ISSTA 2022

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THE IMAGE, THE NAME, AND THE GLORY

The Enacting Beauty of Prayer and the Hesychast ”Aesthetics” of Theosis

the Organizing Committee is pleasedto invite you to the 21th International Symposium on Science, Theology and Arts (ISSTA 2022)

PROGRAMME

having four different sections:

1. Hesychasm – in History and Today
2. Hesychast Beauty as a Paradigm of the Divine ”Aesthetics”
3. Light as a Dogma and a Spiritual Experience
4. Hymns and Art of the Neptic Tradition

PARTNERS

• ”1 Decembrie 1918” University in Alba Iulia, Romania
• Doctoral School in Theology, Alba Iulia
• Orthodox Archdiocese of Alba Iulia
• Orthodox Diocese of Deva and Hunedoara, Deva
• State Secretariat for Religious Affairs, Bucharest
• National Authority for Scientific Research and Innovation, Bucharest
• Alba County Council
• Alba Iulia City Hall
• Center for Interreligious Research and Christian Psychopedagogy, Alba Iulia 

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

• Mihai HIMCINSCHI, “1 Decembrie 1918” University, Alba Iulia, Romania, dean of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology, director of ISSTA 2020
• Remus Onișor, “1 Decembrie 1918” University, Alba Iulia, Romania
• Alexandru Moldovan, ”1 Decembrie 1918” University, Alba Iulia, Romania
• Mark J. CHERRY, Edward’s University, Austin, Texas, SUA
• Emil JURCAN, “1 Decembrie 1918” University, Alba Iulia, Romania
• Dumitru VANCA, ”1 Decembrie 1918” University, Alba Iulia, Romania
• Ovidiu PANAITE, “1 Decembrie 1918” University, Alba Iulia, Romania
• Dragoș ȘUȘMAN, “1 Decembrie 1918” University, Alba Iulia, Romania
• Mariyan STOYADINOV, ”St. Cyril and St. Methodius” University, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
• Marius TELEA, ”1 Decembrie 1918” University, Faculty of Theology in Alba Iulia, Romania
• Lucian COLDA, ”1 Decembrie 1918” University, Faculty of Theology in Alba Iulia, Romania
• Oliviu BOTOI, “1 Decembrie 1918” University, Alba Iulia, Romania
• Ana ILTIS, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• Răzvan BRUDIU, “1 Decembrie 1918” University, Alba Iulia, Romania
• Porzia QUAGLIARELIA, Faculty of Theology, Bari, Italia
• Sorin ALBU, “Arte și Design” University, Cluj Napoca, Romania
• Andrei DÎRLĂU, researcher, theologian, writer,editor, translator

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

• Mihai HIMCINSCHI, PhD, Rev., Professor, dean of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology, director of ISSTA 2020 “1 Decembrie 1918” University in Alba Iulia
• Remus Onișor, “1 Decembrie 1918” University, Alba Iulia, Romania, 
• Alexandru MOLDOVAN, ”1 Decembrie 1918” University, Faculty of Theology in Alba Iulia, Romania
• Emil JURCAN, “1 Decembrie 1918” University, Alba Iulia, Romania
• Dumitru VANCA, ”1 Decembrie 1918” University, Alba Iulia, Romania
• Domin ADAM, ”1 Decembrie 1918” University, Alba Iulia, Romania
• Alin ALBU, ”1 Decembrie 1918” University, Faculty of Theology in Alba Iulia, Romania
• Ovidiu PANAITE, ”1 Decembrie 1918” University, Faculty of Theology in Alba Iulia, Romania
• Marius TELEA, ”1 Decembrie 1918” University, Faculty of Theology in Alba Iulia, Romania
• Lucian COLDA, ”1 Decembrie 1918” University, Faculty of Theology in Alba Iulia, Romania
• Răzvan BRUDIU, ”1 Decembrie 1918” University, Faculty of Theology in Alba Iulia, Romania
• Alexandru AGIGNOAEI , PhD Candidate, Doctoral School in Theology, Alba Iulia
• Andrei DÎRLĂU, researcher, theologian, writer,editor, translator
• Tiberiu APOLZAN, MA Theology, MA Economics, secretary of the Faculty of Theology in Alba Iulia

CONTACT

• Mihai HIMCINSCHI: himmihai@yahoo.com