Ad Fontes Academic Week
Florovsky-Newman Week
A mere christian gathering for the renewal of heart and mind.
Back in 2011, we organized the first Eighth Day Symposium as a one-day local conference. Based on its success and its growth the following year - the attendance doubled! - we expanded the Symposium in 2013 to two full days. We also added a festal banquet to contemplate cultural renewal while celebrating a hero of the faith. You can see the various themes we've contemplated over the years further down this page.
Not too long ago, a friend asked me, “What’s your favorite place to go to for a conference?” I didn’t have to think about the answer. “Wichita, Kansas,” I immediately responded. Anyone who has ever attended one of the events put on by the Eighth Day Institute will straightaway nod in agreement... You’ll know what I mean when you attend an Eighth Day Symposium. Unfeigned hospitality and genuine friendship, depth of genuine theological conversation across traditions, beer and meals, sacred icons and otherworldly chants—it’s all part of what makes a Symposium in Kansas unlike any other get-together.
~Hans Boersma