--- title: "Winter Lecture: Fr John McGuckin · St Cyril’s" url: https://stcyrils.edu.au/news/winter-lecture-fr-john-mcguckin description: "St Cyril’s is delighted to be hosting internationally renowned patristics scholar and Orthodox theologian Fr John Anthony McGuckin as our 2020 Winter…" --- 1. [Home](https://stcyrils.edu.au/) 2. [News](https://stcyrils.edu.au/news) 3. [Events](https://stcyrils.edu.au/news?category=events) # Winter Lecture: Fr John McGuckin 22 July 2020 ![Winter Lecture: Fr John McGuckin](https://stcyrils.edu.au/_image?href=https%3A%2F%2Fstcyrils.edu.au%2F_emdash%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2F01M5HJ9XM09F7N97P9RP0DVVXR.jpg&w=500&h=328&f=webp&fit=cover&position=center) St Cyril’s is delighted to be hosting internationally renowned patristics scholar and Orthodox theologian Fr John Anthony McGuckin as our 2020 Winter Lecturer. Due to the current situation, the Winter Lecture will be as a **Zoom webinar**, with a nominal $5 registration fee. Click on the button below to register. [Click Here to Register](https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_80D7_c7ZRaK8IsDSESLSHQ) **_St Cyril’s Winter Lecture_** ### St. Cyril of Alexandria: A Model of Reconciliation for the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches? #### Fr John A. McGuckin **_Saturday, August 29, 2020_** **_8pm (Sydney)/6am (New York)/11am (UK)_** **_$5 Registration_** Despite years of dialogues and recent eirenic agreements, the great separation of the Orthodox family of churches, who share so much in common, continues into its sixteenth century. The last synod that brought together Coptic, Ethiopic, Latin and Greek representatives in the cause of speaking about reconciliation, was in Florence in 1439\. There they adopted an axiom: “Saints cannot diverge in faith.” It seems an interesting starting point for us to consider in this lecture how St. Cyril of Alexandria, the great patristic authority on Christology, honoured throughout the Orthodox families, might still serve as a reconciling force to heal our divisions. The lecture will consider this in regard to his dogmatics, his attitude to synods and the reconciliation of schisms, and his spiritual theology. The **Very Revd. Professor John Anthony McGuckin** is an Archpriest of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Romania. He is the Nielsen Emeritus Professor of Church History, Union Theological Seminary and Columbia University, in New York; and currently is Professor of Early Christian Thought in the Theological Faculty of Oxford University. He is a Fellow of the British Royal Historical Society, and has authored more than thirty books on patristic thought and spirituality. ## More from the College * [2 September 2026Unveiling Paul](https://stcyrils.edu.au/news/unveiling-paul) * [14 August 2026Sacred Hospitality with Fr Stephen Muse, PhD](https://stcyrils.edu.au/news/sacred-hospitality-with-fr-stephen-muse-phd) * [9 June 2026Enrolments for Semester 2 are now open!](https://stcyrils.edu.au/news/enrolments-for-semester-2-are-now-open-2) --- St Cyril’s Coptic Orthodox Theological College · 6/252–254 West Street, Carlton NSW 2218, Australia · +61 2 9546 6411 · registrar@stcyrils.edu.au Site guide for AI agents: https://stcyrils.edu.au/llms.txt