Scripture, Law, Bishop, Council - 

How does the Church Voice Authority?

A one-day Orthodox Christian Conference and Symposium
Admission free
– all are Welcome
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Trinity College of the University of Toronto
         George Ignatieff Auditorium
(15 Devonshire Place . Near Queen’s Par
SPONSORS:
St. Mark`s Orthodox Fellowship. Tel. (416) 505–4876.Email:
smofonline.org
and
Trinity College Orthodox Studies Program

9:00-9:30:     Doors open, registration, book display, coffee servic
9:30-9:35:       Welcome and official opening
                        Very Rev. Prof. David Neelands, Dean, Trinity College Faculty of Divinity
                        Dr.Raouf Edward, President of St. Mark`s Orthodox Fellowship- Canada
9:35-9:45:    
Introduction: the theme of today’s Symposium
                        Prof. Richard Schneider, Co-ordinator, Trinity College Orthodox Studies Program

9:45-10:30:   Law in Scripture – Old and New?
                        Maria Simakova, M.A., M.Th ABD (St. Vladimir’s Seminary), Ph.D. cand. (Trinity)

10:30-11:15
: Scripture in Church Law
                        Dr. David Wagschal, M.Div. (St. Vladimir’s Seminary), Ph.D. (Durham University)
 
11:15-12:30: Iconography of The Word - Bishop, Council, Scripture.
   
                     Prof. Richard Schneider, Co-ordinator, Trinity College Orthodox Studies Program

 12:30-1:30:   lunch and book display .

 1:30-2:30:    Scripture, Law, Bishop in the Oriental Orthodox Tradition
                 
  The Nomocanon of the Coptic Church compiled by Al SAFI IBN AL-‘ASSAL: its strength and its weakness
.                       Prof.George Bebawi, Em. Dir. of Studies, Cambridge Institute for Christian Orthodox Studies
2:30-3:00:    
The Perfect Law, the Law of Liberty
                   
Fouad Youssef, Editor, Word of Life magazine

3:00-4:30:    Open-Floor Discussion and Debate on the Issue
                       Moderators: Very Rev. Prof. David Neelands, Dean, Trinity College Faculty of Divinity 
   
                    and Margaret Fleck Professor of Anglican Studies