St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary - News Releases News Release Jim Forest to Lecture at St Vladimir's Seminary

Crestwood, NY-Join us at St Vladimir's Seminary for a special lecture by Jim Forest: "'In Peace Let Us Pray to the Lord': Peacemaking, Conflict Resolution, and Reconciliation as a Pastoral Concern."The lecture will take place on Saturday, November 20, 2004, at 2 PM in the Metropolitan Philip Auditorium; it will be followed by a time for discussion and light refreshments.

Jim Forest is secretary of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship and edits its publication, In Communion. He is author of numerous books, including The Ladder of the Beatitudes, Confession: Doorway to Forgiveness, and Making Friends of Enemies. With Hildo Bos, he co-edited For the Peace from Above: an Orthodox Resource Book on War, Peace, and Nationalism. His books have been translated into Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Danish, Polish, Korean, and Russian. In 1989, he received the Peacemaker Award from Notre Dame University's Institute for International Peace Studies. He lives in Holland, near Amsterdam, with his wife Nancy.

This lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, email events@svots.edu, or call (914) 961-8313. Visit the seminary's website, www.svots.edu, for a printable publicity flier for this event, travel directions to the seminary's campus, and for information on other events happening at St Vladimir's Seminary throughout the year.