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Pontifical Faculty of Theology
Missions and Activities
Academic missions (2006 – 2009) in the Pontifical Faculty of Theology
- Fall 2006: Prof. Michel YOUNES (Catholic University of Lyon), Introduction to theology and to the Christian mystery.
- Spring 2007: Prof. Herve LEGRAND (op) (Honorary professor at the Catholic Institute of Paris), the theology of ministries.
- Spring 2008: Prof. Xavier LACROIX (Catholic University of Lyon) Family morale.
- Spring 2009: F. Henri Jérôme GAGEY (Catholic Institute of Paris), Christian anthropology.
Independent missions (2008 – 2009)
- Spring 2008: Prof. Michel ANDRAWOS (Catholic Theological Union, USA), Social morale.
- Spring 2009: F. Pierre-Marie HOMBERT (France), medieval philosophy (Augustine), Fathers of the Church in the 4th and the 5th century. (Augustine), Patristic Christology.
A regular ten-day mission comprises the following tasks
- A ten to twelve-hour intensive course in the framework of the Lebanese teacher’s course and in cooperation with him.
- Educational and academic exchanges with the Lebanese teachers of the same research and teaching discipline.
- An open conference about a theme in which the invited professor is specialized.
- A thematic gathering, if possible, with the graduates of the Pontifical Faculty of Theology.
Academic activities
Academic conferences in 2007 – 2008
- Thursday 11th October 2007: “Presentation of the Lineamenta of the bishops’ Synod about the Word of God” (in Arabic)
Speakers: Mgr. G.P. NOUJAIM, Maronite patriarchal vicar of Sarba; Sister Bassima KHOURY; F. Paul FEGHALI, F. Ayoub CHAHWAN (Kaslik) and Dr Daniel AYYOUCH (Balamand);
- Thursday 29th November 2007: “The relation between canonic law, theology and civil law” (Mgr Elie HAYEK) (in Arabic)
- Thursday 3rd January 2008: “Promotion of the missionary dimension in the Catholic Oriental Churches”. (In Arabic)
Speakers: F. Paul KARAM (National director of the missionary pontifical works in Lebanon): “The missionary dimension in the Catholic Church”; Mgr Nabil ANDARY (Patriarchal vicar of Jounieh’s diocese): “The pastoral of the foreign Afro-Asian employees in Lebanon”; Mgr Bechara RAI (Maronite archbishop of Jbeil): “The situation of the Maronite missions abroad”.
- Thursday 21st February 2008: “The educational relations between the monks of the Lebanese Maronite Order and the Jesuit Fathers (1891- 1914)” (Father Elie AZZI, Kaslik) (In Arabic).
- Thursday 13th March 2008: “The bible and the liturgy”, theme of the 6th Biblical days organized by the Biblical Federation in Lebanon (F. Ayoub CHAHWAN, Kaslik, and Prof. Daniel AYYOUCH, Balamand); (in Arabic)
- Thursday 24th April 2008: “Is there a Christian model of the family?”
(Prof. Xavier LACROIX, Catholic University of lyon).
Academic conferences in 2008 – 2009
- Thursday 23rd October 2008: “Between the religious authority and the political one” (Prof. Nassif NASSAR, Lebanese University).
- Thursday 11th December 2008: “The Church and higher teaching. The Lebanese case.” (Prof. Henri AWIT, Saint Joseph University, Beirut).
- Friday 13th February 2009: “The new challenges of the Church in Iraq” (Mgr Louis SAKO, Chaldean archbishop of Kirkouk, Iraq).
- Thursday 26th March 2009: “The Church in Saint Paul’s Epistles” (Archimandrite Jacques KHALIL, University of Balamand); “The Man according to Saint Paul” (Father Antoine AOUKAR, Antonine University) (In cooperation with the Biblical Federation, Beirut).
- Friday 22nd May 2009: “Translation and transmission of patristic texts. Their current reception buy theology” (Father Pierre-Marie HOMBERT, France) in partnership with the Central Library in the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik.
- Thursday 28th May 2009: “The current challenges of the Christian anthropology” (Father Henri-Jerome GAGEY, Catholic Institute of Paris).
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