Approved during the international Symposium entitled: “Stresses and Perspectives of Orthodox Dogmatic Theology for the Church’s Mission in Contemporary World”, organised by the Orthodox Theology Faculty of “Aurel Vlaicu” University in Arad, 6 - 8 June, 2007, and revised by the members of the Association during its second meeting, on 13 June, 2009.

Name and purposes

The International Association of Orthodox Dogmatic Theologians (IAODT) is a community of professors, scholars and institutions involved in the study and teaching Orthodox Dogmatic theology. It aims at promoting research in Dogmatic Theology at the international level in the spirit of the holy Tradition as it expresses itself in the Bible, in the Ecumenical Councils, in the writings of the Holy Fathers, and in the Church’s liturgical life.