Disability in Latin Medieval Philosophy and Theology Disability in Latin Medieval Philosophy and Theology conference
April 26–28, 2018
McKenna Hall Notre Dame Conference Center
Programme :
Organizers: Prof. Richard Cross (richard.cross@nd.edu)
Prof. Scott M. Williams (swillia8@unca.edu)
Thursday, April 26th, 2018
3:00-3:30pm Coffee & Snacks
3:30-4:50pm – Kevin Timpe, “Thomas Aquinas on Disability” (Calvin College)
Chair: Christina van Dyke (Calvin College)
Commentator: Richard Cross (University of Notre Dame)
Friday, April 27th, 2018
8:15-9:00am Breakfast & Coffee for All
9:00-10:20am – Gloria Frost, “Congenital Disabilities” (University of St. Thomas) (via Skype)
Chair: Miguel Romero (Salve Regina University)
Commentator: Scott M. Williams (UNC Asheville)
10:35-11:55am – John Slotemaker, “Aquinas and Ockham on the Imago Dei and Intellectual Disabilities”
Chair: Mark K. Spencer (University of St. Thomas)
Commentator: Miguel Romero (Salve Regina University)
12-1:30pm Lunch for all
1:30-2:50pm – Scott M. Williams, “Ableism, Medieval Concepts of Personhood, and Imago Dei Trinitatis”
Chair: Richard Cross (University of Notre Dame)
Commentator: John Slotemaker (Fairfield University)
3:05-4:25pm – Miguel Romero, “Interpreting amentia in the Aristotelian-Thomistic Tradition: 16th Century Spanish Colonialism and the Disappearance of a Latin Medieval Account of Cognitive Impairment”
Chair: Thomas Ward (Baylor University)
Commentator: Mark K. Spencer (University of St. Thomas)
Saturday, April 28th, 2018
8:15-9:00am Breakfast & Coffee for All
9:00-10:20am – Christina van Dyke, “Taking the ‘Dis’ out of Disability: Martyrs, Mystics, and Mothers in the Middle Ages” (Calvin College)
Chair: Kevin Timpe (Calvin College)
Commentator: Scott M. Williams (UNC Asheville)
10:35-11:55am – Mark K. Spencer, “Separated Souls: Disability in the Intermediate State”
Chair: Richard Cross (University of Notre Dame)
Commentator: Thomas Ward (Baylor University)
12-1:30pm Lunch for all
1:30-2:50pm – Richard Cross, “Disabilities in Heaven”
Chair: Scott M. Williams (UNC Asheville)
Commentator: Christina van Dyke (Calvin College)
3:05-4:25pm – Thomas Ward, “Thomas Aquinas and Duns Scotus: Disabilities and the Beatific Vision”
Chair: John Slotemaker (Fairfield University)
Commentator: Kevin Timpe (Calvin College)
4:35-5:15 – Closing Panel Session with Conference Speakers
Chair: Scott M. Williams (UNC Asheville)
More infos on the university of Notre Dame website.