Prof. Vigen Guroian to deliver annual Florovsky Memorial Lecture at SVS

— Prof. Vigen Guroian will deliver the 2005 annual Florovsky Memorial Lecture at Saint Vladimir’s Seminary here Friday, June 10, 2005 at 7:30 p.m. The lecture is titled, “I Confess the Cross Because I Know of the Resurrection.”

Prof. Guroian is professor of theology and ethics at Loyola College, Baltimore, MD. He was assistant professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia from 1978-81, where he was also involved in the Center for Russian and East European Studies. He has also served as a visiting lecturer at St Nersess Armenian Seminary, New Rochelle, NY. Since 1986, he has been a member of the faculty of the Ecumenical Institute of Theology at St Mary’s Seminary and University, Baltimore, MD. For the academic year 1995-1996, he was named distinguished lecturer in moral and religious education at the institute.

In addition to his teaching career, Prof. Guroian he has served on many advisory and editorial boards and has filled a variety of leadership roles in a variety of areas, including ecumenism, cultural renewal, prison ministry, and bioethics.

Prof. Guroian is the author of over 150 articles on a wide range of topics, published in books, journals, and encyclopedias. He is also the author of eight books on various topics related to morality and ethics.

The Florovsky Memorial Lecture, held in different locations each year, honors Father Georges Florovsky, the eminent Orthodox theologian, historian, and Slavic scholar who served as dean of Saint Vladimir’s Seminary from 1949-1955. Past Florovsky lecturers have included His Grace, Bishop Kallistos [Ware] of Diokleia, Dr. Peter Brown, and Dr. Jaroslav Pelikan.

The public lecture coincides with the meeting of the Orthodox Theological Society of America at the seminary June 9-11.

The public is invited.

For further information, visit the seminary web site at www.svots.edu.