ON BEHALF OF THE “1 DECEMBRIE 1918” UNIVERSITY, THE FACULTY OF ORTHODOX THEOLOGY IN ALBA IULIA, AND ITS PARTNERS FOR THIS EVENT,

the Organizing Committee is pleased to invite you to

THE 20^TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SCIENCE, THEOLOGY AND ARTS (ISSTA 2021)

 on the main topic

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION IN A PLURALISTIC CULTURE:

PASTORATION AND MISSION IN DIASPORA
Alba Iulia
May, 17-18, 2021

 having four different panels (please see details on the Home Page):

Panel 1: THE ROMANIAN DIASPORA AND THE CHALLENGES OF DIVERSITY

Panel 2: HOME IN THE DIASPORA: THE ROMANIAN ORTHODOXY ABROAD AS AN IDENTITY LANDMARK AND MISSIONARY VOCATION

Panel 3: PASTORATION ABROAD: MISSIONARY VOCATION AND IDENTITY

Panel 4: BEAUTY IS DIFFICULT

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
• 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
• 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