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TUESDAY 6
9.30 am

Opening of the Conference
SABINO CHIALÀ, Prior of Bose

Isaac of Nineveh: an Ecumenical Saint
SEBASTIAN BROCK, Oxford

Isaac and his Historical and Cultural Environment
PAOLO BETTIOLO, Padova

3.30 pm

The Proclamation of Infinite Mercy
+ BENEDICT VESA, Cluj-Napoca

Redemption and Salvation of Man
PORPHYRIOS GEORGI, Balamand

WEDNESDAY 7
9.00 am

Man accordig to God: Interiority and Exteriority
MAKSIM KALININ, Mosca

The Grace of Weakness and the Limit of Death
VALENTINA DUCA, Leuven

3.30 pm

Reading Isaac Together

In the afternoon, participants will be invited to distribute themselves in small linguistic panels, to read, discuss and enjoy together some of Isaac's texts. The panels will be animated by the following moderators:

JORIS VAN AEL, Gent
TAMARA GRDZELIDZE, Tbilisi
ADALBERTO PIOVANO, Dumenza
GIANMARCO TONDELLO, Bose
NIKOS KOUREMENOS, Volos
VICTOR CRETU, Arona

THURSDAY 8
9.00 am

The Monastic Life in Isaac the Syrian
MARCEL PIRARD, Nemea

From Prayer to Amazement
BROURIA BITTON-ASHKELONY, Gerusalemme

3.30 pm

Tears of Repentance and Tears of Joy
AGAPIE CORBU, Arad

Ascesis According to the Gospel: the Struggle to Regain Humility
NESTOR KAVVADAS, Tübingen

FRIDAY 9
9.00 am

The Book of Creation and Cosmic Recapitulation
PABLO ARGÁRATE, Graz

Isaac’s Teaching for Contemporary Man
CHRYSOSTOMOS STAMOULIS, Thessaloniki

Conclusions

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The conference is open to all. Simultaneous translation in Italian, Greek and English will be ensured. Arrivals are expected on Monday 5^th September; departures on Friday 9^th in the afternoon and Saturday 10^th in the morning. Hospitality will be ensured at the Monastery of Bose. To register for the Conference, it is necessary to call the Secretariat and send the registration form via email by August 25, 2022, until all places have been filled. The Secretariat is available for any information.