“Sexual Ethics: An Armenian Orthodox perspective” will be the topic of the upcoming National Conference for Christian Educators, sponsored by the Armenian Religious Education Council (AREC) of the Eastern Prelacy, March 17-19, 2006, and it will be held at the Salvation Army Wonderland Conference Center in Sharon, Massachusetts.

Led by noted theologian Dr. Vigen Guroian, the Conference will focus on ethical living according to the mandates of the Bible, more specifically on sexual ethical issues such as sex in marriage and birth control, premarital and extramarital sex, homosexuality and same sex-union, etc. The conference will equip Christian educators and parents with the tools to address and teach these important issues from an Armenian Orthodox perspective.

Dr. Vigen Guroian is a Professor of Theology and Ethics at Loyola College in Baltimore, Maryland and a prominent Orthodox Theologian and ethicist in the academic community. He is the author of nearly 150 articles and seven books with two forthcoming. Dr. Guroian is the first Armenian Theologian to be elected to the American Theological Society and the Orthodox Theological Society and he has served on the Board of Directors of the Society of Christian Ethics.

Additionally, the conference will feature a Bible Study led by Father Antranig Baljian, pastor of St. Stephen’s Armenian Apostolic Church in Watertown, Massachusetts, ¬¬¬along with brainstorming and networking opportunities with fellow Christian educators across the nation. As usual, morning and evening church services and Soorp Badarak will be an integral part of the weekend program.

In keeping with AREC’s comprehensive educational plan for teachers, this year’s Conference is eighth in the series. Previous conference themes included: the Church (1998), the Bible (1999), the Creeds of the Armenian Apostolic Church (2000), the Sacraments of Christian Initiation – Baptism, Chrismation, and Eucharist (2001), the Sacraments of Commitment – Matrimony and Ordination (2002), the Sacraments of Healing – Repentance and Extreme Unction (2003), Soorp Badarak (2004).

For further information, registration, and directions, please visit http://www.armenianprelacy.org/ncce2006.htm

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