We are proud to announce that the COST Action CA23143 Participation through Prayer in the Late Medieval and Early Modern World (PRAYTICIPATE) has awarded its first Inclusive Target Country (ITC) Conference Grant to Dr Vladimir Cvetković, Research Professor at the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade.

Dr Cvetković’s interdisciplinary work spans Patristic, Early Christian, and Byzantine Philosophy (with a focus on Gregory of Nyssa and Maximus the Confessor), Modern Orthodox and Ecumenical Theology (including key figures such as J. Popović, G. Florovsky, N. Velimirović, and J.N. Zizioulas), Balkan studies (especially nationalism and Orthodox identity), and the theology and theory of icons.

With the support of the PRAYTICIPATE ITC Conference Grant, Dr Cvetković will participate in the international conference “On the Future of the Una Sancta: Incarnate Reality and Eschatological Hope”, held on the island of Syros, Greece, from 29 May to 2 June 2025.

The conference builds on the success of the 2019 Mapping the Una Sancta gathering, which took a novel, bottom-up approach to Catholic-Orthodox dialogue—moving beyond institutional debates to focus on lived theology, ecclesial practice, and mutual engagement in a shared space. Inspired by the work of Edward Siecienski and other key scholars, the upcoming conference will continue this exploration of inter-ecclesial dialogue, focusing on embodied practices (e.g. beards, azymes, celibacy) and eschatological questions (heaven, hell, purgatory, and the future of the Church).

We are thrilled to support Dr Cvetković’s participation in this important event, which aligns closely with the PRAYTICIPATE network’s mission to foster scholarly exchange and deepen our understanding of prayer, devotion, and interconfessional relations in the late medieval and early modern periods.