Program Unit Online June Annual Meeting 2025

Eastern Orthodox Studies Unit

Call for Proposals

Noting the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea, we welcome paper and panel proposals on the following topics:

Unity
Conciliarity
Synodality
Mission
Hierarchy
Creeds

Statement of Purpose

This Unit focuses on the critical study of the theology, culture, history, and practices of the many different Eastern Christian churches, including but not limited to Orthodox, Oriental, and Eastern Rite Catholic (numbering some 260-300 million worldwide), including their mutual interaction and engagement with Western Christian and non-Christian groups.

Chair	Mail	Dates
Philip Dorroll, Wofford College	dorrollpc@wofford.edu	2022/01/01 - 2027/12/31	View
Sarah Riccardi-Swartz, Northeastern…	riccardi@nyu.edu	2025/01/01 - 2030/12/31	View

Steering Member	Mail	Dates
Paul Ladouceur, University of Toronto	123thabor@gmail.com	2020/01/01 - 2025/12/31	View
Anastacia Wooden	73wooden@cua.edu	2025/01/01 - 2030/12/31	View
Christopher Sheklian	chris.sheklian@gmail.com	2025/01/01 - 2030/12/31	View
Daniela C. Augustine	daugustine@leeuniversity…	2020/01/01 - 2025/12/31	View
Erin Walsh, University of Chicago	egwalsh@uchicago.edu	2020/01/01 - 2025/12/31	View
Sarah Livick-Moses, Gannon University	slivickmoses@gmail.com	2023/01/01 - 2028/12/31	View
Luis Salés, Scripps College	lsales@scrippscollege.edu	2025/01/01 - 2030/12/31	View

Review Process: Participant names are visible to chairs but anonymous to steering committee members until after final acceptance/rejection