Halki Summit II – Speakers & Participants
Keynote Speakers
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His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
Ecumenical Patriarchate
His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is spiritual leader to 300 million Orthodox Christians worldwide. He is the 270th Archbishop of the 2000-year-old Church founded by St. Andrew, serving as Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome, and Ecumenical Patriarch since 1991. The Patriarch’s … Continue reading
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Metropolitan John
The Ecumenical Patriarchate
His Eminence Elder Metropolitan John (Zizioulas) of Pergamon taught at the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, as well as London and Thessaloniki. He served as Chairman of the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Religion, Science and Environment Committee (1995) and currently chairs its … Continue reading
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Terry Tempest Williams
Poet and Author
Terry Tempest Williams was born in 1955 in Corona (California) and grew up in Salt Lake City (Utah). She is an American author, conservationist and activist, whose work is influenced by the arid landscape of her native Utah and its … Continue reading
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Terry Eagleton
Literary Theorist and Critic
Prof. Francis “Terry” Eagleton FBA, was born in 1943 and grew up in a working-class Irish Catholic family in Salford, with roots in County Galway. He is a prominent British literary theorist, critic and public intellectual. He is currently Distinguished … Continue reading
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James Balog
Mountaineer and Photographer
James Dennis Balog is an American photographer whose work revolves around the relationship between humans and nature. Balog was born in Danville, Pennsylvania. Balog’s work has primarily evolved as a combination of art, science and environmental documentary. He made frequent … Continue reading
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Raj Patel
Author and Activist
Dr. Rajeev Charles Patel was born in 1972 to a mother from Kenya and a father from Fiji, growing up in Golders Green in northwest London where his family ran a corner shop. He is an academic, journalist, activist and … Continue reading
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Rev. Timothy Gorringe
Theologian and Apiculturist
The Rev. Prof. Timothy Jervis Gorringe is St Luke’s Professor of Theological Studies in the University of Exeter, England. Born in 1946, Timothy Gorringe was educated at St Edmund Hall, Oxford (BA 1969, MPhil 1975) and Sarum Theological College (1969–72). … Continue reading
Participants
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Fr. John Chryssavgis
Ecumenical Patriarchate
Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis, Archdeacon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, studied in Athens and Oxford, and taught in Sydney and Boston. He serves as theological advisor to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. His publications include Light Through Darkness: the Orthodox tradition (Orbis Books), … Continue reading
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Rev. Dr. Jan Jorrit Hasselaar
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Rev. Dr. Jan Jorrit Hasselaar, theologian and economist, is Director of the Amsterdam Centre for Religion and Sustainable Development, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He is research fellow of the University of the Western Cape (South Africa). Hasselaar chaired the working group … Continue reading
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Dr. Nikolaos Dimitriadis
Center for Ecumenical, Missiological and Environmental Studies
Dr. Nikolaos Dimitriadis is President of CEMES (Center of Ecumenical, Missiological and Environmental Studies Metr. Panteleimon Papageorgiou) and Professor of World Religions at the American College of Thessaloniki. He also teaches Ecology and Ethics in the Master’s Program of Orthodox … Continue reading
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His Eminence Metropolitan Elpidophoros of Bursa
The Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Theological School of Halki
His Eminence Metropolitan Elpidophoros (Lambriniadis) of Bursa was born in Istanbul (1967). He studied at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (1991), completing postgraduate studies at the University of Bonn (1993). He attended the Theological School of Balamand (1996-1997) and submitted … Continue reading
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His Eminence Archbishop Serafim (Kykotis) of Zimbabwe and Angola
Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All-Africa
His Eminence Archbishop Serafim (Kykotis) of Zimbabwe and Angola was born in Galataria, Cyprus. At the age of twelve, he became a novice at Kykkos Monastery. He studied theology at the University of Athens, pursuing graduate studies at the Universities … Continue reading
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Alisha Anderson
Artist and Writer
Alisha Anderson was born and raised in northern California. She later moved to Utah and received her BFA in Studio Arts from Brigham Young University. She received various academic and visual art scholarships and, while at BYU, studied for a … Continue reading
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Burcu Meltem Arık
Chemist and Birdwatcher
Burcu Meltem Arık was born and raised in Antakya until graduating from high school. She received her undergraduate degree from Middle East Technical University in Chemistry with an emphasis on industrial and environmental chemistry. At university, she became an active … Continue reading
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Brenda Baker
Artist, Mother and Museum Curator
Brenda Leigh Baker is an artist, mother and museum curator, whose work intersects the fields of early childhood education, ecological restoration, sustainable design, cultural geography and site-specific sculpture. Brenda is the Director of Exhibitions for Madison Children’s Museum in Madison … Continue reading
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Ralph Black
Poet and Teacher
Ralph Black is the author of the poetry collection Turning Over the Earth, from Milkweed Editions, and its chapbook collection The Apple Psalms, from Paper Lantern Press. He is the recipient of the Anne Halley Poetry Prize from The Massachusetts … Continue reading
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Costa Carras
Philosopher, Historian and Environmentalist
Costa Carras, born in London in 1938, studied philosophy and ancient history at Oxford where he was President of the Student Christian Movement. He then studied economics at Harvard and worked for many years in shipping in London. He now … Continue reading
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Lydia Potamianou-Carras
Producer, Director and Environmentalist
Lydia Potamianou-Carras studied Sociology at the Sorbonne, followed by postgraduate studies in Byzantine civilization in London (1981-83). In 1972, she co-founded, with Costa Carras, the Hellenic Society for Heritage and Environment. She played a leading role in saving of the … Continue reading
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Douglas Christie
Professor of Theology and Spirituality
Douglas E. Christie is Professor of Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University (LMU), where he teaches Christian Spirituality. He holds a Ph.D. from the Graduate Theological Union and an M.A. from Oxford University. His research focuses on contemplative traditions of … Continue reading
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Bruce Clark
Journalist and Author
Bruce Clark is the online religion editor of The Economist and the main author of The Erasmus, the magazine’s blog on religion and public policy. He has worked for The Economist since 1998, serving as international security correspondent, editor of … Continue reading
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Laurie Beth Clark
Professor and Artist
Laurie Beth Clark was raised in Brooklyn NY. She earned degrees in Art from Hampshire College (BA 1976), University of New Mexico (MA 1981), and Rutgers University (MFA 1982). She has made large-scale, site-specific installations, solo and collaborative performances, and … Continue reading
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James Cowan
Author
James Cowan has written over thirty books, including poetry, novels, non-fiction, short stories, essays, and art monographs. His novel, A Mapmaker’s Dream, won the ALS Gold Medal for literary excellence (1999). His work appears in thirty languages. His books explore … Continue reading
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Konstantinos Delikostantis
Theologian and Professor
Professor Konstantinos Delikostantis was born in the village of Glyki on the island of Imvros, Turkey, where he completed his elementary and secondary schooling, moving to Istanbul for his final lyceum years. He studied at the Theological School of Halki … Continue reading
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Burak Demirel
Educator and Environmentalist
Dr. Burak Demirel was born in Ankara in 1972. He graduated from Kadıkoy Anatolian College in Istanbul in 1990 and obtained his B.S. from the Technical University of Istanbul (ITU) in Metallurgical Engineering in 1994. Dr. Demirel received his M.Sc. … Continue reading
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Peter Ellard
Academic Teacher and Administrator
Peter Ellard is the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at Siena College in Loudonville NY, where his courses focus on science and religion, environmental ethics, and religion and the environment. His scholarship spans a wide breadth of topics: His … Continue reading
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Joshua Fouts
Media Innovator and Social Entrepreneur
Joshua Sheridan Fouts is a globally recognized media innovator and social entrepreneur known for his visionary work paving new inroads for meaningful understanding between cultures. He is currently executive director of Bioneers, a 25-year-old NGO focused on practical solutions for … Continue reading
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Jeanne Knights
Holy Gardens of Patmos
Jeanne (Ioanna) Knights is a Theologian with interest in the Primacy of Living Holiness as a Theological Source. She studied theology at Lancaster and Cambridge and has worked significantly in the Orthodox tradition. She is Director of The Holy Gardens … Continue reading
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David Goa
Author and Educator
David Joel Goa is Director of the Chester Ronning Centre for the Study of Religion and Public Life, Augustana Campus, University of Alberta, Canada’s first Centre in a public university devoted to this subject. He studied philosophy and the history … Continue reading
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George Handley
Professor of Literature, Religion and Environment
George Handley is Professor of Interdisciplinary Humanities at Brigham Young University where he teaches and writes on the intersection between literature, religion, and the environment. His training is in comparative literature and he previously taught at Northern Arizona University. His … Continue reading
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Mary Hark
Professor of Textile Design and Proprietor of Hark!
Prof. Mary Hark teaches textile design and papermaking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is the proprietor of HARK! Handmade Paper, producing limited editions of high quality handmade papers in collaboration with book designers and artists. Her work is found … Continue reading
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Aidan Hart
Iconographer, Carver and Mosaicist
Aidan Hart is an icon painter, carver and mosaicist, with works in over twenty countries of the world. He has also written and spoken widely on icons, ecology, asceticism and the arts. A subject to which he often returns is … Continue reading
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Nikolaos Manginas
Photographer and Journalist
Nikos Manginas is a journalist and photographer. He was born and raised in Istanbul as a member of the Greek Community. The themes with which he is most concerned are the life and ministries of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, both at … Continue reading
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Peter Hawkins
Professor of Religion and Literature
Peter Hawkins is Professor of Religion and Literature at Yale Divinity School. His work has long centered on Dante: Dante’s Testaments: Essays on Scriptural Imagination (1999), The Poets’ Dante: Twentieth-Century Reflections (2001), co-edited with Rachel Jacoff, and Dante: A Brief … Continue reading
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Pantelis Kalaitzidis
Theologian and Educator
Dr. Pantelis Kalaitzidis, ThD (Thessaloniki), MA Philosophy (Paris-Sorbonne), is Director of the Volos Academy for Theological Studies (Greece), and Marie Curie Fellow at Leuven Catholic University (Belgium). He teaches Systematic Theology at the Hellenic Open University (Thessaloniki, Greece), and has … Continue reading
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Sarah Khan
Fulbright-Nehru Research Scholar
Dr. Sarah K. Khan holds a Masters in Clinical Nutrition, Masters in Public Health, and a PhD in Plant Sciences/traditional ecological knowledge systems. She has devoted herself to a trans-media art practice, creating compelling content across multiple disciplines with her … Continue reading
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Yannis Ktistakis
Attorney and Professor
Yannis Ktistakis is a lawyer and senior partner in Ktistakis & Associates Law Firm, Assistant Professor of Public International Law both at the Faculty of Law, Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini (Greece) and at the Faculty of Political Science and … Continue reading
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Gary Lawless
Poet
Gary Lawless and Beth Leonard have owned Gulf of Maine Bookstore in Brunswick, Maine, for thirty-five years. They also edit and publish Blackberry Books. Gary is a widely published poet, with sixteen collections of poetry in the US and five … Continue reading
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Paul LeBlanc
President, Southern New Hampshire University
Dr. Paul LeBlanc has been President of Southern New Hampshire University, a Tier 1 regional university, since 2003 and previously was President of Marlboro College VT (1996-2003). Under his leadership, SNHU has become the first carbon neutral campus in New … Continue reading
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Metropolitan Nikitas of the Dardanelles
Ecumenical Patriarchate
His Eminence Metropolitan Nikitas (Lulias) of the Dardanelles is currently Director of the Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute, a member of the Graduate Theological Union of the University of California at Berkeley CA. Before being elected metropolitan of the Dardanelles in … Continue reading
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Rev. John Maheras
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Rev. Protopresbyter John G. Maheras, an ordained priest of the Greek Orthodox Church in America served parishes and as Ecumenical Officer for the Metropolis of Boston MA. He represented the Archdiocese in a diversity of venues and voiced the concerns … Continue reading
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Ruben Martinez
Writer, Teacher and Performer
A native of Los Angeles and descendant of immigrants from Mexico and El Salvador, Prof. Rubén Martínez is a writer, teacher, and performer. He holds the Fletcher Jones Chair in Literature and Writing at Loyola Marymount University, and is artist … Continue reading
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Ufuk Özdağ
Professor and Environmentalist
Ufuk Özdağ is Professor and Chair of the Department of American Culture and Literature at Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey. Her teaching and research interests include American nature writing, ecocriticism, comparative studies of environmental literature of the U.S. and Turkey, … Continue reading
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Rea Kaliroi Pournaras
Volunteer and Activist
Rea Pournaras was born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey. She completed her undergraduate degree in business administration at the Business School of the Bosphorus University, Istanbul, and subsequently pursued graduate studies at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. Over the years, following … Continue reading
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Donald Reid
Priest and Activist
Donald is a priest in the Scottish Episcopal (Anglican) Church currently working as a hospice chaplain, having previously worked in parishes in Greenock, Glasgow and Edinburgh and as university chaplain in Glasgow. For seven years he was director of the … Continue reading
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V. Rev. Dr. Anton C. Vrame
Department of Religious Education, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Rev. Anton C. Vrame, Ph.D. is Director of the Department of Religious Education for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. He is Adjunct Associate Professor of Religious Education at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. He is well known … Continue reading
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Rev. Nicholas Samaras
Poet, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Rev. Dr. Nicholas Samaras was born on Patmos, the “Island of the Apocalypse,” and raised in America. He holds degrees from degrees from the University of Denver (Ph.D) and Columbia University (MFA). His first book of poetry, Hands of the … Continue reading
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Meeta Sandeep
Artist and Teacher/Trainer
Meeta Sandeep has worked at the intersection of sustainable development, culture, craft, design, art and retail, generate livelihoods for individuals and communities in India. She began her career with Dastkar and travelled working with artisans in folk art, textiles, pottery, … Continue reading
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Stuart Scott
Ecologist and Educator
Stuart Scott is a committed ecologist, strategist and educator with a long and varied career as the first environmentalist stockbroker on Wall Street, IT consulting for Citibank, software engineer for IBM, and university instructor of mathematics, statistics and critical thinking. … Continue reading
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Peter-Ben Smit
Professor of Theology and Ecumenism
Peter-Ben Smit is Extraordinary Professor of Ancient Catholic Church Structures and the History and Theology of Old Catholicism at Utrecht University, Assistant Professor of New Testament at VU University Amsterdam, and assistant rector of the Old Catholic parish in Amsterdam. … Continue reading
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Lakis Vingas
Entrepreneur and Community Leader
Lakis Vingas is an entrepreneur managing an export-import business since 1983. As a member of the Greek Minority of Istanbul, he founded cultural organizations, been a member of administrative boards of Community Foundations, and served as president of the Zographeion … Continue reading
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Metropolitan Savas of Pittsburgh
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
His Eminence Metropolitan Savas (Zembillas) of Pittsburgh is a graduate of Colby College ME (1979) and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline MA (1984). He pursued graduate studies at Oxford University (1987-1994), where he also served for … Continue reading