State of Europe Forum 2025

i n f o r m a c j e i r e j e s t r a c j a : h t t p s : / / a l i a n s e w a n g e l i c z n y. p l


Each venue is easily accessible by public transport. Participants are responsible for their own accommodation. The Ibis Hotels (Budget and Styles) have offered 10% discount for SOEF25 participants.

Friday May 9:

09.00 European Studies Day, Collegium Bobolanum: Rakowiecka 61, 02-532 Warszawa, Poland

  • 09.00 -11.00    Prof. Wojciech Gajewski & Jeff Fountain: the Gospel & the making of Europe
  • 11.30 -13.00    Prof. Piotr Mazurkiewicz & Dr Margriet Krijtenburg: the Gospel & European integration

15.00 Prayer Walks through Warsaw: The Old City, the Jewish ghetto

19.30 75th Commemoration of the Schuman Declaration, Holy Trinity Church : plac Stanisława Małachowskiego 1, 02-062 Warszawa, Poland – public commemoration open to all
How the Schuman Declaration shaped our lives.

Welcome: 

  • Musical presentation                                                 Paulina Stateczna & Kasia Kurzawska  
  • Why May 9? Why this forum?       Jeff Fountain Schuman Centre for European studies
  • Hope in turbulent times                                                       Dr Marek Kamiński, chair PEF

Why the Schuman Declaration was significant then… and now:

  • Values that changed the world then  – Dr Margriet Krijtenburg, the Hague University, NL
  • Values to guide the world now                                        Zbigniew Nosowski Chief editor“Więź”

 Closing reflections: Gudrun Kugler Austrian politician & Eduard Heger former Slovakian PM   

Saturday May 10: 

9.00-17.30 Full-day Forum: The Christian Theological Academy of Warsaw: Władysława Broniewskiego 48, 01-771 Warszawa,

Three plenary sessions will be interspersed with two breakout seminar sessions on eight topics (see below).

Registration fee €35, includes a light lunch and refreshments.

9.00  Plenary I. Europe Now!

  • Introduction – Where we are now?  Jeff Fountain NL (moderator)
  • Forgotten Lessons from the Polish road to liberty – Rev. Andrzej Nędzusiak PL
  • Never again?! Lessons from Auschwitz – Rev. Dr Manfred Deselaer DE/PL

Coffee

10.45  Seminars 1-4

1. Christian-Jewish dialogue/anti-semitism– Rev. dr Andrzej Tulej PL & Joshua Turnil FR

2.  Islam in Europe: challenges? opportunities? – Prof Agata Skowron-Nalborczyk PL(Polish)

3. The Spirituality of the Schuman Declaration – Dr Margriet Krijtenburg NL

4.  Transform Ukraine – Mykhaylo Khariy UA

12.15  Plenary II.  Respond How?

• How we can respond? Adrian Petrice RO  (moderator)

  • Lutheran perspectives Prof. Jerzy Sojka PL
  • Catholic perspectives    Prof. Sławomir Sowiński PL
  • Evangelical perspectives  Julia Doxat-Purser UK

Lunch

14.30  Seminars 5-8

5.The practice of multiculturalism in an ecumenical aspect –Marta Titaniec PL

6. Spiritual inspiration for human rights – The Sisters of the Sacred Heart – Violetta Zając PL

7. Values and virtues in the public square: Adrian Petrice RO, Julia Doxat-Purser UK

8. Help for Ukraine: Agnieszka Jelinek Diakonia of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession PL

16.00  Plenary III.What Now?

  • What have we learned? What will we do? How can we pray?

17.00  END