Call for papers – Nicaea 2025
The conference, entitled “Towards Nicaea 2025: Exploring the Council’s Ecumenical Significance Today,” will be held 4-8 November 2024. It is part of the lead-up to the Christian world celebrating, in 2025, the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, which brought together for the first time bishops representing the whole of Christendom.
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The World Council of Churches’ Ecumenical Institute at Bossey is inviting emerging and senior scholars from diverse Christian traditions to join this international conference. The conference will explore the ecumenical significance of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea (325 CE) and its relevance in today’s rapidly changing world.
Deadline for abstracts: 28 March 2024.
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WCC source: Scholars invited to submit abstracts for conference on First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea | WCC 31 January 2024 | Oikoumene.org
Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI)
It is heartening to hear that six ecumenical accompaniers (EA) have recently returned to Palestine and Israel, with the resumption of in-person operations for the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel. EAs were evacuated in early October 2023, and the program has been providing continued support and accompaniment through online channels.
“The [EAPPI] program emphasizes the importance of impartiality and nonviolence in its operations and aims to contribute towards a future of coexistence and mutual respect between Palestinians and Israelis.” Said Carla Khijoyan, WCC programme executive for the Middle East.
Read: WCC accompaniers return to the Holy Land to witness life under occupation | WCC February 2024 | Oikoumene.org
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Former Australian Ecumenical Accompanier (EA), Aletia Dundas, who is now on the EAPPI Australia Steering Committee, said that " former EAs have warmly welcomed the news that EAs have been able to return to Jerusalem to provide protective presence and accompaniment to the communities affected by the occupation".
There has been a sharp spike in human rights violations in West Bank since 2022, which has worsened since the Israeli authority crackdown on the West Bank following Hamas’ attacks on 7 October. It is more important than ever to advocate for a just peace and for safety of all peoples in the Holy Land, which is the aim of the Ecumenical Accompaniment Program in Palestine and Israel. Find out more about EAPPI in Australia here: https://actforpeace.org.au/take-action/eappi/
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