During the long twelfth century, culminating roughly with the Fourth Lateran Council (1215), in the context of new political developments and rapid changes in society and the Church, the first universities were established and “a republic of letters” took shape, marked by a new, transnational approach to learning and research, later called scholasticism. Subsequent high points of European culture—such as the philosophy and theology of the thirteenth century and the Italian Renaissance and beyond—all had their roots in this less dramatic, and less remembered, twelfth century renaissance. This interdisciplinary conference will offer a fresh look at the philosophy, theology, and history of this pivotal moment in European history.
Speakers:
Mark Clark (The Catholic University of America, Washington DC)
Richard Cross (University of Notre Dame)
Christoph Egger (Institut für Österreichische Geschichtsforschung, Vienna)
Nicholas Lombardo, OP (University of Notre Dame)
Stephen Metzger (Vatican Library)
Samu Niskanen (University of Helsinki)
Pietro Podolak (Università Ca’ Foscari, Venice)
Dominique Poirel (Institut de recherche et d’histoire des textes, CNRS, Paris)
Marco Rainini, OP (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan)
Andrea Riedl (University of Regensburg)
Riccardo Saccenti (University of Bergamo)
Luisa Valente (La Sapienza University, Rome)
Sr. Maura Zátonyi, OSB (Pontificio Ateneo Sant' Anselmo, Rome)
Sponsors:
Notre Dame Global
Medieval Institute
Center for Italian Studies
History of Philosophy Forum
Franco Family Institute for Liberal Arts and the Public Good
Department of Philosophy
Department of Theology
Originally published at franco.nd.edu.