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International Forum 15th Ecumenical Social Week
Wandering Identity: Considering Meanings and Values
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During five days, representatives of the government, media, social organizations, churches, civil society and educational institutions will discuss the meanings and values that Ukraine and the world are living now.
The program includes: discussions, seminars, panels with speakers from 15 countries.
The events are divided into three units:
I. Edges of Identity: Religious, National, Ethnical, Cultural and Political
ІІ. Identity, War and Migration
ІІІ. The Role and Impact of Various Social Institutions on the Identity Formation
Experts and partners: Evangelical Church of Germany and the Ecumenical Institute of the Catholic University in Paris, Vienna University, International Institute of Education, Culture and Diaspora Relations of the National University “Lviv Polytechnics”, Institute of Church History of UCU, Analytical Center of UCU, Lviv City Council.
The speakers:
- Myroslav Marynovych, Vice-Rector of the Ukrainian Catholic University,
- Yaroslav Hrytsak, historian,
- Jörg Lüer, Head of the “Justice and Peace” Commission,
- Seyla Benhabib, Professor of Political Studies and Philosophy at Yale University,
- Gerard Delanty, sociologist and a Professor of Sociology and Social Political Thought at Sussex University and others.
The events will be held in Ukrainian with simultaneous interpreting into English, German and French (some events).
Contacts:
Organizational issues – Iryna Kitura, Project Coordinator, irakit@ucu.edu.ua;
Media – Marta Bilska, Project Press-Center Manager, marta.bilska1108@gmail.com
Program
October 3, Monday. Forum Opening - 15th Ecumenical Social Week International Panel: “Wandering Identity: Considering Meanings and Values”
Forum Opening - 15th Ecumenical Social Week
International Panel: “Wandering Identity: Considering Meanings and Values”
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16.00-18.00 (GMT +3)
Forum Opening - 15th Ecumenical Social Week
International Panel: “Wandering Identity: Considering Meanings and Values”
Languages: Ukrainian, English (simultaneous interpreting)
Venue:
Offline: Philosophy and Theology Faculty of UCU, 35а, St. Ivan Pavlo II avenue
Online: ZOOM, Facebook and YouTube broadcasting
Moderators: Dr. Pavlo Smytsnyuk, Director of the Institute of Ecumenical Studies of UCU
Greetings: Bishop Borys Gudziak, UGCC Metroplitan of Philadelphia, President of UCU (tbc),
Rev. Dr. Bohdan Prakh, Rector of UCU,
Rev. Dr. Iwan Dacko, President of IES UCU,
Andriy Sadovyi, City Mayor of Lviv,
Prof. Dr. Hans-Gert Pöttering,
Former President of the European Parliament, Chairman of the Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung (2010-2017)
Panelists:
Dr Myroslav Marynovych, Vice-Rector of the Ukrainian Catholic University
Dr Jörg Lüer, Head of the German’s Justice and Peace Commission, Representative of the German Roman-Catholic Bishops’ Conference
Dr Gerard Delanty, Professor of Sociology and Social and Political Thought at Sussex University, UK
17:05-17:15 Break
17:15-18:00 Questions-answers, discussion.
Closing
October 4, Tuesday. European and Ukrainian Identity. Who Are We?
Discussion European and Ukrainian Identity. Who Are We?
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11.30-13.00
Discussion: “European and Ukrainian Identity. Who Are We?”
Venue:
Offline: Philosophy and Theology Faculty of UCU, 35а, St. Ivan Pavlo II avenue
Online: ZOOM, Facebook and YouTube broadcasting
Languages: Ukrainian, French, English
Moderator: Dr. Yurii Pidlisnyi, Head of the Political Sciences Department, Head of UCU «Ethics-Politics-Economics» Bachelor’s Degree Program
Participants:
Dr. Yaroslav Hrytsak, Ukrainian scholar, historian and publicist
Dr Olivier Abel, Protestant Theology Institute, France
Dr Volodymyr Yermolenko, Ukrainian philosopher, writer, journalist
Dr Gerard Delanty, Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Sussex, UK
October 4, Tuesday. Political identities, Christianity and Democracy
Discussion Political identities, Christianity and Democracy
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16.00-17.30
Discussion "Political identities, Christianity and Democracy"
Event partner: Department of Protestant Theology, Institute of Education, Work and Society, Hohenheim University, Stuttgart, Germany
Venue: Online: ZOOM, Facebook, and YouTube broadcasting
Languages: Ukrainian, English
Moderator: Dr Volodymyr Turchynovskyi, Dean Of The Ucu Faculty of Social Sciences, Lviv, Ukraine.
Participants:
Dr Aristotle Papanikolaou, Professor Of Theology, Co-Director, Orthodox Christian Studies Center, Fordham University, USA
Dr Paul Silas Peterson, Protestant Theology Department, Institute of Education, Work and Society, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Dr Marko Veković, Assistant Professor of Religion and Politics, University of Belgrade, Serbia
October 4, Tuesday. Cultural Identity in the Time of War
Discussion Cultural Identity in the Time of War
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17.30-19.30 Discussion «Cultural Identity in the Time of War»
Venue:
Online: ZOOM, Facebook and YouTube broadcasting.
Languages: Ukrainian, English
Moderator: Dr Iryna Starovoyt, Associate Professor, PhD in Philology, Department of Cultural Studies of the Humanities Faculty of UCU
Dr Patrick Boulte, Honorary President of The Solidarité France-Poland Association of the Responsible Investment Forum
Dr Myroslav Shkandrii, Art critic, Professor Emeritus at the University of Manitoba
Dr Maksym Rozumny,
Political acientist and Philosopher, Doctor of political sciences, guest research fellow at yhe University of Haifa
October 5, Wednesday. Panel with speeches “Identity, Ideology and Family Values”
Panel with speeches “Identity, Ideology and Family Values”
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11.30-13.00 Panel with speeches “Identity, Ideology and Family Values”
Event Partner: Vienna University, Austria
Venue:
Online: ZOOM, Facebook and YouTube broadcasting
Languages: Ukrainian, English, German
Moderator: Dr Halyna Teslyuk, Associate Professor at the Biblical Studies Department, Faculty of Philosophy and Theology, Ukrainian Catholic University, Lviv
Participants:
Dr Thomas Nemeth, Professor of the Eastern Theology, Catholic Theology Faculty, Vienna University
Sr. Rebeka Anić, Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences, Regional CENTER SPLIT
Dr Massimo Faggioli, Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at Villanova University, columnist for La Croix International
Dr Kristina Stoeckl, Professor of Sociology at Innsbruck University
Dr Regina Elsner, Research Fellow in Social Ethics of Orthodox Christianity at the Center for Eastern-European and International Research (ZoiS) in Berlin
October 5, Wednesday. Discussion "Churches, Nations, Political Identities"
Discussion: Churches, Nations, Political Identities
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13.30-15.30 Discussion: Churches, Nations, political Identities
Event Partner: Higher Institute of Ecumenical Studies of the Catholic University in Paris
Venue:
Offline:UCU Philosophy and Theology Faculty, Conference Hall, 35а, St. Ivan Pavlo II Avenue
Online: ZOOM, Facebook and YouTube livestreams
Languages: Ukrainian, French (simultaneous interpreting)
Moderator: Dr. Anne-Sophie Vivier-Muresan, Director of the Higher Institute of Ecumenical Studies of the Catholic University in Paris
Participants:
Georges El Hage, Professor of Theology at the High Institute of Ecumenical Studies (ICP, Paris)
“Praying for those who fight justly: Christians in the service of peace”
Dr Xavier Gué, Professor of Theology at the High Institute of Science and Theology of Religions (ICP, Paris)
“Political temptations of Christianity and religious attempts of politics”
Dr Anne Marie Reijnen, Professor of Theology at the High Institute of Ecumenical Studies (ICP, Paris)
“ ‘God bless the Queen’: the relations between the Churches and the temporal power, in the context of denominational diversification”
Dr François Cassingena, Professor of Theology at the High Institute of Liturgy (ICP, Paris)
“The liturgy between the assumption of the particular and the construction of the universal”
Dr Frédéric Chavel, Professor of Theology at the Protestant Institute of Theology (Paris) and assessor at the High Institute of Ecumenical Studies (ICP, Paris):
“Lutheran identity converted through ecumenism”
Dr Julija Naett-Vidovic, Professor of Theology at the Orthodox Institute of Theology Saint-Serge (Paris) and assessor at the High Institute of Ecumenical Studies (ICP, Paris)
“The Orthodox Churches, between traditions and Tradition”
October 5, Wednesday. Eastern Catholic Tradition(s): Understanding Identity through Mission.
Seminar Eastern Catholic Tradition(s): Understanding Identity through Mission
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16.00-18.00 UCAS Seminar 6
“Eastern Catholic Tradition(s): Understanding Identity through Mission”
Venue: Offline: Philosophy and Theology Faculty of UCU, 35а, St. Ivan Pavlo II avenue
Online: ZOOM, Facebook and YouTube broadcasting
Languages: Ukrainian, English (simultaneous interpreting)
Moderator: Dr. Anne-Sophie Vivier-Muresan, Director of the Catholic Institute
Dr. Iwan Dacko, President of IES, UCU
Dr. Ihor Shaban, Head of the UGCC Commission for Promoting the Christian Unity
Dr. Gabriel Gashem, Professor of Systematic Theology, editor-in-chief of the ecumenical French magazine Proche Orient Chrétien, Beirut, Lebanon
Dr. Oleksandr Lashchuk, Executive Director of the Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies, Toronto, Canada
October 6, Thursday. To be a Church Today: Challenges and Lessons of the War in Ukraine
13.30-15.00 Panel Discussion 7
«To be a Church Today: Challenges and Lessons of the War in Ukraine»
Partner: Institute of Church History of UCU
Venue:
Offline: Philosophy and Theology Faculty of UCU, 35а, St. Ivan Pavlo II avenue
Online: ZOOM, Facebook and YouTube broadcasting
Languages: Ukrainian
Moderator: Dr. Oleh Turiy, Director of the Church History Institute of the Ukrainian Catholic University, Vice-Rector for Internal Affairs at UCU
Rev. Dr. Petro Balog, OP, Director of St. Thomas Aquinas Institute of Religious Studies, Kyiv
Dr. Roman Soloviy, Rector of the Eastern-European Institute of Theology, Lviv
Rev. Dr. Mykhaylo Stanchyshyn, SJ, Vice-Director of the “Eleazar” School for Spiritual Guidance, Lviv-Kharkiv
Hieromonk Iov Olshanskyi, Abbot of the Resurrection New Athos Monastery of Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Lviv
Dr. Anatolii Babynskyi, Research Fellow at the Institute of Church History of UCU
October 6, Thursday. National and Religious Identity [under the circumstances of the war]
Discussion: National and Religious Identity [under the Circumstances of War]
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15.30-17.30 Discussion: National and Religious Identity [under the Circumstances of War]
Venue:
Offline: UCU Philosophy and Theology Faculty, Conference Hall, 35а, St. Ivan Pavlo II Avenue
Online: ZOOM, Facebook and YouTube livestreams
Languages: Ukrainian, English (simultaneous interpreting)
Moderator: Dr. Tetyana Kalenychenko, Sociologist of Religion and Dialogue in Action Initiative Coordinator, European Center for Strategy Analytics, Kyiv / Bucha
Participants:
Prof. José Casanova, Senior Fellow at Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Professor Emeritus at Georgetown University, USA
Taras Dyatlyk, Vice-Rector for Development and International Cooperation at the Eastern European Institute of Theology, Regional Director of Eastern Europe and Central Asia at Overseas Council-United World Mission, Rivne
Olena Kopina, Sociologist and Dialogue Facilitator, Initiative Coordinator of Laboratory of Peaceful Solutions, Kharkiv
Iryna Eihelson, Social Psychologist, Ethnopsychologist and Conflictology Expert, Candidate of Psychological Studies, Coach, Researcher and Dialogue Facilitator, Kyiv
October 6, Thursday. Religion in the Diaspora: Between Identity Preservation and Assimilation
Discussion Religion in the Diaspora: Between Identity Preservation and Assimilation
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16.00-17.30 Discussion 9 “Religion in the Diaspora: Between Identity Preservation and Assimilation”
Venue:
Offline: Philosophy and Theology Faculty of UCU, 35а, St. Ivan Pavlo II avenue
Online: ZOOM, Facebook and YouTube broadcasting
Languages: Ukrainian, English (simultaneous interpreting)
Moderator: Taras Kurylets, project manager of the Institute of Ecumenical Studies of UCU
Bishop Borys Gudziak, Archbishop-Metropolitan of Philadelphia Archeparchy, President of UCU
Dr. Nicolas Kazarian, Director of the Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical, Interfaith Relations Department of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, New-York (USA)
Dr. Oksana Mikheeva, Professor at the Sociology Department of UCU
Dr. Anatoliy Babynskyi, Research Fellow at the Institute of Church History of UCU
Dr Andrew Sorokowski, American lawyer, historian
Dr Gabriel Gashem, Professor of Systematic Theology, editor-in-chief of the ecumenical French magazine Proche Orient Chrétien, Beirut, Lebanon
October 7, Friday. Identity Challenges in the Time of War. IDP, migrants
Discussion Identity Challenges in the Time of War. IDP, migrants
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11.30-13.00 Discussion 10
“Identity Challenges in the Time of War. IDP, migrants”
Partner: International Institute of Education, Culture and Diaspora Relations of the National University “Lviv Polytechnics”
Venue:
Offline: Philosophy and Theology Faculty of UCU, 35а, St. Ivan Pavlo II avenue
Online: ZOOM, Facebook and YouTube broadcasting
Languages: Ukrainian
Moderator: Oksana Pyatkovska, PhD in Economics, Deputy Director of the International Institute of Education, Culture and Diaspora Relations of the National University “Lviv Polytechnics”
Dr. Iryna Klyuchkovska, PhD in Economics, Director of the International Institute of Education, Culture and Diaspora Relations of the National University “Lviv Polytechnics”
Dr. Oleksiy Poznyak, PhD in Economics, Senior Research Fellow, Head of the Department for Migration Studies at the Ptoukha Institute for Demography and Social Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Dr. Myroslava Keryk, PhD in History, Head of the Our choice Foundation, employee at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology at the Polish Academy of Sciences
Dr. Svitlana Odynets, PhD in Migration Studies, Anthpologist, journalist
Yaroslava Khortiani, Member of the Executive Committee of the Ukrainian World Congress (WUC), Head of the Committee on the Membership in the WUC, Head of the Society of Ukrainian Culture in Hungary
October 7, Friday. The Role of Andrey Sheptytsky and Yosyf Slipyy in Preservation of Cultural Heritage and Formation of National Identity
14.00-15.30 Discussion 11
«The Role of Andrey Sheptytsky and Yosyf Slipyy in Preservation of Cultural Heritage and Formation of National Identity»
Coordinator: Dr. Yuriy Skira, Director of NGO “The Eastern Catholic Churches History study Center”, Lviv, Ukraine
Venue:
Offline: Philosophy and Theology Faculty of UCU, 35а, St. Ivan Pavlo II avenue
Online: ZOOM, Facebook and YouTube broadcasting
Languages: Ukrainian
Moderator: Dr Yuriy Skira, Director of NGO “The Eastern Catholic Churches History study Center”, Lviv, Ukraine
Rev. Dr Iwan Dacko, President of the Institute of Ecumenical Studies of UCU
Dr Ihor Medvid, Deputy Director of the Lviv National Ivan Franko Literary and Memorial Museum
Dr Zinoviy Svereda, Independent political and economical expert, Lviv
Dr Liliana Hentosh, Senior Research Associate at the Institute for Historian Research at Lviv Ivan Franko National University
Dr Roksolana Verbova, Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Humanities and Social Studies of the National University “Lviv Polytechnics”
October 7, Friday. Various Edges of Identity
Webinar "Various Edges of Identity"
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14.00-15.30 Discussion 12 “Various Edges of Identity”
Venue:
Online: ZOOM, Facebook and YouTube broadcasting
Languages: Ukrainian, English (simultaneous interpreting)
Moderator: Dr. Taras Dziubanskiy, Director of the UCU Institute of Religion and Society
Dr Hadje Sadje, Associate Member of the SOAS Center for Palestine Studies, University of London, UK
Dr Hassan Musa, ECWA Theological Seminary Kagoro, Nigeria
Dr Lap van Kung, Dean of the Institute for Advanced Study in Asian Cultures and Theologies, Honorary General Secretary of the Hong Kong Christian Institute, Christian human rights NGO
Dr Choisel Francis, Director of the Master’s Degree Program in History, Catholic Institute of Paris
