"I Saw the Lord" (Isa 6.1): Entangled Jewish and Christian Perspectives on the Encounter with God

Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) will hold its Third Annual Academic Symposium on November 13-15, 2024. 

This year’s symposium, titled “I Saw the Lord (Isa 6.1): Entangled Jewish and Christian Perspectives on the Encounter with God,” gathers leading Orthodox Christian and Jewish scholars from around the world, who will reflect on the manner in which theophanic texts—biblical accounts of Divine Revelation to the patriarchs and prophets—have always been and remain foundational to their respective doctrinal and spiritual traditions. For more details, see the Vision Statement.

The symposium will commence on Wednesday, November 13, at 6 p.m. (EST), in the Metropolitan Philip Auditorium, with two keynote addresses.

• His Eminence, Archbishop Alexander Golitzin (Emeritus Professor, Marquette University): 
  • “THEOPHANEIA: Studying Orthodox Theology with an Eye to Judaism?”
• Rabbi Reuven R. Kimelman (Professor of Classical Judaica, Brandeis University):
  • “How Do We Image an Imageless God?”

The keynote addresses are open to the public and will be published on the SVOTS YouTube channel after the conclusion of the event.

Please register to attend the keynote addresses (in person or online) by clicking the button below.

Register for Keynotes

For more information on the remainder of the symposium, please visit our expanded event page here.

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