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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Please note the following symposium (further details can be found at the following web site: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/birtha/greatmystics/programme.html): Title: Great Mystics Address the Contemporary World (A Symposium Sponsored by the Bristol Institute for Research in the Humanities and Arts, University of Bristol) Date: Saturday, 6 March 2010 Symposium Venue: University of Bristol, Lecture Theatre 2, School of Humanities, 11 Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1TB, UK 10.00 -10.30 - Coffee & Registration 10.30 - 11.30: Keynote Speaker: Prof. Emeritus Bernard McGinn (University of Chicago): 'Two Female Apostolic Mystics: Catherine of Siena and Madame Guyon' 11.30 - 12.15: Prof. Oliver Davies (King’s College, London): 'Negative Theology and the Excess of History' LUNCH (12.15-13.55) 14.00 -1 4.45: Dr Joseph Milne (University of Kent, Canterbury): 'Mystical Aspects of Christian Cosmology' 14.45 - 15.30: Dr. Edward Howells (Heythrop College, London): '"O Guiding Night!": Darkness as the Way to God in John of the Cross’ Mysticism' TEA/COFFEE (15.30 – 16.00) 16.00 - 16.45: Prof. Tina Beattie (Roehampton): 'BLOODY WOMEN – Luce and Catherine answer back, but who has the last word?' 16.45 - 17.30: Dom Aidan Bellenger (Abbot of Downside): 'Benedictine Opening up and the Mystical Tradition.' 17.40 - 18.15: Roundtable discussion , including ‘question and answer’ session The event is followed by dinner. Cost (including lunch and coffee): £25 (when registering before 1 February 2010). Reduced student rates are available. To download the registration form, please visit www.bris.ac.uk/arts/birtha/greatmystics For further information, please email: [log in to unmask] Organized by Anke Holdenried, University of Bristol, Historical Studies ([log in to unmask]) and Carolyn Muessig, University of Bristol, Theology and Religious Studies ([log in to unmask]), and with the great assistance of Sam Barlow ([log in to unmask]) If you are in or near Bristol, UK 6 March 2010, the organizers would be delighted to see you! -- Dr Carolyn Muessig Department of Theology and Religious Studies School of Humanities University of Bristol Bristol BS8 1TB UK Phone: +44.(0)117.928.7763 Fax: +44.(0)117.331.7933 E-mail: [log in to unmask] http://www.bristol.ac.uk/thrs/ ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html