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MODULE 9: Biblical Counseling & Physiology (Medical Issues & Depression)

May 17-19, 2019  |   Biblical Counseling Department

MODULE 9: Biblical Counseling & Physiology (Medical Issues & Depression) will be held on May 17-19, 2019. Dr. Daniel R. Berger II (director Alethia International Ministries, SUA) will teach the sessions of this training module in biblical counseling.

Connection and integration: Preventing radicalisation and extremism

19-20 April 2019

Social inclusion through Education, Training and Youth, Erasmus + (580205-EPP-1-2016-1-IT-EPPKA3-IPI-SOC-IN). Project description

MODULE 7: DEALING WITH ADDICTIONS IN BIBLICAL COUNSELING

January 11-12, 2019  |   Biblical Counseling Department

MODULE 7: DEALING WITH ADDICTIONS IN BIBLICAL COUNSELING will be held on January 11-12, 2019. Instructor for this training module in biblical counseling is Tim Brown (Director, His Steps Ministries & Certified Counselor - ACBC, Association of Certified Biblical Counselors, USA).

Salt&Light event

9 June 2018  |   14:00-17:00 (3h)  |  Areopagus Center

‘Strengthening Regional Christian Non-Governmental Organisations Networking’, with the purpose of increasing efficiency in our social, economic and political work. Besides the NGO members of the Sallux network, we would like to welcome other key regional NGOs. The starting point will be a report based on recent empirical research conducted on this particular topic in Romania by Steve Michmerhuizen, an American scholar who is happy to join us in this consultation.

Training courses in family therapy

The Areopagus Institute of Family Therapy and Systemic Practice

More info on the Institute’s website: www.aift.ro

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Dear friends,

Welcome to the Areopagus website!

The Areopagus Centre is a nongovernmental, nonprofit organization which seeks to analyze the religious phenomenon and to contribute to the enrichment of the role of religious communities in Romania and in southeastern Europe.  The Centre functions on an interconfessional level, offering the different traditions and religious groups of Romania an optimal context for collaboration and dialogue.

The Areopagus Centre was founded in 1997 by a group of Christians concerned with presenting the Gospel in a way that is relevant to contemporary culture and society.  The organization’s name itself—“Areopagus”—reflects this ethos, being inspired by the name of the ancient Areopagus of Athens, where Saint Apostle Paul presented the Christian message in dialogue with the philosophies of his day and as an alternative to these (Acts ch. 17).  

From an institutional point of view, Areopagus includes two distinct bodies, the “Areopagus Centre” and “Areopagus CRISDU”.  Thus, in 1997 the “Areopagus Centre for Christian Educationa nd Contemporary Culture” was founded, with education—especially the promotion of Christian education and dialogue between faith and society—as its principal scope.  Later, in 2003, the “Areopagus Regional Centre for Social Integration and Human Development” was founded, with primarily a practical and applicative social orientation.  

Our organization enjoys national and international recognition, its activities being appreciated by persons of note such as Walter Schwimmer, the former General Secretary of the Council of Europe; Professor David Robertson of Oxford University; Horia-Roman Patapievici; and Mihai-Răzvan Ungureanu, among others.

More information and resources associated with our organization are offered on this site.  We invite you to explore and hope that you will want to return with pleasure to Areopagus—meeting us not only in virtual space, but also personally, at our headquarters in Timisoara, Calea Martirilor 104!

The Areopagus Team

Departments:

• The Areopagus Center for Christian Studies and Contemporary Culture
• The Regional Center for Social Integration and Human Development CRIS-DU Areopagus
• The Areopagus Institute of Family Therapy and Systemic Practice
• Training Program in Biblical Counseling
• Education Department
• Languages Department, Romanian Language and Culture
• Areopagus Library