The Evangelical Theological Seminary, in cooperation with the Faculty of Philosophy in Osijek, is organizing the international interdisciplinary scientific conference on the topic "Reformation in Europe and its echoes: 500th anniversary of Luther's theses" which will be held in Osijek at the Faculty of Philosophy, October 19th and 20th, 2017. 

The sixteenth century saw the beginning of the Reformation, a religious and social movement which, based on the ideas of Renaissance and Humanism, constitutes one of the most significant events in the theological, cultural and political history of Europe, its effects long-lasting and visible to this day. The Reformation challenged the structure, practice, and theology of the Church resulting in its schism, but the Reformation’s consequences greatly transcended the area of theology and religious practice. Religious conflicts instigated wars, altered borders and political structures in Europe, and left a deep mark on European culture and art. The translations of the Bible into national languages, the freedom and the right of an individual to interpret the Bible for themselves, as well as the belief that it is everyone’s individual responsibility to provide for their own salvation increased the interest in and reverence for the written word. This has effected a great change in the perception of national (vernacular) languages which changed the general attitude toward literature, and brought about the development of new literary genres and a new style in art.

Presentations will be made by our professors Gregory Thellman (The Presence of Christ in the Teaching of the Written Gospel: Reformational Trajectories and the Command –Promise of Matthew 28:18–20), David Kovačević (Doprinos reformacije hrvatskom identitetu), our alumni and guest lecturers.