International conference „Dignity and vocation of woman”

Faculty of Catholic Theology at Vytautas Magnus University and Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow invite to International Scientific Conference Dignity and Vocation of Woman on the occasion of 100th anniversary of John Paul II’s birth. The Conference will be held on 2^nd of October 2020 at Faculty of Catholic Theology Vytautas Magnus University Gimnazijos str. 7, Kaunas.

The Goal of the ISC „Dignity and Vocation of Woman

“Progress usually tends to be measured according to the criteria of science and technology. Nor from this point of view has the contribution of women been negligible. Even so, this is not the only measure of progress, nor in fact is it the principal one. Much more important is the social and ethical dimension, which deals with human relations and spiritual values. In this area, which often develops in an inconspicuous way beginning with the daily relationships between people, especially within the family, society certainly owes much to the „genius of women”.

Letter of Pope John Paul II to Women, 1995

The goal of the Conference is a concern “with a broader vision of the situation and problems of women in general, in an attempt to promote the cause of women in the Church and in today’s world” (JPII, Letter to Woman)

Scientific and Organizing Committees

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

President
Rev. prof. dr hab. Józef Stala, UPJPII
Vice-president
Assoc. prof. dr. Benas Ulevičius, VMU
Members
Rev. assoc. prof. dr. hab. Marek Kluz, UPJPII
S.assoc. prof. dr. hab. Adelajda Sielepin,UPJPII
Rev. dr. hab. Marcin Godawa, UPJPII
Prof. dr. hab. Urszula Dudziak, KUL
Rev. prof. dr. Andrius Narbekovas, VMU
Assoc. prof. dr. Irena Eglė Laumenskaitė, VU
Rev. prof. dr. Rimas Skinkaitis, VMU
Rev. prof. dr. Kęstutis Žemaitis, VMU

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

President
Prof. dr. Birutė Obelenienė, VMU
Vice-president
Prof. dr. hab. Elżbieta Osewska, PWSZ Tarnow
Members
Prel. prof. dr. Vytautas Steponas Vaičiūnas
Prof. dr. Eugenijus Danilevičius, VMU
Assoc. prof. dr. Artūras Lukaševičius, VMU
Assoc. prof. dr. Artūras Grickevičius, VMU
Dr. Aušra Vasiliauskaitė, VMU
Indrė Vitkuvienė, VMU
Valdas Kilpys, VMU
Gabrielius Klimenka, VMU

Conference Secretariat

Person	Responsibilities	email
Renata Žilinskaitė	conference fee, conference certificates,	renata.zilinskaite@vdu.lt
Ona Eigirdaitė	registration , web site	ona.eigirdaite@vdu.lt
Giedrė Barčkutė	help to find place to stay	giedre.barckute@gmail.com
Asta Petraityte	submission of the paper	asta.petraityte@vdu.lt

Tel. +370 37 32 34 77; Fax. +370 37 32 34 77

Mail address : Gimnazijos str.7, LT-44260 Kaunas, Lithuania

The Program of the Conference

09.00–10.00 Registration

10.00–10.15	Conference opening. Archbishop Kęstutis Kėvalas, Great Chancellor of Faculty of Catholic Theology

10.15–12.00	I PLENARY SESSION.
Assoc. prof. dr. Eglė Laumenskaitė, Vilnius University In Search of „the Feminine Genius” in the Society and the Church
Prof. dr. Žaneta Narkeviča, Riga Higher Institute of Religious Sciences Woman’s identity and freedom in John Paul II’s apostolic letter „Mulieris Dignitatem”:Anthropological perspective
Prof. dr hab. Józef Stala, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow Godność osoby w nauczaniu Papieża Jana Pawła II
Prof. dr. Modris Lacis, Pontifical Latheran University affiliation of Riga Theological Institute The Creation of Woman: John Paul II and Emmanuel Levinas
12.00-12.30	Coffee break
12.30–14.00	II PLENARY SESSION.
Prof. hab. dr. Marek Chmielewski, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin A Meditative Dimension of Woman’s Genius
Assoc. prof. Micaela Menargues Carreño, Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia, Spain The person in the three layers: an anthropological personalist approach
Dr. Vygantas Malinauskas, Vytautas Magnus University Implications of the prevailing individualistic anthropology for fostering the dignity of women
Prof. dr. Andrius Narbekovas, Vytautas Magnus University Dignity of Woman and the New Technologies
14.00-14.45	LUNCH
14.45–16.30	1 PARALLEL GROUP. Dignity and vocation of woman: historical perspective.
Assoc.prof. dr. Aušra Vasiliauskienė, Vytautas Magnus University The Expression of Bernardine Sisters’ Devotion in Art
Prof. dr. Kęstutis Žemaitis, doct. Viktoras Bilotas, Vytautas Magnus University Woman and the Catholic Church in Lithuania between the World Wars
Assoc. prof. dr. Artūras Grickevičius, Vytautas Magnus University The Diary’s Story of the Maid of God Elena Spirgevičiūtė
Prof. dr. Vaida Kamuntavičienė, Vytautas Magnus University Vocation to the Consecrated Life in Soviet Lithuania: the Case of the Sisters of St Catherine
Assoc. prof. dr.Mario Oscar Llanos SDB, lic. Loreta Armalytė, Salesian Pontifical University (Rome) Women’s contribution to the pastoral care of vocations in the Soviet Lithuania (1972-1989
Assoc. prof. dr. Rasa Račiūnaitė-Paužuolienė , Vytautas Magnus University Vocation of the Family in the Lithuanian Diaspora: a Case Study in England
14.45–16.30	2 PARALLEL GROUP Woman dignity and reproduction rights
Gintautas Vaitoška, MD , International Theological Institute, Trumau, Austria Understanding of Gender and the Dignity of Woman.

Assoc. prof. dr. Artūras Lukaševičius, Vytautas Magnus university

The Split of Original Unity in Gen 3 and Today: Certain Aspects of Modern Feminism

Prof. dr. Birutė Obelenienė, Vytautas Magnus University

Keywords towards Reconstruction of Respectfull Relationship between Men and Women

Doctor.st. Salomėja Fernandez Montojo – Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius

The Philosophical Basis of Reproductive Rights

Coll, ESPERANZA. Rutllant, MONTSERRAT, RENAFER; IEEF, Hispany

Natural Family Planning, a style of life in which the specific characteristics of the woman are

recognised

Dr.Ewa Ślizień-Kuczapska, MD SaiSaint Sophie Specialist Hospital Warsaw, Poland

Unity of two in infertility problem from Reproductive Restorative Medicine perspective.

14.45-16.30

3 PARALLEL GROUP Woman in society: challenges to woman’s dignity

Prof. dr. Urszula Dudziak, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin Być kobietą w czasach obecnych

Assoc.prof.dr. Barbara Simonič, University of Ljubljana

Getting the lost dignity back: The power of women’s faith in coping with intimate partner violence

Assoc.prof. dr. Nataša Rijavec Klobučar, University of Ljubljana

Woman, addiction and violence

Dr. Natalija Volodarska, G. S. Kostyuk Institute of Psychology of NAPS of Ukraine

Restoration of the psychological well-being feeling for women suffering from the military conflict effects

Prof. hab. dr. Elżbieta Osewska, State Higher Vocational School in Tarnow,

Mothers as the First Catechists

Dr. Maria Petrova, St. Petersburg State University

The Contribution of Orthodox Women (in clerically organized and lay structures) to the Social Activities and Charity Work in Contemporary Russia

14.45–16.30

4 PARALLEL GROUP women’s dignity: theological approach

Prof. dr. Rimas Skinkaitis, Vytautas Magnus university

The Woman’s Anthropology in the Document of John Paul II „Mulieris Dignitatem

Assoc.prof.dr.Benas ULEVIČIUS, Vytautas Magnus University „Mary as New Eve: Importance of Feminine in Economy of Salvation”

Assoc. dr. Lina Šulcienė, Vytautas Magnus university

Some aspects of theological and anthropological foundations of woman’s dignity

Dr. Aušra Vasiliauskaitė, Vytautas Magnus University

Two dimensions of woman’s vocation: motherhood-virginity

Doctor.st. Algirdas Akelaitis, Vytautas Magnus University

The mystery of birth in diptych-like depiction of Mary and Elizabeth in Lk 1:5-56

International conference „Dignity and vocation of woman”

The Goal of the ISC „Dignity and Vocation of Woman

Scientific and Organizing Committees

Conference Secretariat

The Program of the Conference

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