September 2-4, 2021
Online live streaming available
September 2
September 3
September 4
International conference organized by the Bulgakov Research Centre at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) with the Orthodox Christian Studies Center of Fordham University and the Volos Academy for Theological for Theological Studies (Hellas)
Under the patronage of Rowan Williams, Master of Magdalene College and former Archbishop of Canterbury
Sergij Bulgakov is one of the preeminent theologians of the 20th century. The international conference on the occasion of his 150th birthday (16th/28th July 1871 – 13th July 1944) aims to promote the reception of his work in Eastern and Western academic life.
The conference wants to explore Bulgakov's contribution to meeting the challenges of the modern world and to build bridges between East and West.
The colloquium will bring young researchers from different theological disciplines and different ecclesiastical traditions into conversation with established Bulgakov specialists. The official language of the conference will be English.
Main Speakers
Antoine Arjakovsky
Co-directeur du département de recherche
Politique et Religions du Collège des Bernardins
Nikolaos Asproulis
Deputy Director of the
Volos Academy for Theological Studies
David Bentley Hart
Faculty Fellow,
Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study
Antonio Bergamo
Director of the ISSR of Lecce and Professor of
Theological Anthropology at Sophia University Institute
Catherine Evtuhov
Professor of History, Department of History,
Columbia University
Brandon Gallaher
Senior Lecturer of Systematic and Comparative Theology,
University of Exeter
Paul Gavrilyuk
Aquinas Chair in Theology and Philosophy at the
Theology Department of the University of St. Thomas
Barbara Hallensleben
Professor of Dogmatic Theology and Ecumenism,
University of Fribourg
Pavel Khondzinskii
Dean of the Theological Faculty,
St. Tikhon’s Orthodox University, Moscow
Alexei Kozyrev
Dean and Associate Professor of the Faculty of Philosophy,
Chair of History of Russian Philosophy,
Lomonosov Moscow State University
John Milbank
President of the Centre of Theology and Philosophy,
University of Nottingham
Natalia Vaganova
Lecturer of Philosophy at the Theological Faculty,
St. Tikhon’s Orthodox University, Moscow
Nathaniel Wood
Associate Director,
Orthodox Christian Studies Center,
Fordham University
Rowan Williams
Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge (2013–2020),
Archbishop of Canterbury (2002–2012)
Panel Participants
Deborah Casewell, Germany
Dario Colombo, Switzerland
Justin S. Coyle, USA
Joshua Heath, UK
Caleb Henry, Canada
Austin Holmes, USA
Ivan Ilin, Russia
Nikos Kouremenos, Hellas
Sarah Livick-Moses, USA
Adalberto Mainardi, Italy
Graham McGeoch, Brasil
Mark McInroy, USA
Jack Louis Pappas, USA
Liubov Petrova, Russia
Taylor Ross, USA
Yuri Safoklov, Germany
Dionysios Skliris, Hellas
Tikhon Vasilyev, Russia
Organising Committee
Barbara Hallensleben
Professor of Dogmatic Theology and Ecumenism,
University of Fribourg (Switzerland)
Regula Zwahlen
PhD, Scientific Director of the Sergii Bulgakov Research Centre,
University of Fribourg (Switzerland)
Aristotle Papanikolaou
Professor of Theology,
Archbishop Demetrios Chair in Orthodox Theology and Culture,
and Co-Founding Director of the Orthodox Christian Studies Center,
Fordham University (New York, USA)
George Demacopoulos
Fr. John Meyendorff & Patterson Family Chair of Orthodox Christian Studies,
and Co-Founding Director of the Orthodox Christian Studies Center,
Fordham University (New York, USA)
Pantelis Kalaitzidis
Director, Volos Academy for Theological Studies (Volos, Hellas),
Member of the Executive Committee of the European Academy of Religion
(Bologna, Italy)