Our Public Lecture Series invites scholars & theologians to offer public presentations on topics related to the life and teaching of the Orthodox Church on campus at Texas A&M University.
The theme for the 2025 Public Lecture Series was Death and featured three speakers: Father Silviu Bunta, Hieromonk Seraphim Aldea, and Dr. David C. Ford.
Father Silviu grew up and lived in Romania before he and his family moved to the United States He studied early Judaism and ancient Christianity at Marquette University and received his doctorate in the Old Testament and Early Judaism in 2005. Between 2007 and 2022 he taught as full-time Bible faculty at the University of Dayton, amassing a large collection of scholarly publications on biblical and liturgical studies throughout the Christian world.
In 2012, Father Silviu was ordained to the diaconate and the priesthood by Archbishop Alexander (Golitzin) in the Orthodox Church in America (OCA). In 2022 Father Silviu retired from his tenured position at the University of Dayton and relocated to southern Texas, where he is currently serving the community of St. George Orthodox Church. He now devotes the rest of his time to his research projects and translations for Cherubim Press.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 The Good News About Hell
42:13 Q1: The difference between Hell & Hades
46:14 Q2: "TODAY you will be with me in paradise"
50:21 Q3: Keep thy mind in hell
56:27 Q4: The mystery of time & salvation
1:07:42 Q5: What about "ugly" descriptions of Hell in Scripture?
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