The Aquinas Center Presents:
The Aquinas Center Presents:
In response to Pope Saint John Paul II’s call for a New Evangelization, the Aquinas Center for Theological Renewal (the Aquinas Center) aims at providing scholarly resources that will assist in a transformation – a new evangelization – of the academic discipline of theology. It seeks to reinvigorate the place of Catholic theology in the academy by supporting research, writing, lecturing, and teaching. As a central part of its mission, the Center seeks to develop bonds of friendship and dialogue between scholars from around the world.
The Center encourages academic scholarship that assists the Church in communicating the Wisdom of Christ to the contemporary world. The projects of the Center focus particularly upon identifying ways of drawing St. Thomas Aquinas’s vibrant theological and philosophical contributions into the conversations and debates that are ongoing today in the fields of theology, philosophy, and biblical studies. The Center seeks to develop a community of scholars worldwide who share a metaphysical and biblical vision of theology. As such, the Center welcomes and encourages the participation of philosophers, biblical scholars, and theologians.
The Center has assumed the responsibility for the Thomistica.Net website initiated by Dr. Mark Johnson. Dr. Nutt is responsible for its ongoing editorship. The Center also reaches out to scholars and doctoral students around the world and bestows awards in recognition of their contributions to the study of Aquinas and Catholic intellectual and faith life.
Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, O.P.
Professor of Biology
Providence College
Fr. Romanus Cessario, O.P.
Adam Cardinal Maida Professor of Theology
Ave Maria University
Michael Dauphinais
Chair of Theology Dept., Professor of Theology
Ave Maria University
Scott Hahn
Fr. Michael Scanlan, T.O.R. Professor of Biblical Theology & the New Evangelization
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, O.P.
Professor of Biology
Providence College
Fr. Romanus Cessario, O.P.
Adam Cardinal Maida Professor of Theology
Ave Maria University
Michael Dauphinais
Chair of Theology Dept., Professor of Theology
Ave Maria University
Scott Hahn
Fr. Michael Scanlan, T.O.R. Professor of Biblical Theology & the New Evangelization
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Fr. Bryan Kromholtz, O.P.
Academic Dean, Professor of Theology
Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology
Matthew Levering
Professor of Dogmatic Theology
University of Saint Mary of the Lake
Roger Nutt
V.P. for Academic Affairs, Assoc. Professor of Theology
Ave Maria University
Gregory Vall
Professor of Sacred Scripture
Notre Dame Seminary
William Wright
Professor of Theology
Duquesne University
Fr. Bryan Kromholtz, O.P.
Academic Dean, Professor of Theology
Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology
Matthew Levering
Professor of Dogmatic Theology
University of Saint Mary of the Lake
Roger Nutt
V.P. for Academic Affairs, Assoc. Professor of Theology
Ave Maria University
Gregory Vall
Professor of Sacred Scripture
Notre Dame Seminary
William Wright
Professor of Theology
Duquesne University
The conference will have a hybrid format, including both in-person and virtual components for speakers or attendees who may or may not be able to travel to the campus of Ave Maria University.
The COVID-19 global pandemic has accelerated anxiety about the meaning of death and life and so also the need for thoughtful consideration of the realities of Christian hope. Drawing primarily upon the witness of biblical revelation and its reception and formulation in the teachings of Thomas Aquinas, the conference responds to contemporary questions related to suffering, death, and hope for eternal life.
The conference will have a hybrid format, including both in-person and virtual components for speakers or attendees who may or may not be able to travel to the campus of Ave Maria University.
The COVID-19 global pandemic has accelerated anxiety about the meaning of death and life and so also the need for thoughtful consideration of the realities of Christian hope. Drawing primarily upon the witness of biblical revelation and its reception and formulation in the teachings of Thomas Aquinas, the conference responds to contemporary questions related to suffering, death, and hope for eternal life.
Ave Maria University: 5050 Ave Maria Blvd. Ave Maria, FL 34142
Phone: 1 (239) 280-1629
Email: graduatetheology@avemaria.edu
Ave Maria University: 5050 Ave Maria Blvd. Ave Maria, FL 34142
Phone: 1 (239) 280-1629
Email: graduatetheology@avemaria.edu
by Wyndham Naples East (I-75)
185 Bedzel Circle, Naples, FL 34104 (239) 352-8400
Distance from AMU: 35 miles, about 45 minutes
Cost per night: $146.50 (single); $156.50 (double)
I-75 Naples
2630 Northbrooke Plaza Drive, Naples, FL 34119 (239) 596-1299 Distance from AMU: 23 miles, about 35 minutes
Cost per night: $209.00
Registration, Prince Building
Concurrent Sessions
Dinner
Concurrent Sessions
Registration, Prince Building
Concurrent Sessions
Opening Conference Welcome, O’Bryan Performance Hall
Plenary Session 1, O’Bryan Performance Hall
Lunch
Plenary Session 2, O’Bryan Performance Hall
Concurrent Sessions
Keynote Speaker, O’Bryan Performance Hall
Cocktails and Dinner, Bob Thomas Student Union
Registration, Prince Building
Mass, Student Union Ballroom
Concurrent Sessions
Plenary Session 3, O’Bryan Performance Hall
Lunch
Plenary Session 4, O’Bryan Performance Hall
Concurrent Sessions
Optional Vigil Mass, Ave Maria Parish Church
Dinner
Keynote Speaker, Ave Maria Parish Church
Keynote Speaker, Ave Maria Parish Church
Meals can be individually purchased at the cafeteria throughout the conference.
*Plus applicable taxes, prices subject to change
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