Former T&S blogger (and permanent T&S friend) Jim Faulconer and philosopher Marc Wrathall, currently at UC Riverside, are co-sponsoring a free conference on the character of religious existence, with particular emphasis on the experience of the sacred and the temporality of religious practice. The one-day even will take place on April 14 at Christ Church, Oxford. The event is free of charge, but registration is required. To register, please write to Britni Exton: [email protected]
It looks like an impressive slate of speakers. Plus, Oxford! Please spread the word to interested friends and acquaintances in the UK. Browse the program below:
9:15 – 9:30 Welcoming Remarks, James Faulconer (Brigham Young University)
9:30 – 10:45 Daniel Watts (University of Essex), ‘Kierkegaard, Repetition and Ethical Constancy’
11:00 – 12:15 Christina Gschwandtner (Fordham University), ‘From Fast to Feast: Temporality in the Liturgy’
12:30 – 2:00 Lunch Break
2:00 – 3:15 Mark Wrathall (University of California, Riverside): ‘Rescuing the Future from the Ordinary: Ruptured Time and the Experience of the Sacred’
3:30 – 4:45 Ward Blanton (University of Kent), ‘Paul’s kairos and Ours: Fragility, Faith, Solidarity’
5:00 – 6:15 Laurence Hemming (Lancaster University), ‘Should God Speak? – The Phenomenon of the Religious Voice’
Congratulations, Jim and Marc, and best wishes for a successful event.
I have tried to reserve a place, but my email to [email protected] has been returned. Chris Sexton
[email protected]
Chris, thanks for letting me know. I’ll email the organizers immediately and have them get back to you.
Chris, we will reserve a place for you. I have no idea why that email didn’t work for you. We have been getting registrations at it.
Thanks for your interest,
Jim Faulconer
This slightly mysterious impasse has now been resolved, and Jim has kindly contacted me. So by all means please delete all this, as it would not appear relevant to anyone else.