Second Annual CMRS Symposium: Revisioning Religion in Renaissance Society, 1350-1600

Second Annual CMRS Symposium
Revisioning Religion in Renaissance Society, 1350-1600

Date: Friday 29 April, 2016
Time: 10:00am–5:00pm
Venue: Monash Club, 32 Exhibition Walk, Monash University, Clayton
Cost: $40 waged/$35 student (includes coffee, lunch and afternoon tea)
Registration: Online here: http://ecommerce.arts.monash.edu.au/product.asp?pID=779&cID=99&c=104226

The advances in the field of religious history since the mid-twentieth century have been given new impetus by innovative scholarship that is contributing to our understanding of religion in the Renaissance. The interaction of Church, religion, and society within their cultural frameworks is receiving new attention, as is the role of theology in everyday life. Scholars are beginning to explore these dimensions by using the Renaissance faithful’s own categories.

The symposium aims to contribute to this growing discourse and to interrogate some of the
historiographical assumptions that have underpinned study of the religious dimensions of Renaissance culture. Invited speakers will consider the places, functions, and roles of the Church and religion in the Renaissance, paying particular attention to the methodological and theoretical trends of contemporary scholarship.

Speakers:

  • Nick Eckstein – University of Sydney
  • Charles Zika – University of Melbourne
  • Jakob Ladegaard – Aarhus University, Denmark
  • Max Vodola – Catholic Theological College, Melbourne
  • Bryan Cussen – Monash University
  • Luke Bancroft – Monash University

Respondents:

  • Catherine Kovesi – University of Melbourne
  • Peter Howard – Monash University

Convenors: Bryan Cussen (bryan.cussen@monash.edu) and Luke Bancroft (luke.bancroft@monash.edu)

Event Sponsors: Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Monash University; History Program, Monash University; Monash Postgraduate Association