Plaster Auditorium | Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI
Who is Jesus Christ and how is he our savior? Theologians Marcus Plested (Marquette University), Donald Fairbairn (Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary), Jordan Wales (Hillsdale College), and Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies) will present what a few of the Early Church Fathers and Thomas Aquinas had to say in answer to these questions. They’ll explore key Christian concepts like the workings of grace, redemption, salvation, and man’s participation in the divine life, among others. Most fundamentally, this conference is about understanding more deeply the person of Jesus Christ and man’s relationship to him.
This conference is co-sponsored by the Thomistic Institute and the Hillsdale College Catholic Society.
Speakers:
Prof. Marcus Plested (Marquette University)
Prof. Donald Fairbairn (Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary)
Prof. Jordan Wales (Hillsdale College)
Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)
Registration: Undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, and all lovers of wisdom are invited to attend.
Schedule Draft:
NB: All events will be in Plaster Auditorium unless otherwise noted
Friday
6:15 PM — Opening Remarks
6:30 PM — “The Heart of Salvation: Christ and the Christian in the Macarian Writings” | Prof. Marcus Plested (Marquette University) | Followed by Q&A
7:45 PM — A Special Service of Evensong in Honor of Christ the King | Christ Chapel
8:30 PM — Soiree | Dow Conference Center
Saturday
9 AM — “The Savior and the Saved: Christ and the Sharing of Divine Communion in Cyril of Alexandria” | Prof. Donald Fairbairn (Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary) | Followed by Q&A
10 AM — Break
10:30 AM — “The Cross as Revelation of the Divine Life in Gregory the Great” | Prof. Jordan Wales (Hillsdale College) | Followed by Q&A
11:30 AM — Break for lunch
1:30 PM — “The Mind of Christ: The Church Fathers and Aquinas on Christ's Human Knowledge and Our Salvation” | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P. (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception) | Followed by Q&A
2:45 PM — “Quodlibetal” panel with all speakers
4:00 PM — End conference
