Visions of Europe
Young Scholars’ Conference
of the European Society for Catholic Theology
February 16th-18th, 2023
Veszprém
The youth conference is the part of the series of three events organized by the European Society for Catholic Theology (ESCT) around the topic of Europe. The series starts in September 2022, when Students from Central Europe will meet at Europe (Re)Discovered, the 7th International PPHF Summer School; and it will conclude in August 2023 at the biennial ESCT Congress on EUROPE: Spiritual Resources for the Future in Pécs.
The youth conference is organized by ESCT and the Episcopal Theological College of Pécs in cooperation with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Veszprém and the Archepiscopal College of Veszprém.
The main goal of the conference is to bring young theologians together in Veszprém from different countries of Europe and to conceive new visions concerning the future of the continent.
The plenary speeches and parallel sessions are open to all audiences.
Speakers

György Udvardy
Archbishop of Veszprém

Margit Eckholt
President of ESCT

József Sebestyén
Rector, Archepiscopal College of Veszprém

Piotr Morciniec
(Opole)

Mark Zammit
(Malta)

László Gájer
(Budapest)

Navracsics Tibor
Minister for Regional Development

Gusztáv Kovács
Vice-President of ESCT

Sigrid Müller
(Wien)

Ferenc Janka
(Veszprém)

Joao Duque
(Lisboa)
Program
FEBRUARY 16
17.30-18.00 Welcome Speeches
György Udvardy (Archbishop of Veszprém)
Margit Eckholt (President of ESCT)
Gusztáv Kovács (Vice-President of ESCT)
József Sebestyén (Rector, Archepiscopal College of Veszprém)
18.00-18.30 Opening speech
Tibor Navracsics (Minister for Regional Development)
18.30-20.00 Dinner
20.00-22.00 The Vision of Europe at the Cinema with Marek Lis (Opole)

FEBRUARY 17
9.00-10.30 Visions of Europe by Senior Theologians
Sigrid Müller (Wien)
You are the future
Piotr Morciniec (Opole)
Projekt Solidarność
Ferenc Janka (Veszprém)
Einheit in legitimer Verschiedenheit. Impulse für Europa von einer trinitarisch inspirierten Anthropologie
Mark Zammit (Malta)
Europe: Be yourself. Reflecting upon Europe’s success and failures
Joao Duque (Lisboa)
Identität als Exposition: Europa und die Anderen
László Gájer (Budapest)
Fraternity and a New Agora: The Recent Popes’ Vision for Europe
10.30-11.00 Coffee break
11.00-12.30 Round tables
12.30-13.30 Lunch
13.30-15.00 Parallel Sections (1-2-3) to the section
15.00-15.30 Coffee break
15.30-17.00 Parallel Sections (4-5-6) to the section
18.30-20.00 Dinner
Evening: Dinner and traditional Hungarian folk-dance house




Parallel Section 1
Chair: Tamás Ragadics
Bruno Petrušil (Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas)
Robert Schuman’s vision of a united Europe: How does the EU in the year 2023 correspond to it?
Pavol Hrabovecký (Catholic University Ružomberok)
Synod on Synodality and the Sensus Fidelium of Slovak Catholics
Stephan Tautz (University of Freiburg)
Climate Change in the Theological Landscape of Germany
Parallel Section 2
Chair: Harm Goris
Jean Claude Attard (University of Malta)
Reflections from Dun Karm Psaila’s Beyond Self on the Theology of the Mediterranean
Dominyka Violeta Slepikaite DP (Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania)
A Vision for Europe: The Great Commandment of Love (Jn 13,34)
Jens Van Rompaey (KU Leuven)
The Need of New Perspectives on the Multiplicity of European Roots: How Christian is Europe and how European is Christianity?
Parallel Section 3
Chair: Fainche Ryan
Zuzana Svobodová (Charles University, Prague)
Augustine as a Learner
Veronika Kuti (Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca/Episcopal Theological College of Pécs)
Are Rationality and Spirituality Compatible? A New Starting Point for Ethics
Michael Sherman (Carlow College)
Karl Rahner’s Pastoral Writings as a Foundation for Synodality
Parallel Section 4
Chair: Csaba Orova
Tóth Lujza (Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca)
The man destined for happiness
Király Viktória Dóra (University of Pécs)
The effect of religion on mental health
Fenyves Krisztián (Pázmány Péter Catholic University)
On the way of dialogue
Parallel Section 5
Chair: Jozef Jančovič
Rieks Hekman (Tilburg University)
Cosmic Eschatology. What happens to non-human creation?
Severin Parzinger (Universität Osnabrück)
Intercultural Theological Hermeneutics of Faith Practices: A Challenge for Synodality
Rimai Bálint (Episcopal Theological College of Pécs)
Church documents on migration
Parallel Section 6
Chair: László Perendy
Mirijam Salfinger (Universität Wien)
Impulse aus ökofeministischer Perspektive. Die Allianz zwischen Feminismus und Natur angesichts der sozio-ökologischen Krise
Barna Ferenc Szolnoki (Episcopal Theological College of Pécs)
Faith and Doubt: The Christian-Atheist Dialogue
Bence Fábián (Episcopal Theological College of Pécs)
Care for Creation according to Laudato si’
Parallel Section 7
Chair: István Csonta
Hegyi Kevin (Pécsi Püspöki Hittudományi Főiskola/Pécsi Tudományegyetem)
Európa jövője a hitoktatás tükrében
Kovács Violetta Mária (Pécsi Püspöki Hittudományi Főiskola)
A szerzetesség Magyarországon a kommunizmus éveiben magyar
Anda Hédi (Pécsi Püspöki Hittudományi Főiskola)
A halál utáni élet Platónnál
Parallel Section 8
Chair: Aranka Tiringer
Horváth Barbara (Pécsi Püspöki Hittudományi Főiskola)
Az eszkatologikus fenntartás
Németh Zsófia (Pécsi Püspöki Hittudományi Főiskola)
„A szegények Bibliája” – A Punya című történet helye a pasztorációban
Korsós Rajmund Levente (Pécsi Püspöki Hittudományi Főiskola)
Egy Cigány/roma fiatal víziója Európáról
Parallel Section 9
Chair: Attila András Szücs
Iloskics Mátyás (Pécsi Püspöki Hittudományi Főiskola)
Fiatalok az egyházban – Az ifjúság bevonása a Pécsi Egyházmegyében
Szabó Bence (Pécsi Püspöki Hittudományi Főiskola)
Mit adhat Európának a zsidó-keresztény hagyomány?
Parallel Section 10
Chair: József Sebestyén
Poór Zsombor (Pécsi Püspöki Hittudományi Főiskola)
A bizonyítás problémája az Isten-kérdéssel kapcsolatban
Fürnstáhl Melánia (Pécsi Püspöki Hittudományi Főiskola)
Jézus, mint erőforrás – a XXII. századi Európa tükrében
Csapek Dénes (Pécsi Püspöki Hittudományi Főiskola)
A test-lélek probléma
“There can be no doubt that the Christian faith belongs, in a radical and decisive way, to the foundations of European culture.„
Pope John Paul II
„Europe, find yourself! Rediscover your most deeply-rooted ideals. Be yourself! Do not be afraid of your millenary history, which is a window open to the future more than the past.„
Pope Francis
„Christians today have a great responsibility: they are called to serve as a leaven in reviving Europe’s conscience and help to generate processes capable of awakening new energies in society.„
Pope Francis
“By valuing its Christian roots, Europe will be able to give a secure direction to the choices of its citizens and peoples, it will strengthen their awareness of belonging to a common civilization and it will nourish the commitment of all to address the challenges of the present for the sake of a better future.„
Pope Benedict XVI
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Visions of Europe
Young Scholars’ Conference of the European Society for Catholic Theology
February 16th-18th, 2023
Veszprém