International Scientific Organizing Committee (in alphabetical order)
– Mark Chapman (Vice-Principal, Ripon College Cuddesdon; Professor of the History of Modern Theology, Oxford University; Vice-Chair, Ecclesiological Investigations International Research Network)
– Dennis Doyle (Professor of Theology, University of Dayton, USA)
– Dale Irvin (President and Professor of World Christianity, New York Theological Seminary, USA)
– Vladimir Latinovic (Lecturer in Patristics, Eberhard-Karls University of Tübingen, Germany; Director, ; Vice-Chair, Ecclesiological Investigations International Research Network)
– Leo Lefebure (Matteo Ricci Chair of Theology, Georgetown, USA)
– Martin Leiner (Chair in Systematic Theology and Ethics, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena; Founding Director, Jena Center for Reconciliation Studies (JCRS), Germany)
– Gerard Mannion (Amaturo Chair of Catholic Studies, Georgetown University, USA; Senior Research Fellow, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs, Chair, Ecclesiological Investigations International Research Network
– Jason Welle OFM (Professor in Islamic Studies and Muslim-Christian Dialogue, Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies, Rome, Italy)
Organizational Background
The event is a joint initiative between the Ecclesiological Investigations International Research Network (EI Network, see www.ei-research.net), the Centre for Reconciliation Studies at the University of Jena, Tübingen University, Georgetown University, the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs, Oxford University, and New York Theological Seminary.
This gathering will constitute the Eleventh Annual International Conference of the EI Network. Past conferences have been held in Oxford (England), Belgrade (Serbia), Assisi (Italy), Dayton-Ohio (US), Leuven (Belgium), Utrecht (Netherlands), Durham (England), Kottayam (India), Hawarden (Wales) and Washington, DC/Arlington Va. (USA) and Hong Kong, China (July 2015).
More detailed information about past events can be viewed at:
http://assisi2012.ei-research.net/
http://belgrade2013.ei-research.net/
http://oxford2014.ei-research.net/
http://dc2015.ei-research.net/ (there you can finds videos of the plenary sessions alongside photos from throughout the event’s duration)
The latest international gathering took place in Hong Kong from July 20-24 in 2016 – see the full program details at http://hongkong2016.ei-research.net/program/.