Creation, Covenant, and Participation:
Radical Orthodoxy and the Reformed Tradition
September 11-13 , 2003
Prince Conference Center at Calvin College
hosted by James K.A. Smith
An International Conference sponsored by Calvin
Center for Christian Scholarship, Calvin
Theological Seminary, Institute
for Christian Studies, Baker
Academic, Calvin Institute
of Christian Worship, and Seminars in Christian
Scholarship.
Participants include:
John Milbank, University of Virginia
Graham Ward, University of Manchester
James H. Olthuis, Institute for Christian
Studies
James K.A. Smith, Calvin College
Radical Orthodoxy is a theological movement which has landed as something
of a bombshell on contemporary thought. Challenging modern and postmodern
notions of "secularity," Radical Orthodoxy--led by the work
of Milbank, Ward, and Pickstock--opens the space and sets a program for
an entire field of what we might call "confessional" theory
and scholarship. Such a project resonates with a Reformed vision of faith
and culture.
However, at the heart of Radical Orthodoxy is a trenchant critique of
late-medieval "nominalism" which influenced both Luther and
Calvin. As such, Radical Orthodoxy has been critical of the Reformed tradition,
and Calvin in particular.
For the first time, this conference will bring together two of the main
figures Radical Orthodoxy (Milbank and Ward) in dialogue with an international
team of scholars working within the broader Reformed tradition, engaging
in a critical discussion of matters ranging from the Eucharist and the
nature of the Church to political involvement and strategies for urban
renewal.
For more information about Radical Orthodoxy please go to www.radicalorthodoxy.org.
This conference will be followed by an An Inter-disciplinary Graduate
Conference entitled Engaging Radical Orthodoxy,
to take place at the Calvin Theological Seminary Sunday, September 14,
2003 from 8:30-12:30. This is a free event open to the public.
Please note that, due to unforeseen circumstances, Robert Webber
will no longer be presenting at the conference.
Presenters
Abstracts
Tape Order Information
For further about this conference contact:
Seminars in Christian Scholarship
Calvin College
1855 Knollcrest Circle SE
Grand Rapids MI 49546-4402
616.526.8558
fax 616.526.6682
seminars@calvin.edu
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