News around the globe
On Wednesday, 16 April, Stefan Heid will give a lecture at 7.30 pm as part of the Dahlem Forum Bernhardinum on the topic: ‘Rome and the Jubilee Years, or: The Keys of Pope Boniface VIII’. Venue: Königin-Luise-Str. 33.
The ‘Raffael of Ratzinger’, the Erfurt painter Michael Triegel, currently has an exhibition entitled ‘Beyond the Visible’ at the Suermondt Ludwig Museum in Aachen. It runs until 15 June. Triegel is one of the most important contemporary artists. He has twice painted portraits of Pope Benedict XVI. The Roman portrait adorns the recently published homage to Benedict XVI by the Roman Institute of the Görres Society.
Deadline: 4 May
A workshop on power structures from the 4th to the 10th century will be held at the University of Bonn from 5 to 7 November 2025. Contributions are invited.
The 5th Interdisciplinary Summer Academy for young people will take place at Ottobeuren Abbey from 6 to 10 August 2025. The theme this time is ‘Perspectives on Knowledge: An Interdisciplinary Reflection on Scientific Methods’. Dr Reinhild E. Bues and Dr Thomas Kieslinger are responsible for the event.
On 26 January 2025, a digital conference was held in Italian on the analysis and interpretation of Reinhard Raffalt's (+ 1976 in Munich) philosophical work ‘The Antichrist’. The academic panel was organised by the Sardinian Associazione Culturale ‘Beato Francesco Zirano’. In addition to the philosophers Daniele Cordedda (Cagliari) and Gianluigi Sassu (Oristano), the linguist Daniele Manfredini (Milan) and the historian Julian Traut (Munich), who recently published a monograph on Raffalt, also took part.
On 28 February at 18:30, Dr Jörg Voigt from the State Archives of Lower Saxony will give a lecture at the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities entitled ‘Between Scandal and Acceptance. On the pluralism of benefices in the late Middle Ages’
Published by the Catholic University of America in Washington, Stefan Heid's book ‘Altar and Church. Principles of Liturgy from Early Christianity’ (2024) has already sold 450 copies within the first year. In the rest of the world, the English edition is published by Schnell & Steiner, which also brought out the German first edition.
Deadline: 15 April
The Wilhelm Schneemelcher-Kolleg in Bonn is awarding the Wilhelm Schneemelcher Prize for the study of ancient Christian literature and its reception. The prize money is 1000 euros.
The Humboldt and Mommsen scientific book shop offers numerous important historical publications..
The Biblioteca Ambrosiana under the direction of Prof. Federico Gallo opens its next lecture cycle ‘Scoprire e Raccontare’ on 11 February with further lectures in March.
The series ‘Intorno a un codice’ begins its lecture cycle on 27 February with further lectures in March and April.
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