The Desmond Tutu Center for Peace, Reconciliation, and Global Justice and the Center for Faith and Vocation Seminar on Religion and World Civilization, proudly brings you,
Russia and Ukraine: Is Reconciliation Possible?
Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 7:00 p.m.
Schrott Center for the Arts, Butler University
Program Summary: The Ukrainian Revolution of 2014 and Russia’s response to it have disrupted the longstanding ties of religion and culture connecting the two nations. What, if anything, can the truth and reconciliation concept offer Russians and Ukrainians who seek to repair their relationship?
Keynote Speaker
Konsta
ntin Sigov is Director of Spirit and Letter Publishers in Kiev, Ukraine, and also teaches philosophy and religion at the National University of Kiev-Mohyla Academy. An Orthodox Christian layman, Sigov has long played a leading role in promoting ecumenical and interreligious relationships in Ukraine.
Respondent
Elena Glazov-Corrigan is an Associate Professor of Russian Literature at Emory University in Atlanta. A native of Moscow and a Roman Catholic, she is an experienced interpreter of Russian culture.
A second respondent, Father Cyril Hovorun, will also join us at this event. Father Cyril is a well-known Ukrainian Orthodox priest of the younger generation. He has had extensive ecumenical and academic experience both in Ukraine and in the West.
Session will take place at Butler University, Schrott Center for the Arts, 610 West 46th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46208, from 7:00-9:00 p.m. Admission is free.
