Hall of Men Presents St. Ephrem the Syrian on May 25

The Hall of Men will gather Thursday evening on the commemoration of Therapon the Hieromartyr, Bishop of Cyprus, Anno Domini 2023, May 25.

Michael Simmon will present on St. Ephrem the Syrian.

St. Ephrem the Syrian (d. 373 AD) was a deacon, theologian, poet and hymnographer, and is regarded as the most significant of all of the fathers in the Syriac tradition. Many of his poems and hymns are practical theology in verse and song, and were indispensable to catechesis and dogmatic instruction, not only for the majority of Christians in the region who were illiterate in Ephrem's time, but also for later Christians who found themselves under Islamic and Ottoman rule after the fall of the Byzantium. Ephrem relies heavily on the use of metaphors and symbols to reveal spiritual truths that sit behind/above/below their corresponding physical/material realities. Reacquiring the "luminous eye of faith" as Ephrem puts it, is of critical importance, not only if we are to understand Ephrem and his mystical vision of the natural and spiritual realms, but also if we are to take seriously the renewal of a culture which has become dominated by secular materialism.

If you haven’t seen a Catholic listen to the life story of John Wesley; if you haven’t watched a Protestant learn about Evagrius of Pontus; and if you haven’t seen Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant men sit around a table together and talk theology until midnight . . . then you need to come to the Hall of Men.

When

The commemoration of Therapon the Hieromartyr, Bishop of Cyprus, Anno Domini 2023, May 25

Where

The Ladder at 2836 E. Douglas, Wichita, KS 67214

Schedule

Doors Open at 7 pm

Food is served at 7:30pm

Eighth Day Convocation at 8:30pm

Presentation and toast by Michael Simmon immediately following Convocation.

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