News & Events

1 December 2014

18th Australian Association for Byzantine Studies Conference On 28-30 November 2014, the 18th Australian Association for Byzantine Studies Conference was held at the University of Queensland in Brisbane. The topic of the conference was Byzantine Culture in Translation. On Saturday 29 November, Mr Mario Baghos (Associate Lecturer in Church History) presented...

30 November 2014

Elevation to Protopresbyter On Sunday 30 November 2014, College graduate and Lecturer in Pastoral Theology and Practice, Fr Constantine Varipatis, was elevated by His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos of Australia (College Dean) to the office of Protopresbyter at the Greek Orthodox Church of St Stylianos (Gymea NSW).

28 November 2014

Address in Honour of His Eminence On Friday 28 November 2014, Dr Philip Kariatlis (Academic Director & Senior Lecturer in Systematic Theology) delivered the keynote address at the Name Day Dinner held in honour of His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos (College Dean). In his paper, he offered some personal reflections not only on...

27 November 2014

Prof. Pauline Allen Has Joined Phronema's Editorial Board St Andrew's is delighted to announce that eminent scholar, Professor Pauline Allen, FAHA (Australian Catholic University, QLD), has joined the editorial board of the College's journal, Phronema. Prof. Allen, who serves as the director of the Centre for Early Christian Studies, is a great friend of...

24 November 2014

Ordination On Friday 21 November 2014 (the Synaxis of the Holy Archangels, old calendar) St Andrew's graduate, Hierodeacon Siluan Mrakic (MTh, '14), was ordained to the holy priesthood by His Grace Bishop Milutin of Valjevo (a diocese in western Serbia). The ordination took place at the nunnery of the Holy...

20 November 2014

Public Lecture On Wednesday 19 November 2014, Dr Philip Kariatlis (Academic Director & Senior Lecturer in Systematic Theology) delivered a presentation for the Short Course in Orthodox Studies hosted by the Very Revd Fr Steven Scoutas (Associate Lecturer in Pastoral Theology and Practice) at the Greek...

18 November 2014

Byzantine Music Concert On Sunday 16 November 2014, St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College, together with the Melisma Ensemble and the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese Choir, celebrated the 200th anniversary since the establishment of the ‘New Method’ of ecclesiastic music by the Three Renowned Teachers: Gregory...

17 November 2014

Adult Faith Education Open Learning On Saturday 15 November 2014, St Andrew's presented a series of catechetical lectures on the topic 'The Divine Liturgy: the Heart of Orthodoxy,' at the Greek Orthodox Parish & Community of Sts Constantine and Helene, Northbridge WA, as part of its Adult Faith Education Open Learning...

11 November 2014

Public Lecture On Monday 10 November 2014, the Very Revd Dr Doru Costache, Senior Lecturer in Patristic Studies, delivered a public lecture entitled 'Beyond the Anthropic Principle: St Maximus' Theanthropocosmic Narrative' at the Greek Orthodox Parish of the Resurrection of Christ, Kogarah.

6 November 2014

Guest Lecture On Wednesday 5 November 2014, upon the invitation of Protopresbyter Dr Doru Costache, Mr Anthony Papantoniou (doctoral candidate with the University of Sydney) offered a lecture on Saint Nicholas Cabasilas and his treatise The Life in Christ for T7383 Later Byzantine Patristic Theology. Both the...