Cusanus Today
Prospects for Philosophy, Theology, and Mysticism
September 19–21, 2019
University of Notre Dame
The conference is free and open to the public. However, all who attend must pre-register via the link above. The deadline for pre-registration is Tuesday, September 3.
A room block has been reserved at the Morris Inn on Notre Dame's campus. Reserve your room online or by calling 574-631-2000
Sponsors
Cusanus Today is sponsored by Notre Dame’s Medieval Institute and the American Cusanus Society with support from the Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts, Henkels Lecture Fund
Organizers
David Albertson (USC) and Peter Casarella (Notre Dame)
Conference Schedule
Plenary lectures: 60 minutes, followed by 30 minutes of discussion
Panel papers: 25 minutes each, followed by 30 minutes of panel discussion
Thursday, September 19th
Welcome
Sarah Mustillo, Dean, College of Arts and Letters, University of Notre Dame
Thomas Burman, Director, Medieval Institute
6:30–7 p.m.
Oakroom, South Dining Hall
Plenary Lecture I
Stephen Gersh (Notre Dame), “From Analogy to Enigma. Cusanus after Deconstruction”
7–8:30 p.m.
Oakroom, South Dining Hall
Opening Reception
8:30 p.m.
Hospitality Room, South Dining Hall
Friday, September 20th
Coffee Service
8–8:30 a.m.
Hospitality Room, South Dining Hall
Plenary Lecture II
David Bentley Hart (NDIAS), “Cusanus on Beauty and the Infinite”
8:30–10 a.m.
Oakroom, South Dining Hall
Panel I: Cusanus and Modern German Thought before 1968
John Betz (Notre Dame) on Erich Przywara
Tamara Albertini (Hawaii) on Karl Jaspers
Michael Moore (Iowa) on Hans-Georg Gadamer
10:15am-12:00pm
Oakroom, South Dining Hall
Buffet Lunch
12–1:30 p.m.
Hospitality Room, South Dining Hall
Plenary Lecture III
Emmanuel Falque (Paris), “Crossing Philosophy and Theology with Nicholas of Cusa”
1:30–3 p.m.
Oakroom, South Dining Hall
Coffee Break
3–3:30 p.m.
Oakroom, South Dining Hall
Panel II: Cusanus and Modern French Thought
Garth Green (McGill) on analogia entis and analogia mentis
Alexia Schmitt (Buenos Aires) on Maurice Gandillac and Gilles Deleuze
Jean-Marie Nicolle (Rouen) on Jacques Lacan
David Albertson (USC) on Michel de Certeau
3:30–5:45 p.m.
Oakroom, South Dining Hall
(Participants find dinner by themselves)
Saturday, September 21st
Coffee Service
8–8:30 a.m.
Hospitality Room, South Dining Hall
Plenary Lecture IV
John Milbank (Nottingham), “Cusanus on Analogy and Participation”
8:30–10 a.m.
Oakroom, South Dining Hall
Panel III: Cusanus and Modern German Thought after 1968
Elizabeth Brient (Georgia) on Hans Blumenberg
Valentina Zaffino (Lateran) on Werner Beierwaltes
José González Ríos (Buenos Aires) on Peter Sloterdijk
10:15 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Oakroom, South Dining Hall
Buffet Lunch
12–1:30 p.m.
Hospitality Room, South Dining Hall
Plenary Lecture V
João Maria André (Coimbra), “Cusanus and Interreligious Dialogue”
1:30–3 p.m.
Oakroom, South Dining Hall
Coffee Break
3–3:30 p.m.
Oakroom, South Dining Hall
Panel IV: New Narratives and New Dialogues
Peter Casarella (Notre Dame) on Louis Dupré
Il Kim (Auburn) on Karsten Harries
Kazuhiko Yamaki (Waseda) on Kitaro Nishida
3:30–5:15 p.m.
Oakroom, South Dining Hall
Banquet Dinner
Cocktails 6:30 p.m.
Dinner 7 p.m.
Hospitality Room, South Dining Hall
Closing Remarks
Cyril O’Regan (Notre Dame), “On Cusan Futures”
8 p.m.
Hospitality Room, South Dining Hall