Greetings Colleagues,
I hope this update finds you doing well. I’m writing to give an update to our department. We are pleased to have a very busy itinerary this summer. One of our Research Assistants is conducting archival research and finding very valuable research within Central Asian archives. Additionally we are pleased to be involved in two separate archeological investigations in Ilibalik, as well as Kayaliq. Both have turned up significant Nestorian finds.
Greetings Colleagues,
I hope this correspondence finds you well and preparing to enjoy a great summer!
We were privileged to host Dr. Mark Dickens in February. He gave two presentations on the topic Echoes of a Forgotten Past, which chronicled the development of the Church of the East in Kazakhstan and Central Asia. We organized a very well attended presentation to the public, as well as a second presentation at the Academy of Sciences. You may view this presentation on the link below, available in English, Russian, and Kazakh languages. Please feel free to pass these links to your friends and colleagues.
Seminar: Echoes of a Forgotten Past
23 February 2018, 6:16 am Written by Phil ThomsonOn the 20th and the 23rd of February we were honoured to have Dr. Dickens presenting a couple of seminars on the historical presence of the Church of the East in Central Asian.
February News: Additions and a Visit
7 February 2018, 10:48 am Written by Kevin WhiteGreetings from a wintery Kazakhstan!
We are very excited about the developments in the Department of Nestorian Studies. I thoroughly enjoyed my doctoral consultations and seminars at the University of Salzburg. This is an excellent university and is positioning itself to be a hub for Eastern Syriac and Church of the East center.
The Department of Nestorian Studies of the Kazakhstan Archeological Institute of the Academy of Sciences wishes to extend a very Happy New Year to you and your family! We are excited about the wonderful possibilities of rediscovering, researching, and developing this largely lost history of Central Asia.
Kevin White furthering his doctoral studies
8 December 2017, 12:00 am Written by Phil ThomsonKevin White is currently in Salzburg, Austria, where he is attending doctoral seminars and consultations as part of his doctorate. This itinerary will include meeting with several top experts in the field of Nestorian Studies. Following his time in Austria, Kevin will be visiting England to do some further research in the British Library and Oxford Bodleian Library. He hopes to establish connections with these libraries which have many resources and documents that relate to Nestorianism and Central Asia.
A Silk Road Legacy: Freedom of Trade & Freedom of Religion
12 June 2017, 9:28 am Written by Kevin WhiteAs Kazakhstan seeks to become one of the top thirty economies in the world, in accordance with the 2050 Plan, this thesis discusses the historical role of Nestorian Christianity in Central Asian culture as well as how policies of religious freedom and tolerance facilitated the political stability required for the success of the Great Silk Road commerce.