Reservations are now being accepted. (with $250 deposit)
Cost: $2050 (per person, double occupancy),
plus round-trip air fare to Istanbul
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Fr. Tom Welbers' Preparatory Lectures:
September 28: The First Seven Centuries
A journey through times of persecution to freedom, from belief to conflict, explorin the importance of the first seven Ecumenical Councils, all of which took place inpresent-day Turkey.
Note: this talk is presented as a PowerPoint Slide Show, with narration, and is divided into six segments (approx. 15 min. each) for easier downloading and viewing.
One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six
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One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six
October 5: The Eighth to the Fifteenth Centuries
During the Middle Ages in the East, the Catholic and the Orthodox Churches go separate ways. Why? What does that mean for today?
Note: this talk is presented as a PowerPoint Slide Show, with narration, and is divided into four segments (approx. 15 min. each) for easier downloading and viewing.
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November 9: The Origin and Rise of Islam
What Muslims believe, and how Christians and Muslims tolerated, fought, and influenced one another through the centuries. What does that mean for us today?
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Our tour guide, Aydin Eroglu, and his daughter, Canan (also a tour guide).