Adam Vakhtang Akhaladze

PhD Prof. Piotr Kroczek

PhD Prof. Nicolae Dură

20. 00 Dinner

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12th September

9. 00 - 9. 30

Departure to the Danube Delta

20. 00 Dinner

Archbishopric of Tomis

13th September

10. 00 – 12. 00

Visit to the Archeological Museum of Constanţa

12. 00 – 13. 00 Lunch

Archbishopric of Tomis

Departure and Farewell

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SCIENTIFIC BOARD:

Honorary Presidents:

PhD Prof. Alexandru-Adrian Badea (AOSR, Romania)

Acad. Giorgi Kvesitadze (GNAS, Georgia)

Members:

PhD Prof. Doru-Sabin Delion (AOSR, Romania)

PhD Prof. Ion Basgan (AOSR, Romania)

PhD Prof. Dan Tiba (AOSR, Romania)

PhD Prof. Sorin Rugină (AOSR, Romania)

PhD Prof. Andrzej Pastwa (Poland)

PhD Prof. Gjoko Gjorgjevski (Macedonia)

PhD Prof. Archim. Adam Vakhtang Akhaladze (Georgia)

PhD Prof. Piotr Kroczek (Poland)

PhD Prof. Ketevan Pavliashvili (Georgia)

PhD Prof. Archim. Cosma Mitu (Romania)

PhD Prof. Daniela Ţurcanu-Caruţiu (Romania)

ORGANIZING COMMITEE:

PhD Prof. † Teodosie Petrescu, the Archbishop of Tomis (AOSR, Romania)

PhD Prof. Victor Ciupină (AOSR, Romania)

PhD Prof. Nicolae V. Dură (AOSR, Romania)

PhD Assoc. Prof. Cătălina Mititelu (Romania)

PhD Assoc. Prof. Bogdan Chiriluţă (Romania)

Sponsor: The Archdiocese of Tomis