The meeting, to be held 20–22 August 2026 at the University of Helsinki, Finland, aims to explore prayer in late antiquity, both as a religious practice, the subject and medium of theological thought, and a socio-religious identity marker.

Abstracts are welcome in three areas:

1. Theologies of Prayer
2. Practices of Prayer
3. Prayer in Practice

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Please submit your abstract by 15 November 2025 to the secretary of the Societas Patristica Fennica, Tomi Ferm, via e-mail: sihteeri@suomenpatristinenseura.fi