2021 Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference in Siluva Travel’s paradigm shift in the 21st century: consumers or pilgrims?

Faculty of Catholic Theology at Vytautas Magnus University
PI Siluva Piligrim Centre
Raseiniai District Municipality
PI Atrask Raseinius
invite to
2021 Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference in Siluva
Travel’s paradigm shift in the 21st century: consumers or pilgrims?
11th of June 2021
Online platform
Program:
12:00-12:20 – Conference opening
12:20 – 12:50 “Pilgrimage as creating a network: travelers and hosts”. Dr. Jūratė Micevičiūtė
12.50 – 13:05 “Homo Viator: What Makes Life a Pilgrimage?”. Prof. dr. Žanete Narkeviča, Riga Higher Institute of Religious Sciences, Latvia
13:05 – 13:20 “Anthropological, Humanistic and Social Aspects of Religious Tourism”. Rev. prof. dr. Rimas Skinkaitis, VMU, Lithuania
13:20 – 13:35 “Pilgrimage and Polymorphic Tourism in the Post-pandemic Societies: Challenges and Perspectives”. Prof. dr. Christos Tsironis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
13:35 – 13:50 “What Does World Youth Day Mean in the Postmodern Society?”. Prof. dr. Elżbieta Osewska, University of Applied Sciences in Tarnow, Poland
13:50 – 14:05 Discussion
14:05-14:20 Coffee break
14:20 – 14:35 “Pilgrimage as a Mystagogical Opportunity. The example of Egeria in the 21st century”. Gintaras Sungaila, MA, VMU, Lithuania
14:35 – 14:50 “The Tradition of Singing the Samogitian Calvary Hills: Coherence of Folk Piety and Culture in Challenging Times”. Rev. Assoc. prof. dr. Saulius Stumbra, Klaipėda University, Telšiai Bishop Vincentas Borisevičius Priest Seminary, Lithuania
14:50-15:05 “Phenomenon of Wandering as Contribution to the Theology of Pilgrimages”. Prof. dr. Modris Lacis, Riga Theological Institute, Latvia
15:05– 15:20 “Pilgrimage on the Way of the Blessed Archbishop and Martyr Theophilus Matulionis”. Rev. lic. Nerijus Pipiras, Lithuanian University of Health Science, Lithuania
15:20 - 15:35 “Christian Pilgrimage Sites and (Non)Verbal Communication”. Laurynas Jacevičius, MA, Vilnius University, Lithuania
15:35 – 15:50 Discussion
15:50 – 16:20 CONFERENCE SUMMARY