Responsibility, God and Society - Program
International Conference
RESPONSIBILITY, GOD AND SOCIETY
Theological Ethics in Dialogue
Leuven, May 07-10, 2008
Wednesday, May 7
10.00-17.00 Arrival & Registration
Pre-Conference for Junior and Senior Scholars
See separate program
14.00-15.30: Parallel Session I
15.30-16.00: Free
16.00-17.30: Parallel Session II
Opening Evening: 19.00- 21.15, Kleine Aula MTC 00.15 (Sint-Michielsstraat 6)
“Levinas as a Thinker for the Future”
19.00-19.15 Welcome
Johan De Tavernier (Chair, KU Leuven)
Johan De Tavernier (Chair, KU Leuven)
19.15-19.40 Roger Burggraeve (KU Leuven)
Face-to-Face with Levinas in Leuven and Paris
Face-to-Face with Levinas in Leuven and Paris
19.40-19.45 Intermezzo (Choir, Peter De Mey)
19.45-20.10 Georges Hansel (Paris, France)
Emmanuel Levinas and Christianity: Uncompromising Proximity
20.10-20.15 Intermezzo (Choir, Peter De Mey)
20.15-21.00 Richard Cohen (University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA)
The End of the World: Levinas and Kant on Religion and Ethics
The End of the World: Levinas and Kant on Religion and Ethics
21.00-21.05 Intermezzo (Choir, Peter De Mey)
21.05-21.15 Thanks and Further Perspectives on the Conference (Johan De Tavernier, Chair).
Followed by an opening reception sponsored by Peeters Publishers
21.15 Salons Georges (Hogeschoolplein 15)
Thursday, May 8
Plenary Session I: 9.00-12.15, Kleine Aula MTC 00.15 (Sint-Michielsstraat 6)
“Levinas and Christian Theology”
Chair: Luc Anckaert (KU Leuven)
9.00-9.15 Introduction
9.15-10.00 Michael Purcell (University of Edinburgh, Scotland)
The Scope and Limits of Doing Theology with Levinas
The Scope and Limits of Doing Theology with Levinas
10.00-10.45 Glenn Morrison (University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, Australia)
The (Im)possibilities of Levinas for Christian Theology
The (Im)possibilities of Levinas for Christian Theology
10.45-11.15 Coffee break
11.15-11.45 Marie Baird (Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA)
Ethical Responsibility and the Transcendence of God: A Response to Michael Purcell and Glenn Morrison
Ethical Responsibility and the Transcendence of God: A Response to Michael Purcell and Glenn Morrison
11.45-12.15 Public discussion
12.15-14.00 Lunch
Plenary Session II: 14.00-17.15, Kleine Aula MTC 00.15 (Sint-Michielsstraat 6)
“Levinas, Biblical Thought and Ethics”
Chair: Didier Pollefeyt (KU Leuven)
14.00-14.15 Introduction
14.15-15.00 Annette Aronowicz (Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, USA)
The Bible in Levinas’s Talmudic Readings
The Bible in Levinas’s Talmudic Readings
15.00-15.45 Bas Baanders (The Netherlands)
Justice, Eros and Responsibility in Levinas's Talmudic Reading 'As Old as the World?'
Justice, Eros and Responsibility in Levinas's Talmudic Reading 'As Old as the World?'
15.45-16.15 Coffee break
16.15-16.45 Tod Linafelt (Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA)
Damages Due to Fire: Levinas, the Bible, and the Holocaust
Damages Due to Fire: Levinas, the Bible, and the Holocaust
16.45-17.15 Public discussion
Conference dinner
19.00 Salons Georges (Hogeschoolplein 15)
Friday, May 9
Plenary Session III: 9.00-12.15, Kleine Aula MTC 00.15 (Sint-Michielsstraat 6)
“Responsibility, Society and Christian Ethics”
Chair: Johan Verstraeten (KU Leuven)
9.00-9.15 Introduction
9.15-10.00 Stephen Pope (Boston College, USA)
Friendship and Regard for the Other: Their Place in Christian Ethics
Friendship and Regard for the Other: Their Place in Christian Ethics
10.00-10.45 Maureen Junker-Kenny (Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland)
Responsibility and Forgiveness as the ‘Eschatology’ of Memory
Responsibility and Forgiveness as the ‘Eschatology’ of Memory
10.45-11.15 Coffee break
11.15-12.00 Philippe Bordeyne (Institut Catholique de Paris, France)
How Can Christian Eschatology Foster Social Responsibility?
How Can Christian Eschatology Foster Social Responsibility?
12.00-12.15 Public discussion
12.15-14.00 Lunch
Plenary Session IV: 14.00-17.15, Kleine Aula MTC 00.15 (Sint-Michielsstraat 6)
“Responsibility and the Human Person”
Chair: Joseph Selling (KU Leuven)
14.00-14.15 Introduction
14.15-15.00 Mariéle Wulf (Faculteit Katholieke Theologie, Utrecht-Tilburg, The Netherlands)
Founding Ethics – Living Morally – Facing God. The Human Person in Christian Phenomenological Anthropology
Founding Ethics – Living Morally – Facing God. The Human Person in Christian Phenomenological Anthropology
15.00-15.45 James Keenan (Boston College, USA)
Roger Burggraeve’s Ethics of Growth in Context
Roger Burggraeve’s Ethics of Growth in Context
15.45-16.15 Coffee break
16.15-17.15 Round Table “Theological Ethics in Dialogue”
Moderator: Paul Schotsmans (KU Leuven)
Participants: A. Aronowicz, B. Baanders, M. Baird, Ph. Bordeyne, R. Cohen, G. Hansel, M. Junker-Kenny, J. Keenan, T. Linafelt, G. Morrison, S. Pope, M. Purcell, R. van Riessen, M. Wulf.
Saturday, May 10
Emeritate Prof.Em.Dr. R. Burggraeve: 10.00-12.45, Grote Aula MTC 00.10
(Sint-Michielsstraat 6)
(Sint-Michielsstraat 6)
The official language of the Conference is Dutch on May 10.
10.00-10.15 Introductie (Johan De Tavernier, Chair)
10.15-11.00 Renée van Riessen (Theologische Universiteit Kampen, Nederland)
Mensen als plaats van God. Levinas en de christelijke theologie in gesprek over kenosis
(English translation available: ‘Creative Kenosis. Levinas and Christian Theology in Dialogue’)
11.00-11.05 Intermezzo (Choir, Peter De Mey)
11.05-11.45 Afscheidscollege Roger Burggraeve (KU Leuven)
Ben ik dan de hoeder van mijn broeder? Over de ziel en reikwijdte van onze verantwoordelijkheid
(English translation available: ‘Am I My Brother’s Keeper? On the Meaning and Depth of Our Responsibility’)
11.45-11.50 Intermezzo (Choir, Peter De Mey)
11.50-12.00 Presentatie/Presentation Responsibility, God and Society. Theological Ethics in Dialogue. Festschrift R. Burggraeve, Leuven, Peeters, 2008.
(Johan De Tavernier, Chair)
12.00-12.25 Toespraak door Mathijs Lamberigts
Decaan van de Faculteit Godgeleerdheid, KU Leuven
12.25-12.30 Intermezzo (Choir, Peter De Mey)
12.30-12.45 Slotwoord en uitnodiging voor de receptie aangeboden door de Faculteit Godgeleerdheid (Johan De Tavernier, Chair)
