The Legacy of Father Alexander Schmemann
Communications
The lectures will be in French, English or Russian. A translation into both other languages will be provided.
- Session 1 : Literature and Christianity
- Poems as messages. What does poetry convey to Fr Alexander? Olga Sedakova (Moscow) [Ru]
- The role of literature in a life dedicated to the Church. Fr Jean-Claude Roberti (Rennes) [Fr]
- Fr Alexander and Russian literature according to his Journals, Fr Michel Evdokimov (Paris) [Fr]
- Fr Alexander and Chekhov. Joost Van Rossum (Paris) [Fr]
- Fr Alexander and Solzhenitsyn. Nikita Struve (Paris) [Fr]
- The contemporary editions of Fr Alexander in Russia. Helen Dorman (Moscow) [Ru]
- Session 2 : The Church and the World
- Fr Alexander and the rumor of the world. Jean-François Colosimo (Paris) [Fr]
- The world as sacrament. Fr Michael Plekon (New York) [En]
- The theme of “ecclesialization of life” in Fr Alexander’s work. Fr Alexis Vinogradov (New York) [En]
- The legacy of Fr Alexander in Russia. Alexander Kirlejev (Moscow) [Ru]
- The mission of the Church in the world. Fr George Kotchetkov (Moscow) [Ru]
- Orthodoxy in Lithuania: an “autochthonous” and “foreign” faith (the road in the past and perspectives for the future). Fr Vitalijus Karikovas (Lituania) [Ru]
- Fr Alexander, apostle of Orthodox universalism in America. Fr Michael Meerson Aksionov (New York) [En]
- Session 3 : Liturgical Theology
- From master to disciple: the notion of “liturgical theology” in Fr Cyprian Kern and Fr Alexander. Fr Job (Getcha) (Paris) [Fr]
- The liturgical ordo and its theology in the thought of Fr Alexander. André Lossky (Paris) [Fr]
- The notion of the liturgical symbol in Fr Alexander’s work. Symeon Froyshov (Norway) [Fr]
- The liturgical legacy of Fr Alexander in America. Paul Meyendorff (New York) [En]
- The reception of Fr Alexander's liturgical theology in the Roman Catholic Church. Fr David Bresciani S.J. (Rome) [Fr]
- The eucharistic theology of Fr Alexander and Fr Dimitru Staniloae, Fr Sava Viorel (Iasi) [En]
- Session 4 : Ecclesiology
- Panel: “Renewal and Tradition in the work of Fr Alexander” [Fr], introduced by Fr Vladimir Shmaliy (Moscow) [Ru]
- The contribution of Fr Alexander to contemporary ecclesiological studies. Fr George Basioudis (Germany) [En]
- Comparative study of the place of eucharistic ecclesiology among Catholics and Orthodox in dialogue with Fr Alexander. Peter de Mey (Leuven) [Fr]
- Sources of the ecclesiology of Fr Alexander. Fr Jean Gueit (Marseille) [Fr]
- “The Church in mission” or “the Church as mission”? Fr Alexander's contribution to placing missiology at the core of ecclesiology. Athanase Papathanassiou (Athens) [En]
- Fr Alexander and the ecclesiological status of the OCA. Fr Leonid Kishkovsky (New York) and Fr Thomas FitzGerald (Boston) [En]
- Session 5 : Pastoral application
- Contemporary penitential discipline and frequent communion of the faithful. Fr Nicholas Ozoline (Paris) [Fr]
- Theological education for pastoral ministry. Fr Thomas Hopko (New-York) [En]
- Cracking the clerical caste: Towards a conciliar Church. Fr William Mills (Charlotte NC) [En]
- Christ in our world: Waiting for the Good News? Fr John Tkachuk (Montréal) [En]
- Pastoral aspects of Baptism in the light of the legacy of Fr Alexander (Baptismal practice during the last two decades in the post-Soviet area. A tentative analysis), Alexander Burov (Saint-Petersburg) [Ru]
- Panel: Father Alexander and pastoral practice. With the contribution of Metropolitan Georges (Khodr) (Lebanon), Fr Nicholas Cernokrak (Paris), Fr Boris Bobrinskoy (Paris), Natalia Vasilevich (Minsk), Fr René Marichal S.J. (Lyon), Olga Victoroff (Paris)