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Patristic Symposium 2018

The 8th Patristic Symposium on

‘Saint Irenaeus of Lyons: History, Theology & Significance of the Apologists’,

was held at the College on 24 & 25 August 2018.

29 January 2019

2019 Professional Development For Teachers

Today the College hosted its sixth annual professional development day for the teachers and...

20 January 2019

Inaugural Conference of the International Orthodox Theological Association

The Inaugural Conference of the International Orthodox Theological Association (IOTA) was held in Iasi, Romania on 9-12 January, 2019. The broad aims of IOTA include the promotion of...

31 October 2018

Classes in Theological Studies to begin in Melbourne in 2019

The College is pleased to announce that it will introduce “facilitation classes” in Melbourne as of early February 2019. This is a new endeavour by the College as an outreach to residents of Melbourne (and those across Victoria) who might be interested to engage with part time theological...

27 August 2018

Patristic Symposium 2018

With the blessing of our College Dean, His Eminence Archbishop STYLIANOS of Australia, the Eighth Patristic Symposium took place at St...

20 August 2018

Evening Symposium on Byzantine Hymnody

The College was honoured to host the visiting Orthodox scholar and Athonite monk, Fr Damaskinos (Jaakko Olkinuora) of Xenophontos Monastery, on 19 August for an evening symposium on the...

2019 Professional Development For Teachers

2019 Professional Development For Teachers in Greek Orthodox Schools in NSW (Tuesday 29^th January 2019)

Theme: The Three Hierarchs, Saints Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom, Patrons of Education

Presentations:

Father Anastasios Bozikis, What has Athens to do with Jerusalem? The Three Hierarchs and Hellenic Paideia.mp3 (35 mins)
Father Apostolos Trifyllis, The Historical Development of the Feast Day of the Three Hierarchs (celebrated on 30th January).mp3 (24mins)
Mr Nicholas Augustinos, St Basil the Great as Educator: Implications from his 'Address to the Youth'.mp3 (25mins)

2018 Patristic Symposium: Very Revd Dr John Behr

St Andrew’s Eighth Patristic Symposium (24-25 August 2018)

Theme: ‘St Irenaeus of Lyons: History, Theology & Significance of the Apologists'

The keynote speaker was the Very Revd Dr John Behr (St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, USA) whose paper was entitled ‘St Irenaeus of Lyons and the School of John’.

St Irenaeus of Lyons and the School of John.mp3 (1hr 50mins)

St Irenaeus of Lyons and the School of John_NOTES.pdf

Fr Damaskinos of Xenophontos Monastery

An Evening Symposium on the theme of “Byzantine Hymnody: Past, Present and Future” (19 August 2018)

Keynote Lecture delivered by Fr Damaskinos (Jaakko Olkinuora) of Xenophontos Monastery and the University of Eastern Finland.

Listening and Singing in the Church.mp3 (56mins)

2018 Daily Scripture Reading Guide

The Daily Scripture Reading Guide is prepared by St Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College each year. It may be used freely in electronic and print forms. This lectionary is intended as a general guide for personal use. It is not intended for liturgical use except for Sundays as well as major feast days of our Lord Jesus Christ and of Mary the Theotokos. Information is taken from the 2018 Directory of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (ΕΠΕΤΗΡΙΣ ΤΟΥ ΟΙΚΟΥΜΕΝΙΚΟΥ ΠΑΤΡΙΑΡΧΕΙΟΥ ΕΤΟΥΣ 2018) and the lectionary found on pages 1767-1774 in The Orthodox Study Bible (Thomas Nelson, 2008).

Daily Scripture Reading Guide

2017 Theology Symposium: Revd Prof. Gerard Kelly

St Andrew’s Second Theology Symposium (1-2 September 2017)

Theme: ‘The Mystery of the Trinity: Implications for Everyday Living’

The second keynote speaker was the Revd Professor Gerard Kelly whose paper was entitled ‘The Action of God in the World and in the Life of the Believer: The Trinity and the Sacraments’.

The Action of God in the World and in the Life of the Believer: The Trinity and the Sacraments.mp3

2017 Theology Symposium: Prof. Aristotle Papanikol

St Andrew’s Second Theology Symposium (1-2 September 2017)

Theme: ‘The Mystery of the Trinity: Implications for Everyday Living'

The first keynote speaker was Professor Aristotle Papanikolaou whose paper was entitled ‘From Sophia to Personhood: The Development of 20th Century Orthodox Trinitarian Theology’.

From Sophia to Personhood: The Development of 20th Century Orthodox Trinitarian Theology.mp3

Accreditation

St Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College is accredited through the Sydney College of Divinity (SCD). The SCD is listed on the National Register of Higher Education Providers as a Higher Education Provider with Self-Accrediting Authority. It is approved by the Commonwealth Government for FEE-HELP to eligible students.