Conference Information
Power of the Word 7
The Dramatised Word:
Theology, Philosophy and Literature in Conversation
Keynote speakers for the 2024 conference:
Piero Boitani, Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature at the University of Rome “Sapienza” and at the University of Italian Switzerland, Lugano.
OPENING ADDRESS - Episodes from Plato’s Poem
Anton Bierl, Professor of Greek Philology, Ancient Greek Studies/Classics, University of Basel:
The Dramatized Word: Electra and Orestes on Stage
Patrick Goujon SJ, Professor of Spiritual Theology and Dogmatic Theology at Facultés Loyola, Paris and Senior Fellow in Spirituality and Theology, Campion Hall, Oxford:
Precarious Words: the Paradoxical Power of Prayer
Michael Kirwan SJ, Associate Professor, Theology in the Catholic Tradition, Director of the Loyola Institute, Trinity College Dublin
Love's Performance: God, the World, and Dramatic Theology
Emma Mason, Professor of English and Comparative Literary Studies at the University of Warwick, UK
Interior Drama in the Catholic Revival
Donatella Montini, Professor of English Language and Translation, Università la Sapienza, Rome.
Royal Voices at Prayer in Early Modern English Texts: a pragmastylistic exploration of religious discourse
Carol Rutter, Professor Emerita of Shakespeare and Performance Studies, University of Warwick, UK
WORKSHOP - Shakespeare at Prayer
Antonio Spadaro SJ, Undersecretary for the Vatican's Dicastery for Culture and Education
Performing the Word and Poetic Faith
Tom Stern, Professor of Philosophy at University College London
The History of Philosophy: A Dialogue with the Past?
Conference Keynote Speakers
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Conference Presenters
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