Talk Descriptions for
5 KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS:
(Listed here in order of appearance in the schedule)
Raising Children in a Post-Covid World
ARCHPRIEST JOSIAH TRENHAM, PH.D.
Session: 1
Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
LOCATION: MAIN LECTURE HALL (South Campus)
The events of the last year have only intensified the divisions that exist within our culture. Voices openly hostile to the Christian faith have only grown louder and present continued challenges in raising our children faithfully. One only has to observe the persistent attempts of hypersexualizing our children through technology, education, and media/politics to see the challenge in front of us. Join Fr. Josiah as he presents a vision forward for Orthodox parents and educators in finding the royal path in the midst of a darkening world.
Heart and Mind
in the Thought of St. Nektarios of Aegina
FR. JOHN PALMER, PH.D.
Session: 2
Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Time: 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
LOCATION: MAIN LECTURE HALL (South Campus)
St. Nektarios is one of the most beloved saints of the 20th century who was directly involved in the education of children. Recently, Fr. John Palmer has translated important talks by St. Nektarios on the topic of education. Join Fr. John Palmer as he walks us through St. Nektarios’ articulation of Orthodox education and the critical relationship between heart and mind in the formation of the child.
Higher Education, 21st Century America, and Orthodox Christianity: Understanding the Reality Before Us
JOHN MARK REYNOLDS, PH.D.
Session: 3
Date: Thursday, March 17, 2022
Time: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
LOCATION: MAIN LECTURE HALL (South Campus)
The current state of higher education in America should be of concern for every Orthodox Christian, especially for those raising and educating children today. Dr. John Mark Reynolds, former provost of Houston Baptist University, founder and director of the Torrey Honors Institute, the Socratic, great books-centered honors program at Biola University, and current President of The Saint Constantine School has many years of experience in the higher education space. Join Dr. Reynolds as he discusses the current state of higher education in America and ways in which Orthodox Christians should be responding to the challenges presented before us.
The Formation of the Child in the Thought of St. Basil the Great and St. Gregory the Theologian
MARK TARPLEY, PH.D.
Session: 4
Date: Thursday, March 17, 2022
Time: 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
LOCATION: MAIN LECTURE HALL (South Campus)
St. Basil the Great and St. Gregory the Theologian offer wisdom to parents, homeschooling families, and schools in the formation of the child. Their practical instruction within the context of the liturgical, ascetical, and sacramental life of the Church offers us the nourishment and guidance to faithfully form our children - both heart and mind - from the earliest ages forward. Join Mark Tarpley as he offers us the vision of Christian Paideia (the formation of the Christian child) in the thought of Sts. Basil the Great and St. Gregory the Theologian.
Seeking Purity in an Age of Impurity
ARCHPRIEST JOSIAH TRENHAM, PH.D.
Session: 10
Date: Friday, March 18, 2022
Time: 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
LOCATION: MAIN LECTURE HALL (South Campus)
How do we raise our children in purity within a hypersexualized, pleasure seeking culture? Perhaps the first place to start is to understand what it means to be pure. St. John Cassian writes, “The following severe saying is reported of St. Basil, the Bishop of Caesarea: ‘I know not woman and yet I am not a virgin.’ By this he [St. Basil] means that bodily purity consists not so much in forswearing women but in integrity of heart. For it maintains a perpetual incorrupt holiness of heart whether from the fear of God or from love of purity.” In this session, Fr. Josiah will explore what these profound words given to us by the Holy Fathers mean for raising children today within the current cultural climate. What is the path towards which “incorrupt holiness of heart” in the day-to-day living of the family is cultivated such that our children can both nurture and preserve their purity?
2022 Saint Kosmas Conference
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