HEI On the Road: Halki Summit VI

WATER: SPIRIT AND SCIENCE
Exploring Spiritual and Scientific Perspectives

Water is the most vital and inseparable of every ecosystem and provides the lifeblood of every community. Every living organism, like every human being, needs for survival and growth. In brief, water is life—physical and spiritual. Water is also considered sacred, comprising a symbol of life and renewal, as well as of repentance and purification.

Halki Summit VI brings together theologians and scientists including Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis, Executive Director at Huffington Ecumenical Institute at HCHC to explore the scriptural and liturgical, as well as the philosophical and historical sacredness of water in the Church, but also the technical and technological significance of water and wastewater management for sustainability, development, and well-being in local and global communities. The overarching theme of the summit will be faith and religion in partnership for environmental justice.