Faculty of Catholic Theology at Vytautas Magnus University PI Siluva Piligrim Centre Raseiniai District Municipality PI Atrask Raseinius invite to 2021 Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference in Siluva Travel’s paradigm shift in the 21st century: consumers or pilgrims? 11th of June 2021 Online platform SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

President Assoc. prof. dr. Benas Ulevičius, VMU, Lithuania Vice-president Prof. dr. Birutė Obelenienė, VMU, Lithuania Members Dr. Aušra Vasiliauskaitė, VMU, Lithuania Assoc. prof. dr. Artūras Lukaševičius, VMU, Lithuania Prof. dr. Elżbieta Osewska, University of Applied Sciences in Tarnow, Poland Prof. dr. Žanete Narkeviča, Riga Higher Institute of Religious Sciences, Latvia Prof. Marek Chmielewsky, PhD, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland Assoc. prof. dr. Piotr T. Nowakowski, Rzeszow University, Poland

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Silvija Čižaitė-Rudokienė, PI Siluva Piligrim Centre, Lithuania Rūta Giniūnaitė, PI Siluva Piligrim Centre, Lithuania Agnė Ivaškevičiūtė, PI Siluva Piligrim Centre, Lithuania Vaida Kneižienė, The Archdiocese of Kaunas, Lithuania Arnas Zmitra, PI Atrask Raseinius, Lithuania Jurga Nekrošiūtė, PI Atrask Raseinius, Lithuania Dominyka Čekauskaitė, PI Atrask Raseinius, Lithuania Program: 12:00-12:20 – Conference opening

Fernando Paquim Ourém Municipality’s chief of entrepreneurship and tourism division presents case of Fatima.

12:20 – 12:50 “Pilgrimage as creating a network: travelers and hosts”. Dr. Jūratė Micevičiūtė 12.50 – 13:05 “Homo Viator: What Makes Life a Pilgrimage?”. Prof. dr. Žanete Narkeviča, Riga Higher Institute of Religious Sciences, Latvia 13:05 – 13:20 “Anthropological, Humanistic and Social Aspects of Religious Tourism”. Rev. prof. dr. Rimas Skinkaitis, VMU, Lithuania 13:20 – 13:35 “Pilgrimage and Polymorphic Tourism in the Post-pandemic Societies: Challenges and Perspectives”. Prof. dr. Christos Tsironis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece 13:35 – 13:50 “What Does World Youth Day Mean in the Postmodern Society?”. Prof. dr. Elżbieta Osewska, University of Applied Sciences in Tarnow, Poland 13:50 – 14:05 Discussion

14:05-14:20 Coffee break

14:20 – 14:35 “Pilgrimage as a Mystagogical Opportunity. The example of Egeria in the 21st century”. Gintaras Sungaila, MA, VMU, Lithuania 14:35 – 14:50 “The Tradition of Singing the Samogitian Calvary Hills: Coherence of Folk Piety and Culture in Challenging Times”. Rev. Assoc. prof. dr. Saulius Stumbra, Klaipėda University, Telšiai Bishop Vincentas Borisevičius Priest Seminary, Lithuania 14:50-15:05 “Phenomenon of Wandering as Contribution to the Theology of Pilgrimages”. Prof. dr. Modris Lacis, Riga Theological Institute, Latvia 15:05– 15:20 “Pilgrimage on the Way of the Blessed Archbishop and Martyr Theophilus Matulionis”. Rev. lic. Nerijus Pipiras, Lithuanian University of Health Science, Lithuania 15:20 - 15:35 “Christian Pilgrimage Sites and (Non)Verbal Communication”. Laurynas Jacevičius, MA, Vilnius University, Lithuania 15:35 – 15:50 Discussion

15:50 – 16:20 CONFERENCE SUMMARY