Upcoming gatherings on Early Christianity and Patristics
Upcoming talks by prominent scholars in the field
Summer programs, online courses, and more
Current exhibitions relating to the world of the Fathers
Opportunities to visit holy sites, monasteries, and ancient lands
Conferences
21--23 May 2026
NAPS (North American Patristics Society)
The 2026 Annual Meeting of the North American Patristics Society will take place on May 21–23, 2026 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago
The deadline to submit proposals is November 19, 2025.
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2--5 June 2026
Paideia 2026: Orthodoxy Speaks to the Human Heart (Antiochian Village, PA)
Fouth annual Meeting of the PAIDEIA Society, a community of Orthodox Christian scholars, clergy, monastics, and laity dedicated to the development of Orthodox Christian culture.
The deadline to submit proposals is February 28, 2026.
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9--12 June 2026
16th International Colloquium on Gregory of Nyssa (Duke University)
The focus of this year's conference is the Oratio Catechetia. Plenary speakers: Mark DelCogliano, Hélène Deneux, Volker Drecoll, Lenka Karfíková, Morwenna Ludlow, Gabrielle Thomas, and Ilaria Vigorelli.
The deadline to submit proposals is October 1, 2025.
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3--7 August 2026
Symposium Syriacum / Conference of Christian Arabic Studies
The 14th World Congress of Syriac Studies (Symposium Syriacum) and the 12th Conference of Christian Arabic Studies, which will be held for the first time in Southeastern Europe, in Bucharest, Romania, from August 3 to 7, 2026, under the auspices of the Romanian Academy.
The registration and abstract submission period is open from June 1 to December 1, 2025.
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10--14 August 2026
Origeniana XIV (Boston College)
The Fourteenth Gathering of the International Origen Colloquium: Origen and the Development of Christian Thought. This year's conference will utilize a quaestio disputata format, exploring the following questions: Is Origen a systematic thinker? Did Arianism emerge as a consequence of Origen’s theology? Is there a Political Theology in Origen’s work? After the resurrection, will the body be purified or annihilated? Did Origen actually hold the doctrine of the preexistence of souls?
Deadline to book hotel at conference rate: July 10, 2026
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24--29 August 2026
25th International Congress of Byzantine Studies, Vienna
The International Congress of Byzantine Studies is the world’s largest academic event dedicated to the latest research and findings on the Byzantine Empire, its history, and culture. Since the first congress in 1924 in Bucharest, it has been held approximately every five years in different locations, attracting up to 1,500 participants in recent years. In 2026, the 25th Congress will take place in Vienna, where researchers from around the globe will present their work in hundreds of presentations. Cultural events and receptions will offer numerous opportunities for informal exchange. Exhibitions and collaborations with the city of Vienna and individual cultural institutions will also make the academic research accessible to a wider audience.
Inaugural Lecture: Maximilien Durand, Department of Byzantine and Eastern Christian Art, Louvre Museum, Paris
Call for papers deadline: October 31, 2025
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2--5 September 2026
Exegesis and Reception of the Psalms (Göttingen)
First international Göttingen conference on the Septuagint (Die Editio critica maior des griechischen PsaltersNiedersächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen).
Registration deadline: 3 September 2026
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25--26 September 2026
The Athonite Collections and Their Challenges: Open Access, Traveling Exhibitions, and Digital Surrogates
This symposium at Princeton University aims to tackle the challenges of studying the Athonite collections (including religious icons, liturgical objects, manuscripts and other documents containing valuable insights into the past) and other such religious repositories. These are challenges that restrict scholarly inquiry and therefore limit the development of new perspectives and the full appreciation of the unique collections and the history of the communities themselves.
Call for papers deadline: December 20, 2025
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8--10 October 2026
Patristic Exegesis as Contemplation: The Spiritual Sense of Scripture
This international conference on the campus of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology will bring together a wide range of scholars and specialists in biblical studies and historical and systematic theology to examine the relationship between the Church Fathers and the spiritual reading of Scripture. It will explore the tradition of patristic exegesis as a form of contemplation or contemplative activity in which theoria, as both vision and interpretation, is applied to the inner meaning or spiritual depths of the biblical text.
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9--11 October 2026
Patristic, Medieval, and Renaissance Conference (PMR), Villanova University
The International Patristic, Medieval and Renaissance Conference is an annual academic conference bringing together keynote speakers and scholars from around the world and across the country. This three-day event has been held since the mid-1970s and is a true tradition of scholarship. This year's conference has for its theme 'Poverty, Simplicity, the Common Life, and the Mendicant Legacy.'
Call for papers deadline: June 30, 2026
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22--25 October 2026
52nd Annual Byzantine Studies Conference (BSANA) - University of Notre Dame
The BSC is the annual forum for the presentation and discussion of papers on every aspect of Byzantine Studies and on related topics relevant to the field. Conference attendance is open to all, regardless of nationality or academic status.
Call for papers deadline: May 25, 2025
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17--21 January 2027
International Orthodox Theological Association (IOTA) Conference 2027 (Republic of Georgia)
IOTA’s third mega-conference will take place in Poti and Kobuleti, Republic of Georgia. The conference will include pilgrimage to area monasteries and a keynote address by John Behr (University of Aberdeen). The theme of the conference is “Tradition and Traditions."
Call for papers deadline: May 15, 2025
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Lectures
May 19, 2026 (10 AM Central European Time)
Generative Authority: The Followers of the Apostles in Cultic Contexts Seminar
Pilgrimage to Saint Thecla: Access and Authority
Grace Stafford
The GenAut Project hosts a monthly online research seminar with papers from scholars that work on these traditions from other perspectives or on different languages than our project.