Eighth Maynooth Patristic Conference (2012)

THE EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL MAYNOOTH PATRISTIC CONFERENCE 2012 on

The Beauty of the Presence of God
in the Fathers of the Church

11 - 13 October 2012

Finbarr Clancy (Dublin):
The ‘pearl of great beauty’ and the mysteries of faith.

Peter Brooke (Wales):
The seventh ecumenical council, the council of Frankfort, and the practice of painting.

Miguel Brugarolas (Navarra, Spain):
Beauty and the presence of God in the Soul:
Gregory of Nyssa’s Commentary on Song of Songs 5:2

Eirini Artemi (Athens):
The Presence of God in the interpretation of the Psalms by Cyril of Alexandria.

Marcin Wyzocki (Lublin):
The presence of God in the martyrs in Turtullian and Cyprian.

Juliette Day (Helsinki):
"The Ugly Sistera' - human and divine beauty in female ascesis.

Andrew Smith (Dublin):
Plotinus

Catherine Kavanagh (Limerick):
Eriugena.

Janet Rutherford (Dublin):
‘The light of your face is printed on us’.
Prayer as sacrament in the Alexandrian tradition

Karoliina Schauman
The beauty of the light of God in St Symeon the New Theologian

Ilaria Ramelli (Milan):
Beauty and the Good in Gregory of Nyssa in relation to the notions of harmony and unity.

Methody Zinkovskiy
The beauty of Personhood;

Kirill Zinkovskiy
Saint Gregory of Nyssa on the Real Presence of God in the holy Eucharistic Gifts.

Susan Cremin (Cork):
St John and the Bosom of the Lord in patristic and insular tradition.

The programme for the conference can be viewed here.

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For further information, please contact: 

Dr Janet Rutherford
Hon. Secretary
Email: janetrutherford@me.com