The Future of Knowledge
An International Interdisciplinary Conference
organized by
IPSEC & the Scientific Press
Keynote Addresses
@
Harvard Faculty Club (April 28, 2016)
Attendance by invitation only!
The twenty-first century ushered mankind into adventurous, exciting, but challenging new horizons. The new power of computation led to colossal advances in genetics, space exploration, and quantum physics—just to name a few—while the power of human imagination reached new summits. As part of IPSEC's Round Table program, this conference, "The Future of Knowledge," is designed to reunite scholars from the worlds of religion, economics, business, politics, science and technology to propose holistic ways of thinking in tackling the challenges faced by the mankind.
Keynote Speakers:
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Titus Corlățean
Romania's Minister of Justice (2012) &
Minister of Foreign Affairs (2012-2014)
CURRENTLY: Romanian Senator
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Mihnea Costoiu
Romania's Minister Delegate for Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technological Development (2012-2014)
CURRENTLY: Romanian Senator &
President of
University Politehnica of Bucharest
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IPSEC launches website in Chinese!
www.OrthodoxPeace.Org
We are happy to announce that the Chinese version of IPSEC’s website had been launched. The text of the website was translated from English by our BTI intern from Harvard Divinity School, Yuchi Che. We applaud her dedication and hard work in completing such a lengthy and difficult task.
IPSEC Podcast
Reflections on the Good Friday Lamentations
The Meaning of Lamentations in the Slavo-Byzantine rite
by Marian Gh. Simion
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Russian Intern Needed
IPSEC is looking to appoint a Russian Intern for a three-month period. The candidate should be a native Russian speaker, have excellent writing skills in Russian language and possess superior knowledge of English language. The main duty of the Russian Intern will be to translate the text content of the IPSEC website into Russian. A strong knowledge of Russian Orthodox culture, communication, and networking strategies is a plus. The selected candidate will be listed on the website as IPSEC Staff, and will work remotely. This is an unpaid position which offers multiple educational advantages and networking. To apply, please send your CV along with a cover letter to Dr. Marian Simion at: msimion@orthodoxpeace.org
IPSEC & Scientific Press
announce
international conference on
THE PHENOMENON OF MIGRATION
Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives
DATE: August 22-23, 2016
DEADLINES:
Registration & Abstract: August 1, 2016
Paper: August 15, 2016
DETAILS
St. Andrew’s Biblical Theological Institute
International Conferences
The Saint Andrew’s Biblical Theological Institute of Moscow, Russia, announces two international conferences. The first conference, “Theology of Suffering in Ecumenical Perspective,” will be held in Bose, Italy, during 26–29 October 2016. The second conference, “Theology of Nature: Divine Gift and Human Responsibility” will be held in Utrecht, the Netherlands, during 9–12 November 2016. Detailed information is available at www.standrews.ru
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Your donations help us invest into the future of Orthodox Christians, now suffering from conflict, marginalization, and poverty. IPSEC is a tax deductible 501(c)(3) entity under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, Section 170. Tax deductible donations can be made payable to “Institute for Peace Studies in Eastern Christianity” and mailed to:
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