An International symposium "Eternal Values and the Constantly Changing world" was held on February 15-18, 2023, in Tbilisi. The symposium was dedicated to the 45th anniversary of the enthronement and 90th birth anniversary of His Holiness and Beatitude, the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi and Metropolitan of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazia, Ilia II.
After the end of the scientific forum, the Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia gave the International Center for Christian Studies a blessing to continue working on the issues discussed at the symposium. For this purpose, by the decision of the board of International Center for Christian Studies, a permanent scientific seminar "Eternal Values and the Constantly Changing World" was established.
The first session of this seminar - "Nation and National Consciousness" - was held on October 20, 2023, at the St. Andrew’s Georgian University (SANGU).
Speakers:
Giorgi Gvasalia - „Biblical Understanding of National Self-Awareness“
Teimuraz Buadze - "National Consciousness, Values, Purpose, Identity"
Metropolitan Daniel - "The Main Signs of National Consciousness"
Permanent Scientific Seminar - "Nation and National Consciousness“