SymposIA

On Saturday, October 12th, 2024, we will hold our third annual symposium. The symposium's topic is St. Dionysius the Areopagite and St. Maximus the Confessor. 

Click here to register. Presenters will include Vladimir Cvetković, Travis Dumsday, Jonathan Bieler, and Hans Boersma. Commentators include Dominic V. Cassella, Fr. Andrew Summerson, Luke Togni, and Derek King.

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Dionysius Circle Symposium III Schedule

Time: 8:55 AM – 1:30 PM

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Opening Remarks 

8:55 – 9:00 AM

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Vladimir Cvetković  

9:00 – 9:30 AM  

Vladimir Cvetković (University of Belgrade) 

Title: "Maximus the Confessor and the Porphyrian Tree Revisited"  

9:30 – 9:40 AM 

Commentator: Dominic V. Cassella (CUA)  

9:40 – 10:00 AM  

General Discussion

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Jonathan Bieler  

10:05 – 10:35 AM 

Jonathan Bieler (Pontifical John Paul II Institute)  

Title: "Participation vs. analogia entis? Comparing Maximus the Confessor and Aquinas by way of Dionysius"

10:35 – 10:45 AM  

Commentator: Fr. Andrew Summerson (University of St. Michael's College)  

10:45 – 11:05 AM  

General Discussion

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Hans Boersma 

11:20 – 11:50 AM 

Hans Boersma (Nashotah House) 

Title: "A Metaphysic of Love: God beyond Being"  

11:50 – 12:00 PM  

Commentator: Luke Togni (Saint Mary's University)  

12:00 – 12:20 PM  

General Discussion

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Travis Dumsday  

12:25 – 12:55 PM  

Travis Dumsday (Concordia University)  

Title: "The Problem of Divine Hiddenness: Insights from St. Dionysius the Areopagite & St. Maximus the Confessor"  

12:55 – 1:05 PM 

Commentator: Derek King (Lewis House)  

1:05 – 1:25 PM  

General Discussion

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Closing Remarks 

1:25 – 1:30 PM

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On Saturday October 7th, 2023, we held our second annual symposium. 

The symposium's topic was Thomas Aquinas' An Exposition of The Divine Names, The Book of Blessed Dionysius. 

On Saturday October 8th, 2022, we held our inaugural symposium. Please click here to watch recordings of the lectures.

The proceedings were published in https://analogiajournal.com/.