Colloquium Jan van Ruusbroec. To Surrender in Christian Mystical Context
On Thursday, April 27th and Friday, April 28th, the Institute for the Study of Spirituality organized a second Colloquium. The title of the Colloquium was: “Jan van Ruusbroec. To Surrender in Christian mystical context”. After reading a passage of Beatrice of Nazareth’s, Seven Manners of love, a number of specialists in mystical literature presented and commented on one or more significant segments of four treatises of Jan van Ruusbroec. Each presentation was followed by a round-table conference searching for the theological relevance of the text discussed. Each time one of the participating theologians, serving as a respondent, opened the conversation with questions or considerations on the works concerned.
Following texts were presented by:
• Seven Manners of love by Beatrice of Nazareth: Prof. Dr. Rob Faesen, Faculty of Theology, KULeuven, Department of the History of Church and Theology, Head of the Institute for the Study of Spirituality;
• Little Book of Enlightenment by Jan van Ruusbroec: Dirk Boone, Ph.D. Candidate, Director “Oude Abdij”, Drongen;
• The Spiritual Tabernacle by Jan van Ruusbroec: Prof. Dr. Thom Mertens, Director Ruusbroecgenootschap, University of Antwerp;
• The Sparkling Stone by Jan van Ruusbroec: Lieve Uyttenhove, Ph.D. Candidate, Faculty of Theology, KULeuven, Department of the History of Church and Theology, Institute for the Study of Spirituality;
• A Mirror of Eternal Blessedness by Jan van Ruusbroec: Prof. Dr. Guido De Baere, Ruusbroecgenootschap, University of Antwerp.
Following theologians acted as respondents:
• Anthony Dupont, Ph.D. Candidate, Faculty of Theology, KULeuven, Department of the History of Church and Theology;
• Jürgen Mettepenningen, Ph.D. Candidate, Faculty of Theology, KULeuven, Department of the History of Church and Theology;
• Kristien Justaert, Ph.D. Candidate, Faculty of Theology, KULeuven, Department of Systematic Theology;
• Johan Ardui, Ph.D. Candidate, Faculty of Theology, KULeuven, Department of Systematic Theology;
• Maria Thi Tuong Oanh Nguyen, Ph.D. Candidate, Faculty of Theology, KULeuven, Department of Systematic Theology.
