Events

On September 21-23, 2023, ISEC organized an international conference titled “The Liturgies of the Church of Alexandria: From Late-Antique Origins to the Medieval Heritage” at The Catholic University of America. We hosted 22 scholars from all over the world exploring the liturgical heritage of the great city of Alexandria. This was organized in cooperation with … “The Liturgies of the Church of Alexandria: From Late-Antique Origins to the Medieval Heritage”

Through the generosity of Mr. Dean Shahinian, we kicked off an annual lecture series titled “The Grace and Paul Shahinian Armenian Christian Art and Culture Lecture Series.” The inaugural lecture was on March 23, 2023 at 5 pm (Heritage Hall, The Catholic University of America). The speaker was Prof. Christina Maranci (Harvard University) and the … “Armenia and the World in Art and Text”

On Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at 5pm Justin Mann (Fellow, Dumbarton Oaks) offered a lecture on the monastic landscapes of Byzantine Hellas.

On Friday, February 10, 2023, ISEC offered a seminar for our Catholic University of America doctoral students (in theology, Greek and Latin, Early Christianity) on how to produce a critical edition of a Greek text. This event was organized with support from Dumbarton Oaks, the School of Theology and Religious Studies, and the Center for … Greek Text Seminar

On October 31, 2022, Fr. Damaskinos Olkinuora, a monk of Xenophontos Monastery (Mt Athos) and professor at the University of Eastern Finland, offered our graduate students a lecture titled on Byzantine liturgical texts. For a video of the lecture, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bITzaHPE76Q

On April 12, 2022, ISEC hosted Fr. Eugen Pentiuc of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology who engaged doctoral students from both Biblical and Liturgical Studies in discussing his new book, Hearing the Scriptures: Liturgical Exegesis of the Old Testament in Byzantine Orthodox Hymnography, published by Oxford University Press (2021). For a video of … Hearing the Scriptures: Liturgical Exegesis of the Old Testament in Byzantine Orthodox Hymnography

On April 12, 2022, Prof. Emanuel Fiano (Fellow at Dumbarton Oaks, Fordham University) offered a lecture which tackled such topics as the distinction between human and divine law, and whether God gave Christians any secular precepts—contained at the outset of the Legal Codes produced by two seventh-to-eighth-century authors, Shemʿon and Ishoʿbokht of Rev Ardashir, both East-Syriac … “Christian Law in Seventh-to-Eighth-Century Fars (modern day Iran): Ishoʿbokht and Shemʿon of Rev Ardashir”

On March 15, 2022, Fr. John Chryssavgis offered a in honor of Gr. George Alexson, an alumnus of The Catholic University of America. Over 100 people were in attendance. His Eminence, Archbishop Elpidophoros honored Fr. George and the Institute with His presence. For a video of the lecture, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVyiWS-ZbIY.