Professor Miltiadis Konstantinou, Dean of Aristotle University’s Faculty of Theology, our beloved son in the Lord: Grace be unto you and peace from God. It is with profound joy that we greet the 8th International Conference of Orthodox Theology, which is convening in Thessaloniki from May 21st through May 25th on the theme “The Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church: Orthodox Theology in the 21st Century.” The benevolent