Centre of Eastern Christian Studies

The Centre of Eastern Christian Studies serves the International Theological Institute (ITI) in Austria, helping to fulfill its bridge function between East and West. This founding vision of Blessed Pope John Paul II was entrusted to the ITI and has as its ultimate goal the unity of the Church. This mission remains one of the priorities of the pontificate of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI.

The Centre of Eastern Christian Studies is committed to being a mediator of the truth. The Centre seeks to present the truth about the East to the West and seeks to present the truth about the West to the East, so that, in the end, they will be united in love around one and the same Truth – Christ Himself..

Mission Statement

The Centre of Eastern Christian Studies has the fourfold mission of: academic learning, prayer and divine worship, outreach activities, and ecumenical understanding.

Academic Learning
The Centre is committed to nourishing the value of the particular heritage of the Eastern Churches. The Centre fosters academic projects and publications in Eastern Christian Theology and related disciplines.

Prayer and Divine Worship
The Centre is committed to integrating theological learning with an authentic lived experience of Eastern Christian spiritual and liturgical life. The Centre wishes to be a living continuation of the edifying witness of the martyrs who gave their lives for the sake of the unity of the Church.

Outreach Activities
The Centre is committed to organizing seminars, symposiums, conferences and spiritual retreats in cooperation with other educational institutions, learned societies, religious and monastic communities, as well as individual scholars.

Ecumenical Understanding
The Centre is committed to fostering a respectful and fruitful encounter between Eastern and Western Christian Traditions and among the particular Christian Churches—Orthodox and Catholic.

Contact

Rev. DDr. Yosyp Veresh
Director of the Centre of Eastern Christian Studies

International Theological Institute
Centre of Eastern Christian Studies
Schloss Trumau
Schlossgasse 21
2521 Trumau • AUSTRIA
Telephone: +43 2253 218 08
Fax: +43 2253 218 084
e-mail: administration@iti.ac.at

Eastern Christian Studies Seminar Series: Koinonia
Begins 24 Feb 2012 14:30

24.02.2012 - Rev. Dr. Eduard Shestak,
09.03.2012 - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Rudolf
Prokschi
23.03.2012 - Dr. Alan Fimister
27.04.2012 - Rev. Dr. Tomas Labanic
11.05.2012 - Abt. Michael K. Proházka
25.05.2012 - Rev. DDr. Yosyp Veresh