Matthew Umbarger Posted March 11, 2021 Group: Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 73 Content Per Day: 0.06 Reputation: 31 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/02/2021 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/04/1976 Share Posted March 11, 2021 (edited) June 2-5, Anno Domini 2021 Wichita, KS Call for Papers The Patristic View of Baptism Public Proclamation or Salvific Sacrament? Co-sponsored by Eighth Day Institute and the Gerber Institute for Catholic Studies, the Florovsky-Newman Week promotes a “return to the sources for Christian unity.” This year we are concentrating on questions related to baptism, and so we invite contributions with a focus on (but not limited to) the following topics: Baptism in Scripture Baptism & Ecumenism Baptism in Iconography Fr. Georges Florovsky Sacramental Theology Baptism in the Church Fathers Church History St. John Henry Newman We welcome contributions from instructors, scholars, students, and ministers from all Christian traditions. Papers will be presented on Th-Fri mornings (June 3-4). The presenter should be prepared to speak for 15-20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of Q-&A. Please send your proposal (max. 300 words) together with a short bio (max. 50 words) by May 15, 2021 to Matthew Umbarger at umbargerm@newman.edu with “Florovsky-Newman Proposal” in the subject of the email. Prospective contributors will be informed as soon as possible, by May 20, 2021 at the latest. We are also accepting short essays on the conference theme for Eighth Day Institute’s blog. Please send your submission (700-1500 words) with a short bio (max. 50 words) by May 1, 2021 to Erin Doom at erin@eighthdayinstitute.org. INFORMATION & REGISTRATION eighthdayinstitute.org/florovsky-newman-week-2021 or 316.573.8413 Sponsored by Newman University & Gerber Institute for Catholic Studies Edited March 11, 2021 by Matthew Umbarger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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