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To mark the fiftieth anniversary of its inception, the
International Association of Patristic Studies, in collaboration with the
Center for the Study of Christianity in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
will convene an international conference in Jerusalem on June 25-27, 2013. The theme of the conference will be the state
of patristic studies in the twenty-first century, focusing on the implications
of the various settings and interests of patristic studies for the future of
the field.
Susan Ashbrook Harvey (Brown University) will deliver
the opening plenary lecture and Jean-Noël Guinot (Sources Chrétiennes) will
deliver the concluding plenary lecture.
The first day will be devoted to an overview of the
current state of patristic studies around the world, with presentations from
colleagues from Europe (Lorenzo Perrone, Università di Bologna), North America
(Dennis Trout, University of Missouri), South America (Garcia Bazan,
Universidad Argentina John F. Kennedy), Africa (Michel Libambu, Université
catholique du Congo), Asia (Satoshi Toda, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo), and
Australia (Bronwen Neil, Australian Catholic University). In addition, two former
presidents of AIEP/IAPS, Adolf Martin Ritter (Ruprecht-Karls Universität) and
Angelo di Berardino (Institutum Patristicum
Augustinianum), will speak on the origins and development of AIEP/IAPS.
The remainder of the conference will be given to six
half-day sessions on particular themes (two sessions running concurrently).
Each session will consist of a plenary lecture (40 minutes), four short presentations
(20 minutes each), and a moderated discussion involving all participants (1
hour). The plenary lecture will give an overview of the theme. The short
presentations will consider a specific instance of the theme. Younger scholars
are especially encouraged to attend and contribute to the discussions. A
limited number of scholarships will be offered to graduate students.
Conference Themes
The themes and plenary lecturers for the six half-day
sessions are the following:
- Aryeh Kofsky (Haifa University) Patristics and the confluence of Jewish, Christian and Muslim cultures: what does patristics mean for scholars in communities with a combination of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim identities?
- Columba Stewart (St. John's University) Patristics between Eastern and Western Christian traditions: what does patristics mean in the face of diverse receptions of patristic texts within and between Eastern and Western Christian traditions?
- Christoph Markschies (Humboldt Universität) Patristics and theology: what can theology contribute to patristics today and what can patristics contribute to theology today?
- Mark Vessey (University of British Columbia) Patristics, literature, and histories of the book: what is the meaning for patristics of current thinking and research in literary history and book culture?
- Robin Jensen (Vanderbilt University) Patristics and art: how can the study of aesthetics and early Christian art forms contribute to the study of patristics?
- Yoram Tsafrir (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Patristics and archaeology: what is the meaning for patristics of a broader understanding of ancient culture and Christianity arising from archaeological investigations?
Submission of Abstracts
We invite the submission of abstracts (approximately
150 words) for short presentations (20 minutes) which deal with a specific
instance (a problem, a method, an interpretation, a technology, a trend, etc.)
of any of the above themes. The deadline for the submission of abstracts is
August 1, 2012.
Abstracts may be submitted electronically on the
website of the Center for the Study of Christianity at http://csc.org.il/contactus/abstract.aspx.
Graduate students who submit an abstract should also
submit a curriculum vitae and the name and email of their supervisor. A limited
number of scholarships are available for graduate students. All graduate
students will be considered for a scholarship.
Submissions will be acknowledged and colleagues will
be informed of final decisions soon after October 1, 2012.
The proceedings of the conference will be published by
Brepols. Participants who wish their papers to be considered for publication
will be asked to submit their final manuscript by September 1, 2013.
Please address queries concerning registration and
other practical matters to:
Jonathan Cahana at jonathan.cahana@mail.huji.ac.il
Please address queries concerning academic matters to:
Carol Harrison at Carol.Harrison@durham.ac.uk
Organizing Committee
Theodore de Bruyn
President, AIEP/IAPS
Carol Harrison
Vice-President, AIEP/IAPS
Brouria Bitton-Ashkelony
Director, Center for the Study of Christianity
Department of
Comparative Religion
Hebrew University
of Jerusalem