On Friday, February 1, 2008 CAREE (Christians Associated for Relationships with Eastern Europe) will hold a conference and the annual meeting from 9:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The meetings will be held at the InterChurch Center, 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY. 

The conference is scheduled for 9:15 a.m.-3:00 p.m., with the annual meeting following from 3:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

The conference will offer CAREE members presenting papers and reporting on their activities in Eastern Europe during the past year, as follows:

Presentations:

Joe Loya, “An ‘Orthodox Culture’ Course for Schools in Russia: Review and Update.”

Heather DeHaan, “Orthodoxy in Russian History: Inspiration or Challenge?”

Mark Elliott, “Christian Ministry to Russian Orphans at Risk.”

Krystyna Gorniak-Kocikowska, “One More Specter of Communism in Poland: The impact of the book Ksieza wobec bezpieki (‘Priests and The Communist Security Forces’), by Tadeusz Isakowicz-Zaleski.

Reports on involvements in Eastern Europe:

Walter Sawatsky – recent involvements in Ukraine and Russia

Krystyna Gorniak-Kocikowska – on sabbatical in Poland

Paul Crego – on conference in Georgia (and the effects of the recent presidential election there on the churches)

Ines Murzaku – on sabbatical, and on book for the University of Bologna Press, Quo Vadis Eastern Europe? Religion, State and Society after Communism

Duncan Hanson (via telephone, from India) – on the Third European Ecumenical Assembly in Sibiu, Romania (September 4-9, 2007)

Paul Mojzes and Jim Payton – “The 4th International Conference on Jasenovac” (Banja Luka, Bosnia – May 29-31, 2007)

Paul Mojzes, Jim Payton, and Ines Murzaku – “The Contribution of Religion and Culture to Peace, Mutual Respect and Cooperation” (World Conference on Dialogue Among Religions and Civiluzations [Ohrid, Macedonia – October 26-28, 2008])

Jim Payton – on team-teaching a course (with Peter Kuzmic) on “Ecumenical Relations with Roman Catholicism and Orthodoxy” at Evangelical Theological Seminary (Osijek, Croatia – May 21-25, 2007)