State of Theological Education in Central and East European Universities

Nikolaos Asproulis, Ph.D. (2016), Volos Academy for Theological Studies, is deputy director at the Academy. He has published monographs, essays, articles and edited volumes on Eastern Orthodoxy, including, (co-edited with John Chryssavgis) Priests of Creation: John Zizioulas on Discerning an Ecological Ethos T&T Clark, London-New York, 2021 Natallia Vasilevich, Ph.D. candidate (2024), University of Bonn, is a doctoral student at the Department of Philosophy and Theory of Religions of that university. She is a member of the Ecumenical Education Formation Commission of the World Council of Churches. She is an editor-in-chief of Belarusian theological journal “Zbożża”.

• List of Figures and TablesNotes on ContributorsIIntroduction: Does Theological Education Still Matter?Nikolaos Asproulis and Natallia VasilevichPart 1: Ecumenical Perspectives1 Ecumenical Theological Education as a Strategic Priority for World Christianity in the 21st CenturyDietrich Werner2 A Next TIER: Interdisciplinarity in Theological Identity / Education / Research (TIER) in a Post-secular AgeChristo Lombaard3 Theosis and Theological Literacy: Identity Formation and Teaching Theology for UndergraduatesAristotle PapanikolaouPart 2: Contextual Perspectives 1: the Baltic Region4 Challenges for Theological Education in LatviaLaima Geikina5 The History and Future of Theological Studies in LithuaniaGintaras SungailaPart 3: Contextual Perspectives 2: Central Europe6 Theological Education in the Czech RepublicMartin Vaňáč, Petr Jandejsek and Ivana Noble7 Eastern Orthodox Theological Education in SlovakiaVáclav JežekPart 4: Contextual Perspectives 3: East Europe8 Theological Education in Belarus: between Church, State, and AcademiaNatallia Vasilevich9 The Problems of Theological Education in Russia: Church, State, UniversityVladimir Khulap10 The Condition of Theological Education in UkraineVitaliy Khromets11 Orthodox Theological Education in Post-communist Romania: Structures, Discourses and a Local ProfileIonuţ Daniel BăncilăPart 5: Contextual Perspectives 4: the Balkan Region12 The Forest Paths of Orthodoxy and Orthodox Theology in SerbiaDavor Džalto13 New Challenges in Religious Teacher Education in Greek Schools of TheologyMarios Koukounaras Liagkis14 A Reflective Evaluation of Bulgarian Theological Education: Missiological and Theological Considerations on the Present and the FutureViktor KostovIndex