Moscow
The first annual Reformation Day theological conference was held on October 31 in the St. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Moscow. The theme chosen this year was: "Reformation: from Conflict to Dialogue."
Elena Bondarenko, Dean of the Central Deanery and Public Relations director for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in European Russia, opened the conference. She noted that for such an ecumenical conference, it is inappropriate to approach the Reformation as something that is either simply positive or simply negative. "Many centuries later Christians of all denominations are seriously thinking about points of contact and not about what divides us. The experience of Martin Luther's Reformation needs a serious, well-thought-out approach, not an apologetic defense." The interesting speakers for the day provided a wonderful opportunity to do just that.
Many guests from various churches attended, including representatives of the Moscow Patriarchate, of the Archbishop of Canterbury,from the German embassy congregation, the Moscow Protestant Chaplaincy and the Moscow Bible Church.
The friendly tone of the conference was set by Pavel Gnilorybov, a historian of Moscow. He spoke about the history of the St. Peter and Paul Cathedral on Starosadsky alley. The rector of the St. Thomas Institute, Tomas Garsiya and Father Kirill Gorbunov, press secretary of the Roman Catholic Archbishopric of the Mother of God in Moscow, shared their thoughts about the development of friendly and partner relationships between the Lutheran and Catholic Churches. Andrey Desnitskiy, a consultant with the Bible Translation Institute and a member of the Oriental Studies division of the Russian Academy of Sciences, spoke about the problems that all Christians (of any denomination) face. The conference was concluded by the Rector of the ELC Theological Seminary, Anton Tikhomirov, who spoke about his research into a number of church sounds from Western Christian denominations.
The first annual Reformation Day theological conference was held on October 31 in the St. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Moscow. The theme chosen this year was: "Reformation: from Conflict to Dialogue."Elena Bondarenko, Dean of the Central Deanery and Public Relations director for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in European Russia, opened the conference. She noted that for such an ecumenical conference, it is inappropriate to approach the Reformation as something that is either simply positive or simply negative. "Many centuries later Christians of all denominations are seriously thinking about points of contact and not about what divides us. The experience of Martin Luther's Reformation needs a serious, well-thought-out approach, not an apologetic defense." The interesting speakers for the day provided a wonderful opportunity to do just that.
Many guests from various churches attended, including representatives of the Moscow Patriarchate, of the Archbishop of Canterbury,from the German embassy congregation, the Moscow Protestant Chaplaincy and the Moscow Bible Church.
The friendly tone of the conference was set by Pavel Gnilorybov, a historian of Moscow. He spoke about the history of the St. Peter and Paul Cathedral on Starosadsky alley. The rector of the St. Thomas Institute, Tomas Garsiya and Father Kirill Gorbunov, press secretary of the Roman Catholic Archbishopric of the Mother of God in Moscow, shared their thoughts about the development of friendly and partner relationships between the Lutheran and Catholic Churches. Andrey Desnitskiy, a consultant with the Bible Translation Institute and a member of the Oriental Studies division of the Russian Academy of Sciences, spoke about the problems that all Christians (of any denomination) face. The conference was concluded by the Rector of the ELC Theological Seminary, Anton Tikhomirov, who spoke about his research into a number of church sounds from Western Christian denominations.
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