The Armenian Christian Tradition: History, Doctrine, Spirituality and Liturgy: Lecture Series

Centre for Eastern Christianity, Heythrop College

The Revd Dr Nerses Nersessian

30 January to 6 March 2013 

The emergence of Armenia as a Christian state in the first half of the fourth century and the founding of the Armenian Church. 30 January 2013

The Christology of the Armenian Church. The attitude of the Armenian Church to the first eight Ecumenical Councils. 6 February 2013

Contacts and Initiatives for reunion between the Armenian, Greek and Roman Churches. The ecumenical approaches of Nerses IV Klayetsi, called Shnorhali (1102-1173) and Nerses Lambronatsi (1152–‐1198). 20 February 2013

The Armenian Church under the political authority of Ottoman Turkey, Tsarist Russia, and the Soviet Union. 27 February 2013

The meaning of the Divine Liturgy for the Armenian Christians.
Followed by a celebration of the Armenian Divine Liturgy in the Chapel of Maria Assumpta Convent by kind permission of the Sisters and reception hosted by the Centre for Eastern Christianity and the Armenian community. 6 March 2013

Free admission. No registration required. Nearest tube: High Street Kensington.
4.30pm – 6.00pm in the Marie Eugenie Room