27 October (Friday)
DAY 5

THEOLOGY IN DIALOGUE WITH THE CONTEMPORARY – FORUM OF THEOLOGIANS OF THE THREE SEAS

I) Theology of the Three Seas: ideas, areas and perspectives (9:30-13:00)
Moderator: Rev. Prof. Dr. Przemysław Kantyka
1. Rev. Prof. Dr. Grzegorz Chojnacki (US): "Internationalization and quality of scientific research in theology in Poland" [PL]
2. Prof. Dr. Janez Vodičar (Slovenia): "The study of theology in the digital age" [EN]
3. Rev. Dr. Adrian Podaru, assoc. prof. (Romania): "Answering the challenges of contemporaneity by using the Fathers of the Church" [EN]
4. Rev. Prof. Wilhelm Dancă (Romania): "For a Theology of Peace Today" [EN]
5. Rev. Prof. Dr. Sveto Ribolov (Bulgaria): "Church and State Relationships in the Context of Hybrid Warfare" [EN]
6. Rev. Prof. Dr. Marcin Kowalski (KUL): "The Heschel Center of the Catholic University of Lublin - New perspectives for the development of Christian-Jewish dialogue" [PL]
7. Dcn. assoc. prof. Benas Ulevičius (Lithuania): "Theology as a response to the hunger for truth and meaning in Lithuanian society" [EN]

• discussion by Deans of theological faculties of the Three Seas countries; exchange of information on important theological questions in individual countries
• discussion on a declaration of co-operation by theologians of the Three Seas countries

12:30: Holy Mass in KUL University Church
– Main Celebrant: Dean of the Faculty of Theology KUL - Rev. Prof. Dr. Przemysław Kantyka
– Homily: Rector of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences – Rev. Prof. Dr. Krzysztof Pawlina

I) Meeting of the College of Deans of Theological Faculties in Poland (approx. 15:00)

Accompanying event:
• a visit to the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (KUL Muzeum, KUL University Church)

[PL] - speech in Polish with simultaneously translation into English
[EN] - speech in English with simultaneously translation into Polish

Abstracts of the speeches can be found on the Polish website: Dzień 5

Project co-funded by the state budget, granted by the Polish Minister of Education and Science under the program "Excellent Science II - Support for scientific conferences"