Upcoming gatherings on Early Christianity and Patristics
Upcoming talks by prominent scholars in the field
Summer programs, online courses, and more
Current exhibitions relating to the world of the Fathers
Opportunities to visit holy sites, monasteries, and ancient lands
Conferences
27--29 April 2025
6th International Colloquium on St. Maximus the Confessor: “Maximus the Confessor and the Mystery of Divine Revelation,” Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade
We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the 6th International Colloquium on St. Maximus the Confessor, focused on the theme “Maximus the Confessor and the Mystery of Divine Revelation.” This conference is organized by the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade, in collaboration with the Faculty of Liberal Arts at Károli Gáspár University of the Protestant Church in Hungary (Budapest, Hungary) and the International Center for Orthodox Studies (Niš, Serbia). This colloquium is dedicated to honoring Professor Paul M. Blowers, a distinguished scholar and authority on St. Maximus the Confessor, on the occasion of his 70th birthday. The conference proceedings will be published as a Festschrift in Professor Blowers’ honor within the Subsidia Maximiana series by Brepols. The overarching theme of the conference is divine self-revelation in the theology and exegesis of St. Maximus the Confessor. Papers are invited on various aspects of this theme.
Deadline for submissions: December 1, 2024
For details and information, click here.
22--24 April 2025
Annual Meeting of the North American Patristics Society (NAPS), Chicago, IL
The North American Patristics Society is a scholarly organization dedicated to the study of the history, literature, and theology of ancient Christianity. Founded in 1970, the Society welcomes a diversity of disciplinary and methodological approaches and invites the participation of scholars at all stages of their careers; NAPS boasts a large and active graduate student membership. It's annual meeting is held each year in Chicago.
Call for papers is forthcoming.
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3 June 2025
3rd Annual Paideia Conference: 'The Beauty of a God Who is Among Us' (Antiochian Village, PA)
'Paideia,' a community of Orthodox Christian scholars, clergy, and laity, invites proposals for papers of 25-30 minutes, centering on the theme, 'The Beauty of a God Who is Among Us.' This theme focuses on the incarnational character of the Christian worldview, which sees the whole of created reality, culminating in the Incarnation of Christ, as a symbolic and sacramental structure proclaiming the goodness and holiness of the Creator.
Deadline for submissions: February 15, 2025
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Lectures
Saturday, 7 December 2024, 10am - 12pm (Brown University/Zoom)
Providence Patristics Group
Michael Motia (University of Massachusetts - Boston), “Late Ancient Reds”
For information, contact Susan Harvey or Arthur Urbano.
Saturday, 8 February 2024, 10am - 12pm (Brown University/Zoom)
Providence Patristics Group, Boston Area Patristics Group
Maria Doerfler (Yale University), “Ephrem and the Emperors: Exploring Civic Identity at the Edges of the Roman World”
For information, contact Susan Harvey or Arthur Urbano​
Saturday, 3 May 2024, 10am - 12pm (Providence College/Zoom)
Providence Patristics Group
Colum Dever (Providence College), “The Figure of Echo in the Passio Perpetua et Felicitatis”
For information, contact Susan Harvey or Arthur Urbano.