Identity and Values, Discussion Series
The program is about worldview issues. The main topics include personal and collective identity, epistemology, and axiology. The purpose of the program is to promote conceptual thinking, shape community-building culture, and spread the dialogue about values in Armenia and the Diaspora.
Traits of the Armenian identity
The main features of collective identity (common feelings, interests, beliefs). National soul, will, and morality. The most important events and sources of the Armenian identity. What values derive from them, and how vital are they for us today? The will and courage to transform. Responsibility for the future.
- Speakers: Arsen Ghazaryan, Mher Navoyan
- Host: Fr. Mesrop Aramian
The discussion is dedicated to the issue of truth
The role of truth in the process of knowledge and self-knowledge. What does the word truth mean in different languages and civilizations? How does the truth centrism affect the formation of cultures? The truth in Christianity. What is the price of truth, and how much are we willing to sacrifice for the sake of truth?
- Speakers: Aram Pakhchanyan, Manuk Hergnyan
- Host: Fr. Mesrop Aramian
The knowledge
The role and significance of knowledge in human life. How and what do we know? Self-knowledge in the process of general knowledge. The difficulties and challenges of the path to self-knowledge. Knowledge within the context of education. What and how do we teach knowing? The issue of self-knowledge in education. Machine learning and artificial intelligence.
- Speakers: Fr. Mesrop Aramian, David Yang, Karen Musaelyan
- Host: Aram Pakhchanyan
Repentance: Spiritual, Historical, Cultural
Repentance is a profound and fundamental path of restoration, transformation, and liberation for both individuals and communities. It begins with recognizing one’s sins and mistakes, understanding their causes, feeling contrition, and taking responsibility to not repeat them.
- Speakers: Mikayel Malkhasyan, Tigran Buniatyan
- Host: Fr. Mesrop Aramian