THE ROMANIAN INSTITUTE OF ORTHODOX THEOLOGY AND SPIRITUALITY
The XXVth Theological, Ecumenical and Interdisciplinary Symposium
December 2, 2017
Metropolitan College of New York
60 West Street, New York,, NY 10006
Nation and Identity:
Reconciling the Traditional Sense of Belonging with the Globalist Tendencies of Current Post-Culturalism
Participants:
Theodor Damian, PhD
Professor of Philosophy and Ethics, Metropolitan College of New York; President of the Romanian Institute of Orthodox Theology and Spirituality:
Nationalism vs. Globalism. The Cultural Meaning of Borders
Humphrey Crookendale, JD
Dean of School for Public Affairs and Administration, Metropolitan College of New York
Communication and Identity in American Politics
Richard Grallo, PhD
Professor of Applied Psychology, Metropolitan College of New York:
Fooling Ourselves with Personal Identity
Louis Tietje, PhD
Professor of Ethics,Metropolitan College of New York:
Driverless Cars: A New Occasion for the Trolley Problem
Doru Tsaganea, PhD
Professor of Mathematics,Metropolitan College of New York
Nation, Nationalism and Nation State in Historical Perspective
David Rosner, PhD
Associate Professor of Values and Ethics, Metropolitan College of New York:
How Can the Ancient Teachings of Xenophanes of Colophon Be Applied to the Contemporary Problem of Globalization?
Alina Feld, PhD
Affiliate Faculty at the General Theological Seminary, New York
Cosmopolitanism or Recognizing Humanity on the Other: Simone Weil and Martha Nussbaum
Discussant:
David Rosner, PhD
Moderator:
Humphrey Crookendale, PhD
Guests of Honor:
His Eminence Nicolae Condrea PhD
Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of the Americas
Vinton Thompson, PhD
President of the Metropolitan College of New York
Tilokie Depoo, PhD
Chief Academic Officer and Dean
School for Business
Metropolitan College of New York
“SPIRITUS” ART GALLERY
Director, Viorica Colpacci