On June 26, 2020, the Scientific
Council was held at Tbilisi Theological Academy and Seminary. The
session was chaired by the Rector of the educational institution,
Protopresbyter Giorgi Zviadadze, Professor, PhD in Theology and
Philology. The Rector thanked the members of the council for having
gathered for the session and spoke about the high professionalism
and spirituality that should characterize all the employees of
Tbilisi Theological Academy and Seminary. Protopresbyter Giorgi
Zviadadze noted that Tbilisi Theological Academy and Seminary
should be an example of discipline, awareness, aspiration for
knowledge, humility, diligence and other Christian virtues.
In his introductory speech,
Protopresbyter Giorgi Zviadadze also touched upon the issue of
remote learning, which is successfully carried out at Tbilisi
Theological Academy and Seminary. Despite the transition to this
type of teaching, lectures were delivered throughout the semester
extensively, without any omission.
The Council discussed scientific
work, which the departments of TTAS are currently involved in.
Protopresbyter Giorgi Zviadadze noted that profound research work
should be carried out at this school and textbooks should be
published, which will greatly contribute to the professional growth
of students of the relevant profile.
The floor was also taken by the
other members of the Council. Speeches were delivered by the
following colleagues: Archdeacon Demetre (Davitashvili), Head of
the Department of Liturgy and Pastoral Theology, PhD in Theology,
Professor; Professor Edisher Chelidze, PhD in Theology and
Philology (Head of the Department of Patristics and Dogmatics);
Archpriest Maxime Chanturia, Professor, PhD in Theology, Professor,
(Head of the Department of the History of the Church and
Asceticism); Professor Sergo Vardosanidze, PhD in History and
Theology, (Head of the Department of the History of Georgia); Mrs.
Lela Khachidze, PhD in Philology, (Head of the Department of the
Georgian Language and Literature); Mr. Yuri Mosidze, PhD (Head of
the Department of Foreign Languages) and others. The speakers
introduced the members of the council to the results of the ongoing
scientific work at the departments, a list of published literature
and plans for the future.
In respect of the published
literature, the departments of Patristics and Dogmatics, that of
History of the Church and Asceticism and of History of the Church
of Georgia deserve to be marked out. Numerous scientific and
theological books have been published here, which is the result of
the extensive scientific work currently done at these
departments.
At the session, the schedule of
the entrance exams of the 2020-2021 academic year for the
individual faculties was approved. It will be posted on the
official website of TTAS and on Facebook, at the earliest possible
date.