Summer School in Trier, Germany

May 16 - July 1, 2022

Professors: Dr. Marco Benini (liturgy, Trier; taught 6 semesters at CUA), with some classes by Dr. Stefanos Alexopoulos (liturgy, CUA), Dr. Hans-Georg Gradl (NT, Trier), and Dr. Carolin Neuber (OT, Trier)

"Sacred Scripture is of the greatest importance in the celebration of the liturgy." (SC 24). The Bible shapes the liturgy like no other book: OT and NT readings are intertextually combined. Psalms are often specifically chosen. Prayers and hymns are biblically permeated. Liturgical actions and symbols (e.g., the washing of feet on Holy Thursday, baptismal rites, etc.) are inspired by sacred Scripture. At the same time, the liturgy interprets sacred Scripture and makes the Bible, a written echo of the revelation, to the living Word of God, whom we encounter in the liturgy. The reception of Scripture (e.g., according to the literary reception theory) is part of the active participation in the liturgy.

Call for PhD Applicants, Liturgical Studies

The Graduate School at the University of Notre Dame accepts up to two, funded (tuition scholarship + full stipend) PhD students per year in Liturgical Studies. The program in Liturgical Studies integrates three sub-disciplines: Liturgical History; Liturgical Theology; Ritual Studies.

All applications must be submitted to the Graduate School by January 2, 2022. More information and a link to the online application may be found here:
https://theology.nd.edu/graduate-programs/ph-d/

For those without a Master degree, the Theology Department also offers a two-year Master of Theological Studies (MTS) with a concentration in Liturgical Studies, which is geared toward eventual PhD work in liturgy or other fields:
https://theology.nd.edu/graduate-programs/mts/

CLASSICAL ARMENIAN AT THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY EICHSTÄTT-INGOLSTADT

INFO: https://www.ku.de/news/hybrider-sprachkurs-altarmenisch-mit-beginn-am-24-januar-2022

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE ERC PROJECT MAMEMS: BETWEEN POLYGLOSSIA AND POLYETHNIA: CULTURE, ETHNICITY AND IDENTITY ON MEDIEVAL MOUNT ATHOS

INFO: https://mamems.uni-mainz.de

THE 8^th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE SOCIETY OF ORIENTAL LITURGY, THESSALONIKI, GREECE

68^E SEMAINE D’ÉTUDES LITURGIQUES SAINT-SERGE

5 July–8 July 2022

INFO: https://saint-serge.net

24^th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF BYZANTINE STUDIES

INFO: https://byzcongress2022.org

DER 34. DEUTSCHE ORIENTALISTENTAG, FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN

INFO: https://dot2022.de

Recent & Forthcoming Publications:

András DOBOS, Prassi e teologia circa l’Eucaristia nella storica Eparchia di Mukačevo. Dall’unione di Užhorod (1646) fino alla metà del XX secolo. Münster: Aschendorff 2022 (Studies in Eastern Christian Liturgies 3); https://www.aschendorff-buchverlag.de/detailview?no=21770.

Mary Farag, What Makes a Church Sacred? Legal and Ritual Perspectives from Late Antiquity. University of California Press 2021 (Transformation of the Classical Heritage 63).

Daniel GALADZA, Art. Святогрóбский Типикóн, in: Православная Энцилкопедия 62 (forthcoming), 141–144 (on academia.edu).

Job GETCHA, The Euchologion Unveiled: An Explanation of Byzantine Liturgical Practice II. New York: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press 2021.

Job GETCHA, La théologie sacramentaire Byzantine : Les sacrements chez Nicolas Cabasilas et Syméon de Thessalonique. Préface de Marie-Hélène Congourdeau, Paris : Beauchesne 2021.

Theodoros X. GIANGOU, Christina KAKKOURA, Christodoulos CHRISTODOULOU, Nikolaos PAPANTONIOU (eds.), Κυπριακή Αγιολογία. Πρακτικά Β΄ Διεθνούς Συνεδρίου «Από τον άγιο Επιφάνιο στον άγιο Νεόφυτο τον Έγκλειστο (4ος-12ος αι.)», Παραλίμνι, 13-15 Φεβρουαρίου 2014. Agia Napa, Paralimni 2021.

Ephrem A. ISHAC, Thomas CSANÁDY, Theresa Zammit LUPI (eds.), Tracing Written Heritage in a Digital Age. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz 2021.

Mirela IVANOVA, Inventing and ethnicising Slavonic in the long ninth century, in: Journal of Medieval History, 47:4-5 (2021), 574-586. Link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/03044181.2021.1980960

Thomas LIENHARD, The emergence of written Slavonic (c.860–c.880): where and why?, in: Journal of Medieval History 47:4-5 (2021), 587-596. Link to the abstract: https://doi.org/10.1080/03044181.2021.1980970

Martin LUSTRAETEN, The Source Value of Arabic Typicon-Manuscripts as Testimonials for the Byzantinization of the Melkites, in: Religions 2021, 12(11), 931; https://doi.org/10.3390/rel12110931

Alexandra NIKIFOROVA, Святые жeны в древнеиерусалимском богослужении: корпус текстов и система топосов, in: Библия и христианская древность / Bible and Christian Antiquity, 11/ 3, (2021), 160–196. (on academia.edu)

Eugen J. PENTUIC, Hearing the Scriptures: Liturgical Exegesis of the Old Testament in Byzantine Orthodox Hymnography. Oxford University Press 2021.

Gregory TUCKER, The Hymnography of the Middle Byzantine Ecclesias¬tic Rite & Its Festal Theology: Introduction – Edition – Commentary. (Studies in Eastern Christian Liturgies), Münster: Aschendorff, forthcoming.

Ex Fonte – Journal of Ecumenical Studies in Liturgy. May 2022. https://exfonte.org

9^th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM IN BYZANTINE AND MEDIEVAL STUDIES "DAYS OF JUSTINIAN I"

Skopje, 12-14 November, 2021

Deadline for submitting the abstract of the papers: 15 August, 2021

INFO: http://www.ini.ukim.mk