Conferences

XVI International Conference on Patristic Studies

The XVI Conference on Patristic Studies will be held 8-13August 2011 in the Examination Schools in Oxford. The deadline for submitted titles with abstracts is 31 March 2011, and the deadline for submitted workshop titles is 31 May 2011. For information go to www.patristics.org.uk.

12th International Conference of the International Society for the Study of European Ideas

The 12th International Conference of the International Society for the Study of European Ideas, on the topic "Thought in Science and Fiction" will take place in Ankara, 2-6 August 2010. The Conference will contain a special workshop entitled "The Divine Omnipotence in Medieval European Thought" and chaired by Filip Ivanovic. The aim of the workshop is to reconsider the attribute of the divine power as elaborated during the Middle Ages, in both Western and Byzantine cultural spheres, in theological, philosophical, literary works (papers that deal with Byzantine tradition are particularly encouraged). For more information go to http://issei2010.haifa.ac.il and http://issei2010.haifa.ac.il/Ivanovic or contact Filip Ivanovic at filiwycat@yahoo.com.

Australia

The sixth annual conference of the Australian Early Medieval Association meets from 30 September to 2 October, 2009, at the Caufield campus of Monash University. The theme is "Gathering the Threads: Weaving the Early Medieval World". Papers devoted to the topic of the interaction of cultural differences or any topic relevant to early medieval studies are invited. For information go to http://home.vicnet.net.au/~medieval/conference2009.

The Centre for Early Christian Studies of the Australian Catholic University in association with the Asia-Pacific Early Christian Studies Society is pleased to announce the forthcoming conference Prayer and Spirituality in the Early Church VI: ‘Religion and Politics’. Keynote speakers will be Sarah Coakley (Cambridge), Hal Drake (University of California, Santa Barbara), and Sean Freyne (Trinity College, University of Dublin). The conference will be held from 7-10 July 2010 on the Melbourne campus of the Australian Catholic University. For information about the conference and registration go to www.prayerspirit.com.au.

Belgium

On 26-28 October 2009 the Faculty of Theology at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven is organizing an international conference on "Episcopal Elections in Late Antiquity (250-600)". Organising Committee: Boudewijn Dehandschutter (Leuven), Johan Leemans (Leuven), Peter Van Nuffelen (Exeter), Shawn Keough (Leuven), Carla Nicolaye (Leuven – Aachen). Main speakers: Pauline Allen (ACU, Brisbane), George Bevan (Queen’s, Kingston), Philippe Blaudeau (Paris XII), Peter Bruns (Bamberg), Bruno Dumézil (Paris X), Geoffrey Dunn (ACU, Brisbane), Rudolf Haensch (DAI, München), David G. Hunter (Kentucky), Hartmut Leppin (Frankfurt), Veit Rosenberger (Erfurt), Raymond Van Dam (Michigan), Eckhard Wirbelauer (Strasbourg), Ewa Wipszycka (Warsaw). For information about the program and registration go to http://theo.kuleuven.be/page/esla.

Canada

The Canadian Society of Patristic Studies will hold its annual meeting at Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, 30 May – 1 June, 2010 in the context of the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. The deadline for proposals is 31 January 2010. For more information go to www.ccsr.ca/csps/callforpapers.html.

Chile

The VIII. Seminario Patrístico Internacional will be held on 10-13 August 2010 at the Facultad de Teología Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago de Chile. For information contact Prof. Anneliese Meis at  ameis@uc.cl.

Czech Republic

The Patristic Society of the Czech Republic is organizing a small international colloquium on the thought of Dionysius Areopagita, with a special focus on Divine
names. It will take place in Prague at the Protestant Theological Faculty, Černá 9, on 30-31 October 2009. The languages of the colloquium are English, French and German.

The list of presenters is now closed. It includes Ysabel de Andía (France), Ivan Christov (Bulgaria), Ladislav Chvátal (Czech Republic), Gunnar af Hällström (Finland), Johannes Hauck (Germany), Anniken Johansen (Norway), Lenka Karfíková (Czech Republic), Gorazd Kociancic (Slovenia), Martin Koudelka (Czech Republic), Staale Johannes Kristiansen (Norway), Václav Němec (Czech Republic), Ari Ojell (Finland), Jaroslav Rytíř (Czech Republic) and Torstein Tollefsen (Norway). 

Admission to the colloquium is free, and everyone interested is welcome.

France

La littérature apocryphe chrétienne et les Écritures juives. Troisième colloque international sur la Littérature Apocryphe Chrétienne, Strasbourg, 13-16 janvier 2010. Organisateurs: Rémi Gounelle (Strasbourg) et Gilles Dorival (Université Aix-Marseille I-Provence; Institut Universitaire de France). Contact: COLLAC - Prof. R. Gounelle, Faculté de théologie Protestante, 9, Place de l’Université, F-67084 Strasbourg, collac@umb.u-strasbg.fr.

Georgia

Ilia Chavchavadze State University, in association with the Georgian Catholic Church, Evangelical-Baptist Church of Georgia and Lutheran Church in Georgia, is pleased to invite scholars to participate in the International Conference "Christian Cappadocia and Caucasus", 2- 4 June, 2010. For more information click here.

Italy

Dies Academicus della Classe di Studi Ambrosiani dell'Accademia Ambrosiana "Ambrogio e i Barbari". Lunedì 26 - Martedì 27 aprile 2010. Presso la Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Piazza Pio XI, 2 - 20123 MILANO (ITALIA).Per informazioni: www.ambrosiana.it  oppure: braschi@ambrosiana.it.

The XXXIX Incontro di Studiosi dell’Antichità Cristiana will be held at the Augustinianum in Rome on 6-8 May 2010 and will address the topic: “Silence and Speech.” For further information click here. Scholars wishing to offer a communication (20 minutes) or a relation (25 minutes) should send the title of their paper together with a brief abstract no later than 30 November 2009 to the following address: Segreteria Incontri Augustinianum, Via Paolo VI, 25 – 00193 Roma / Italy; fax +39-06-68006298; e-mail: incontri@patristicum.org.

Japan

The Use of Letters in Early Christianity. Annual conference of the Asia Pacific Early Christian Studies Society (APECSS – formerly Western Pacific Rim Patristics Society WPRPS) scheduled to meet at Tohoku Gakuin University, Sendai, Japan, 10-12 September 2009. For information contact Prof. Kazuhiko Demura at kdemura@aol.com.

North America

The Annual Meeting of the North American Patristics Society will be held on 27-29 May 2010 at the Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza. For information go to http://patristics.org/annual-meeting.

Poland

Colloquium Origenianum Decimum: “Origen as Writer”. The Tenth International Conference of Origen’s studies will take place in Cracow, Poland, from the 31st of August to the 4th of September 2009. The general theme of the conference will be: Origen as Writer. The organisation has been taken over by the University School of Philosophy and Education “Ignatianum” in Cracow, the Faculty of Philosophy – History of Christian Culture (PL – 31-501 Krakow, ul. Kopernika 26). For information contact Prof. Henryk Pietras at hpietras@jezuici.pl.

United Kingdom

The British Patristics Conference is a forum where scholars, postgraduate researchers and others interested in Patristics can share and develop their research and explore the latest trends and developments in the field. The Third British Patristics Conference will take place 1-3 September 2010 at St. John’s College, Durham. The deadline for proposals is 31 May 2010. For information go to www.britishpatristics.co.uk.

United States

Second Duquesne Colloquium on Biblical Reception History, 22 April 2010, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh PA.  Topic: "The Garments of Scripture: Biblical Exegesis as Mystical Experience." Keynote Speakers: Michael Fishbane, Paul Blowers. For information contact Bogdan Bucur at bucurb@duq.edu or William Wright at wrightw@duq.edu.