Giving Oneself Self-gift and self-sacrifice in the life of the church and of Damien De Veuster

The Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven announces an international conference on Giving oneself: Self-Gift and Self-Sacrifice in the Life of the Church and of Damien De Veuster.
The conference will be held in Leuven, May 10-11, 2010.

Location

All activities take place in the Conference Room of the Pope’s College, Sint-Michielsstraat 6, 3000 Leuven.
The evening lecture on Monday, May 10 takes place in the Aula Minor, Sint-Michielsstraat 6, 3000 Leuven.

Registration

Registration for all four parts of the conference is possible by registering at http://theo.kuleuven.be/page/registration_giving_oneself/. Registration for the
conference is free. Please register before May 5, 2010.

Information

For more information, please contact
Dr. Dominika Kurek
Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies
KU Leuven
Sint-Michielsstraat 4, PB 3101
3000 Leuven
dominika.kurek@theo.kuleuven.be

Programme

Sunday, May 9: Start of the conference

18:30: Movie Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (director: Paul Cox) with an introduction by Paul W. Macken, SS.CC.

Monday, May 10

Morning session: Programme in Dutch
Ochtendsessie: Nederlandstalig programma

8:30	Inschrijvingen en koffie
9:00	Opening: Lieven BOEVE, Decaan van de Faculteit Godgeleerdheid, K.U. Leuven
9:10	Yves DE MAESENEER, Leuven, Systematisch-theologische reflecties en spiritualiteit van de zelfgave
9:45	Michel COPPIN, SDS, Scherpenheuvel, De missionaris Damiaan
10:20	Juan Carlos TINJACA, SS.CC., Leuven, Damiaan en de Picpussen
10:55	Pauze
11:20	Hans GEYBELS, Leuven, Damiaan in de volksdevotie
11:55	Paul AERTS, SS.CC., Leuven, Hoe Damiaan vandaag herkennen?
12:30	Bart VERBESSELT, Leuven, Damiaan en geloofscommunicatie

International Programme
Afternoon Session

14:00	Registration and Coffee
14:30	Opening: Lieven BOEVE, Dean of the Faculty of Theology, KU Leuven
14:45	Jan BREMMER, Groningen, Self-Sacrifice in Greece, Rome and Ancient Israel
15:30	Martin VAHRENHORST, Jerusalem, Biblical Basis for the Understanding of Human Existence as Sacrifice (cf. esp. the Pauline sacrificial metaphors: Phil 2:17; Rom 12:1; Eph 5:2)
16:15	Coffee Break
16:45	Johan LEEMANS, Leuven, Martyrdom in Early Christianity
17:20	Saskia WENDEL, Cologne, Renewed Understanding of Self-Sacrifice as an Element of Christian Vocation in Contemporary Contexts
19:30	Public Lecture by Fernando F. SEGOVIA, Vanderbilt University Nashville TN, Biblical Interpretation since the 1970s through Today and Beyond: Diversifying Approaches, Critics, and Traditions (organized by the Committee on “Diversity and Equal Opportunities” and the Research Unit of Biblical Studies, Faculty of Theology) (MTC Aula Minor)

Tuesday, May 11

International Programme
Morning Session

9:00	Rekha M. CHENNATU, RA, Pune, Abiding, Loving and Laying Down One’s Life: Exploring the Discipleship Motif in John’s
9:40	Joris GELDHOF, Leuven Sacrifice, Communion, Charity. A Reflection on the Paradoxical Nature of the Eucharist
10:20	Yves DE MAESENEER, Leuven, Giving Oneself: A New Paradigm in Theological Anthropology?
11:00	Coffee Break

Parallel sessions (call for papers)

Session 1

11:30	Jan DE VOLDER, The Self-Gift of Damien De Veuster as a Path to Holiness
11:55	Marianne SERVAAS, Leuven, “For Me to Live is Christ”: Sainthood and True Personality through the Eyes of Dietrich von Hildebrand and in the Life of Saint Damien
12:20	Mary-Chizurum UGBOR, DMMM, Leuven, St. Damien’s Expression of the Christian Call to Self-Sacrifice: A Critical Appraisal from a Hermeneutical-Communicative Approach

Session 2

11:30	Ma. Maricel IBITA, Leuven, “With what shall I come before the Lord?” In Search of an Alternative Vision of Self-Sacrifice in the Ryb of the so-called Pre-Exilic Prophets (Isa 1:1-20; Hos 2:4-17; 4:1-3; Mic 6:1-8)
11:55	Izunna OKONKWO, Leuven, The Eucharist: An Invitation to Self-Gift and Self-Sacrifice
12:20	Jana BINON, Leuven, Self Gift and Power: Is Unassuming Power Possible?