The Creation of Time: a Dynamic Present
The focus of this sub-theme will be a one-day international workshop on the subject of time in the theological, scientific and medical writings of the early and central medieval periods. Particular account will be taken of the Hexaemeron - a commentary on the 6 days of creation in the first Genesis account of creation. The workshop will examine hexaemeral writing in the medieval tradition.
The theme of time is absolutely central to the ancient and medieval hexaemeron: the act of creation establishes the temporal frame – all other aspects of existence flow from this establishment. ‘In the beginning...’ presents themes of time and rupture, time and sin, and how different qualities of time might exist. How God creates, how time functions, whether God exists in a dynamic present, are key questions from antiquity to the early modern period, as are the extent
and power of time before the expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden. How these themes are played out in scientific literature and how they are intimately related to conceptions of moral reform and medical learning will form the second focus for the workshop. The works of Bede and of Alexander Nequam will form the basis for discussion. The workshop will be led by Professor Faith W allis (McGill University, Montreal) an international expert in the major scholarly traditions of commenting on the six days of creation in Genesis, as well as medieval science and medicine.
The workshop will take place on 25th October 2012 at the Institute of Advanced Study. For additional information please contact Giles Gasper (History) at
g.e.m.gasper@
durham.ac.uk.
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48