Patristic, Medieval, and Renaissance Studies (PMR) at Villanova
University invites you to participate in its
34th International P M R Conference
October 16-18, 2009
The P M R committee this year makes a special invitation to
scholars from all disciplines in these fields to address our plenary
theme: Ora et Labora. Pray and Work
As always, the PMR makes an OPEN CALL to scholars, institutions,
and societies to propose Papers, Panels, or Sponsored Sessions in all
areas and topics in LATE ANTIQUITY/PATRISTICS, BYZANTINE STUDIES,
MEDIEVAL STUDIES, ISLAMIC STUDIES, JEWISH STUDIES, and RENAISSANCE &
REFORMATION STUDIES.
From the Christian liturgy of the hours to Jewish daily liturgy and the
Muslim call to prayer, the cultures of Late Antiquity and the Middle
Ages marked the movement of the day’s work with prayer. The day’s frame
was set by spiritual exercises of many sorts, and thus the fruits of
one’s labor, one’s work, bore within it something of the fruits of the
spirit. What is the relationship between the many forms of work –
intellectual, manual, cultural, artistic, social, political, economic –
and prayer? Are there points of tension? Resistance? From lectio divina
and sacred theology, to scholastic philosophy and canon law; from the
Divine Comedy and liturgical plays, to sacred architecture and
iconography; from the Holy Roman Empire and educational foundations, to
Byzantine schools and monasteries, to Jewish chevruta and Islamic
madrasas, this year's thematic “conference within a conference” will
explore these questions and more, opening up a fresh, new perspective on
perennial questions of matter and spirit, reason and faith, politics and
religion.
Deadline for submissions: May 29, 2009
Notice of acceptance will be made by June 30, 2009
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