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[25 November 2009] Volume 24 (2009) of Phronema, the College's annual theological review, edited by Assoc. Prof. Jim Athanasou (University of Technology, Sydney), is the latest issue and available now through subscription. Phronema is one of the primary means of publishing the scholarly output of the Faculty - most notably His Eminence Archbishop STYLIANOS of Australia - and graduates of the College, as well as persons engaged in academia throughout Australia and overseas. It also contains book reviews as well as highlights of College events and the happenings of its staff, students and graduates. Support of this annual publication is greatly appreciated. If you wish to subscribe please download the relevant form here. [12 November 2009] The timetables for Semesters 1 and 2, 2010, are now available online. These include information about evening lectures in foundational course units - accredited at undergraduate and graduate levels - for Sydney residents, 6:00-9:00pm, Mondays to Thursdays, commencing Monday 22 February 2010. [9 October 2009] With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos, the College's inaugural Patristic Symposium St Basil the Great: History, Theology and Perennial Significance was officially opened on Wednesday 2 September. His Eminence made a series of personal and introductory remarks with reference to the perennial significance of St Basil’s various contributions. On the same first night Dr John Lee presented a paper dedicated to the exploration of the Basilian universe from a linguistic point of view entitled 'Why Didn’t St Basil Write in New Testament Greek?’ The second night hosted the papers presented by Rev. Dr Doru Costache and Dr James Athanasou. Fr Costache’s contribution, 'Elements of the Christian Worldview in Works by, and Attributed to, St Basil the Great’, attempted to highlight, in a critical manner, the relevance of St Basil’s approach to Christian cosmology. In turn, Dr Athanasou depicted the contours of a fascinating new understanding, with regards to St Basil’s character, as a deeply humble person, a true challenge to the established perception. The third night occasioned the presentation of Dr Ken Parry’s paper, 'The Iconography of St Basil’, in absentia by Mr Dimitri Kepreotes, and that of a recent graduate of the College, Mr Mario Baghos, 'St Basil’s View of the End Times’. Dr Parry’s presentation addressed the consistency of St Basil’s iconographical representations beginning with the earliest preserved (dating from the sixth century) until the turn of the millennia. Mr Baghos’ paper thoroughly explored the fabulous domain of St Basil's eschatology, challenging current approaches to the field. The fourth set of lectures took place on 23 September. Rev. Gerasimos Koutsouras presented 'The Value of Psalmody in Church Worship according to St Basil'. He shared a number of excerpts from the writings of St Basil which highlighted the importance of music for the soul in its communion with God. This paper was followed by Rev. Alan Galt's presentation, 'Pastoral Care in St Basil', which concentrated on St Basil's pastoral approach to the faithful of the time, and how this could serve as a model in pastoral care today. On the fifth night of the Symposium Mr Dimitri Kepreotes offered a paper on 'St Basil the Great as Educator: Implications of the Address to Youth’, highlighting the large – yet critical – appreciation of the great Cappadocian for classical Greek paideia. His paper was followed by the presentation by Mr Anthony Papantoniou on 'The Christology of St Basil the Great’. Placing the Christological elaborations of St Basil within a historical context, Mr Papantoniou pointed out the main parameters of ecclesial Christology, the divinity of the Son of God and the kenotic dimension of his dwelling on earth for our salvation. The sixth and final night on 7 October witnessed the presentation by Dr Philip Kariatlis, 'St Basil’s Contribution to the Trinitarian Doctrine: A Harmonious Synthesis of Greek Culture and the Biblical Worldview’. In his talk, Dr Kariatlis addressed, among other things, aspects referring to the challenges posed to the ecclesial conscience by the misuse and imprecise application of a series of philosophical terms. Also, and closely related, he espoused the perennial significance of St Basil’s terminological contributions to the clarification of Trinitarian doctrine. The Symposium reached its close through a panel discussion involving the Convenors along with Rev. Koutsouras, Drs Athanasou and Parry, and Messrs Kepreotes, Papantoniou and Baghos. His Grace Bishop Seraphim of Apollonias, College Sub-Dean, conveyed the blessings and gratitude of His Eminence to the speakers, organisers and the audience, emphasising once more the spiritual goal of the event. Audio recordings of the presentations are available on this website (see downloads). Furthermore, each of the papers will be presented in their full version in a collective volume of the Faculty which will be published by St Andrew's Orthodox Press. Indeed the papers will be reviewed by the convenors along with a board of international referees.
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