On October 31, 2017 we shall commemorate the 500th year jubilee of the Reformation, which was initiated in Wittenberg when Dr. Martin Luther publicly posted his 95 Theses, the Disputation on the Power of Indulgences.

 

Considering the fact that the Reformation quickly spread out to the territory of contemporary Slovakia and has had significant influence on the spiritual, cultural, national and societal life ever since, the Scientific Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Theological Faculty of the Comenius University in Bratislava (ELTF CU) on its meeting on March 27, 2015 decided that this jubilee will be commemorated at our institution by an international symposium with the following title: “500 Years of Reformation in Slovakia”.

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We chose the above mentioned title with the intent to invite a wide spectrum of experts who would not be traditionally limited only to the fields of church history, theology and history. We would like to create an opportunity for all experts to present their research pertaining to the nature, reception and the impact of the Reformation on the spiritual, cultural, societal and artistic development of Slovakia.

 

This symposium is aimed to be ecumenically open, academically rigorous and interdisciplinary.