2025 marks the 1700th anniversary of the first Ecumenical Council at Nicaea, an event of the highest significance in world history. The Conference will explore the effects of Nicaea on ecclesiastical and canon law over the past 1700 years and up to the present day. There will be a particular focus on how reception of the first Ecumenical Council can shape the ecumenical endeavour today, and on the emerging field of juridical ecumenism. The Society is honoured to welcome speakers who contribute on the world stage, and the conference promises to be a landmark event for ecclesiastical lawyers, church historians, and ecumenists.
Keynote addresses will be given by
• His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople
• Professor Myriam Wijlens, Professor of Canon Law at the University of Erfurt
• The Rt Revd Dr Christopher Cocksworth, Dean of Windsor
Links to register and further details of the conference, including a programme and other confirmed speakers, can be found on the ELS website below
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The Society is very grateful to the Bishop of Chichester and the Cathedral Chapter for hosting the our Conference this year.