Record of Conference Papers

The Seventh International Patristic Conference, 2008 (published 2010):

THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE FATHERS OF THE CHURCH

• ‘Hiding behind the works’: the Holy Spirit in the trinitarian rhythm of human fulfilment in the theology of Irenaeus Brendan Leahy
• The Alexandrian Spirit: Clement and Origen in context Janet E Rutherford
• The Holy Spirit as the ‘Undiminished Giver’: Didymus the Blind’s ‘de spiritu sancto’ and the development of Nicene pneumatology Lewis Ayres
• Cyril of Jerusalem on the Holy Spirit Juliette Day
• St Augustine’s view of the place of the Holy Spirit in the formation of the gospels Thomas O’Loughlin
• The Holy Spirit, the Trinity and the Eucharist in St Fulgentius of Ruspe’s ‘ad Moninum’ book 2 Finbarr Clancy SJ
• The Holy Spirit in Isaac of Nineveh and East Syrian mysticism Serafim Seppälä

The Sixth International Patristic Conference, 2005 (published 2010):

SALVATION ACCORDING TO THE FATHERS OF THE CHURCH

• The many faces of salvation D Vincent Twomey SVD
• Soter Theos: The patristic and Byzantine appropriation of an antique idea John McGuckin
• The life and cross of St Athanasius Mihail Neamtu
• Christ the scented apple and the fragrance of the world’s redemption Finbarr Clancy SJ
• Like some crown of victory: the soteriology of Marcellus of Ancyra Sara Parvis
• Incarnation and salvation in Leontius of Byzantium Maurice Dowling
• The development of the sacred symbol in relation to Christology in the thought of St Maximus Confessor Catherine Kavanagh
• The cross in the public sphere: the column-mounted cross c. AD 450–750 David Woods
• The cross triumphant: Irish high crosses Hilary Richardson
• Salvation and the liturgy: some examples from early Christian Ireland Thomas O’Loughlin
• Do we need to be stupid in order to be saved? Barlaam of Calabria and Gregory Palamas on knowledge and ignorance Dirk Krausmüller
• Palamite soteriology in Augustinian dress: observations on Prochoros Kydones’ writings and translations of some works of Augustine Josef Lössl

The Fifth International Patristic Conference, 2002 (published 2009):

THE GREAT PERSECUTION, AD 303 – A COMMEMORATION

• The mind of the persecutors: ‘By the gracious favour of the gods’ Mark Humphries
• Philosophical objections to Christianity on the eve of the Great Persecution Andrew Smith
• Lessons from Diocletian’s persecution HA Drake
• Preparation for martyrdom in the early Church Oliver Nicholson
• Eusebius of Caesarea’s conceptions of the persecution suffered by the Church as a key to reading his ‘historia ecclesiastica’ Thomas O’Loughlin
• Imitating the mysteries that you celebrate: Martyrdom and Eucharist in the early patristic period Finbarr Clancy
• The origin of the cult of St George David Woods
• Concluding reflections: the perennial importance of the Great Persecution for politics and religion D Vincent Twomey SVD

The Fourth International Patristic Conference, 1999 (published 2007):

THE MYSTERY OF THE HOLY TRINITY IN THE FATHERS OF THE CHURCH

• The persons in God and the person of Christ in patristic theology: an argument for parallel development Brian E Daley SJ
• ‘It’s not for eatin’ – it’s for lookin’ through’: memoria, intelligentia, voluntas, and the argument of Augustine’s ‘de trinitate’ ix–x Lewis Ayres
• Praying the Trinity in Diadochos of Photike Janet E Rutherford
• Patristic argument and the use of philosophy in the Tritheist controversy of the sixth century Uwe Michael Lang
• Maximus Confessor on the Holy Trinity and deification Nicholas Madden OCD
• The political implications of faith in a triune God: Erik Peterson revisited D Vincent Twomey SVD
• The Trinity in early Irish Christian writings Thomas Canon Finan
• A view from Cologne: the fate of patristic Trinitarianism in modern Catholic theology Aidan Nichols OP
• ‘Ecclesia de Trinitate’ in the Latin Fathers: inspirational source for Congar’s ecclesiology Finbarr Clancy SJ

The Third International Patristic Conference, 1996 (published 1998):

STUDIES IN PATRISTIC CHRISTOLOGY

• The Desired of All Nations Thomas Finan
• An aspect of Origen’s Christology Nicholas Madden
• Approaches to Christ’s knowledge in the patristic era Raymond Moloney
• Sealed with the Likeness of God: Christ as Logos in Diadochos of Photike Janet E Rutherford
• The ‘Christus Totus’ idea: a forgotten aspect of Augustine’s spirituality Tarsicius van Bavel
• The Christological Context of Augustine’s ‘de trinitate’ xiii: toward relocating books viii–xv Lewis Ayres
• ‘Per Christum Hominem ad Christum Deum’: Augustine’s homilies on John’s Gospel Eoin Cassidy
• Christ as the focus of Genesis exegesis in Isidore of Seville Thomas O’Loughlin
• ‘Vive in Christo, ut Christus in te’: The Christology of St Columbanus Finbarr Clancy SJ
• Christology and the interpretation of the Psalms in the early Irish Church Martin McNamara

The Second International Patristic Conference, 1993 (published 1995):

SCRIPTURAL INTERPRETATION IN THE FATHERS

• The patristic hermeneutic of spiritual freedom and its biblical origins James McEvoy
• Liturgy: the context of patristic exegesis Patrick McGoldrick
• Philo and the Fathers: the Letter and the Spirit Fearghus Ó Fearghail
• A Dark Cloud. Hellenistic influences on the scriptural exegesis of Clement of Alexandria and the Pseudo-Dionysius Dierdre Carabine
• Origen and the literal interpretation of Scripture Gerard Watson
• St Athanasius: ‘de synodis’ and the sense of Scripture D Vincent Twomey SVD
• Maximus Confessor: On the Lord’s Prayer Nicholas Madden
• Allusions and illusions: St Ephrem’s verbal magic in the Diatessaron Commentary Carmel McCarthy
• St Augustine on the ‘mira profunditas’ of Scripture: texts and contexts Thomas Finan
• Augustine’s exegesis of the First Epistle of John Eoin Cassidy
• The Symbol gives Life: Eucharius of Lyon’s formula for exegesis Thomas O’Loughlin
• Patristic background to medieval Irish ecclesiastical sources Martin McNamara
• The Irish Augustine’s knowledge and understanding of Scripture Gerard Mac Ginty
• Exegesis and the Book of Kells: the Lucan genealogy Jennifer O’Reilly

The First International Patristic Conference, 1990 (published 1992):

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NEOPLATONISM AND CHRISTIANITY

• Origen and Plotinus: the Platonic influence on early Christianity John Dillon
• Origen and Eriugena: aspects of Christian gnosis Dermot Moran
• Being and non-being in the Pseudo-Dionysius Fran O’Rourke
• Gregory of Nyssa on the incomprehensibility of God Dierdre Carabine
• The ‘libri philosophorum’ and Augustine’s conversions Thomas O’Loughlin
• The recovery of the classical ideal of friendship in Augustine’s portrayal of caritas Eoin Cassidy
• Modes of vision in St Augustine: ‘de genesi ad litteram’ xii Thomas Finan
• Neoplatonism and Christianity: influence, syncretism or discernment? James McEvoy