Broadening the Horizons of Metropolitan John Zizioulas’s TheologyInternational Conference on the Thought and Legacy of Metropolitan John (Zizioulas) of Pergamon
Germany, 2026
Participants & Abstracts
- Georges El-Hage – The Reception of the Theology of the Metropolitan of Pergamon in French and Antiochian Orthodox Contexts
- Pia Choudhari – The Limits of Psychoanalysis and the Ontology of the Person
- Dario Chiappetti – Trinitarian Freedom and the Monarchy of the Father: Anthropological and Ecclesiological Implications
- Viorel Coman – The Future and Prospects of Eucharistic Ecclesiology
- Rachel Contos – Re-reading Remembering the Future: New Perspectives for Contemporary Theology
- Alexander Hurtselles – Tradition in Tension: Rupture and Continuity in Dialogue with the Contemporary World
- Isidoros Katsos – John Zizioulas on Natural and Human Rights
- Pantelis Kalaitzidis – Theosis in the Theology of Metropolitan John D. Zizioulas and Its Anthropological Implications
- George Kordis – Relational Ontology as a Source of Artistic Inspiration: Art as Public Theology, the Language of Community, and an Ecclesiological Expression
- Sarah Livick-Moses – Re-reading Remembering the Future: Eschatology and the Human Condition Today
- Aristotle Papanikolaou – Human Rights and the Theology of the Metropolitan of Pergamon: Continuity and Discontinuity
- Jack Pappas – Re-reading Remembering the Future: Ontology and Personhood in Contemporary Context
- Richard René – Contemporary Anthropological and Ethical Questions in Light of the Theology of the Metropolitan of Pergamon
- Thomas Ruston – Eucharistic Ecclesiology and Social Trinitarianism in the Theology of John Zizioulas
- Dionysios Skliris – Communion and Polity: Toward a Democratic Political Theology in the Thought of Metropolitan John of Pergamon (Zizioulas)
- Petr Sukal – From Protology to Eschatology: Ioannis Zizioulas’s Contribution to a Reinterpretation of the Doctrine of Original Sin
- Marco Vilotic – Unresolved Questions in Remembering the Future and Contemporary Theology: Ontology, the Fall, and Ethics
- Jennifer Wasmuth – The Concept of “Sola” in Lutheran–Orthodox Dialogue: Perspectives and Challenges
- Fr. George Tserodze – Relational Ontology and the Problem of “Quasi-Causality” in Human Communion
Thematic Panels
I. Trinitarian Foundations and Ontology of the Person
The wellspring: being as communion, freedom, and personhood
- Dario Chiappetti – Trinitarian Freedom and the Monarchy of the Father: Anthropological and Ecclesiological Implications
- Isidoros Katsos – The Logical Implications of the Theology of the Metropolitan of Pergamon
II. Eucharist, Church, and Eschaton
The heart of communion: the Church as the foretaste of the Kingdom
- Viorel Coman – The Future and Prospects of Eucharistic Ecclesiology
- Thomas Ruston – Eucharistic Ecclesiology and Social Trinitarianism in the Theology of John Zizioulas
III. Tradition, Modernity, and Theological Method
Between memory and renewal: the neopatristic synthesis today
- Alexander Hurtselles – Tradition in Tension: Rupture and Continuity in Dialogue with the Contemporary World
- Marco Vilotic – “Remembering the Future” and Its Unrealized Potential in Contemporary Theology and Ecclesial Life
- Jennifer Wasmuth – The Concept of “Sola” in Lutheran–Orthodox Dialogue: Perspectives and Challenges
IV. Ecumenical Dialogue and Global Reception
Communion sought across boundaries
- Aristotle Papanikolaou – Human Rights and the Theology of the Metropolitan of Pergamon: Continuity and Discontinuity
- Georges El-Hage – The Reception of the Theology of the Metropolitan of Pergamon in French and Antiochian Orthodox Contexts
- Fr. George Tserodze – Relational Ontology and the Problem of “Quasi-Causality” in Human Communion
V. Anthropology, Ethics, and Contemporary Challenges
The human being at the crossroads of freedom, technology, and meaning
- Richard René – Contemporary Anthropological and Ethical Questions in Light of the Theology of the Metropolitan of Pergamon
- Pia Choudhari – The Limits of Psychoanalysis and the Ontology of the Person
- Dionysios Skliris – Communion and Polity: Toward a Democratic Political Theology in the Thought of Metropolitan John of Pergamon (Zizioulas)
- Petr Sukal – The Fall, Evil, and Death in Humanity and Creation
VI. Creation, Aesthetics, and the World as Communion
The world transfigured: beauty, ecology, and offering
- George Kordis – Relational Ontology as a Source of Artistic Inspiration: Art as Public Theology, the Language of Community, and an Ecclesiological Expression
VII. Theosis and the Horizon of Fulfillment
The final word: participation in divine life
- Pantelis Kalaitzidis – Theosis in the Theology of Metropolitan John D. Zizioulas and Its Anthropological Implications
VIII. Emerging Voices: New Generations in Dialogue
Receiving the tradition anew and extending its horizon
- Rachel Contos – Re-reading Remembering the Future: New Perspectives for Contemporary Theology
- Jack Pappas – Re-reading Remembering the Future: Ontology and Personhood in Contemporary Context
- Sarah Livick-Moses – Re-reading Remembering the Future: Eschatology and the Human Condition Today