Theologians and researchers will gather in Cambridge to analyze the role of monasticism in the contemporary life of the Churchtranslated

Theologians, researchers and representatives of monastic life will participate in a winter school organized by the Cambridge Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies (IOCS), which will explore the role of monasticism in the mission of the Church in contemporary society.

The academic event will take place from December 3-5 at Westminster College in Cambridge, UK, and will include lectures and debates on the influence of the ascetic tradition on Orthodox theology, the interpretation of Holy Scripture and pastoral work.

The organizers propose a reflection on the relationship between the spiritual experience and the academic study of theology, as well as on the way in which the teaching of the Church is transmitted to the faithful.

Lectures on Confession of Faith The debates will also address the contribution of the monastic experience to the understanding of the human being, to pastoral service and to the confession of faith in contemporary society.

Among the guests is Father Bogdan Bucur, associate professor of patrology at the "St. Vladimir" Orthodox Theological Seminary in the United States of America, who will give a lecture on the continuity of the experience of the saints in the writings...