Reading Romans with St. Thomas Aquinas (February 5-7, 2009)
/The good people at the Aquinas Center for Theological Renewal at Ave Maria University are at it again. Every other year they put on a conference devoted directly to theological themes in Aquinas, while in the interceding year they have a conference on some feature of Catholic doctrine and practice. This year they are holding a conference on Aquinas's commentary on the Letter to the Romans, from February 5-7, 2009 (need the text of Thomas's commentary on Romans? Click here). The conference, entitled "Reading Romans with St. Thomas Aquinas: Ecumenical Explorations," brings together the following ecumenical cast of speakers:
- Bernhard Blankenhorn, OP
- Markus Bockmuehl
- Hans Boersma
- John Boyle
- Edgardo Colon-Emeric
- Holly Taylor Coolman
- Adam Cooper
- Scott Hahn
- Mary Healy
- Paul Keller, OP
- Matthew L. Lamb
- Matthew Levering
- Bruce Marshall
- Emmanuel Perrier, OP
- Charles Raith
- Patrick Henry Reardon
- Michael Root
- Michael Sherwin, OP
- Gregory Vall
- Geoffrey Wainwright
- Michael Waldstein
- Robert Louis Wilken
- David S. Yeago
You can download the general conference flyer (PDF), and the conference registration (PDF). Register early, they say, because space is limited.
On a personal note, I have gone to all the Aquinas-specific conferences save the first, and have found them all to be profoundly informative. In a time when both travel budgets and time are tight, this is my only "can't miss" conference every year, topping even Kalamazoo. And the new digs at Ave Maria University form a lovely conference space—especially in early February!