Feb. 6-7, 2025
The University of Tulsa
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6 | ||
5:15 p.m. | Kickoff Social Hors d’oeuvres with beer and wine | Lorton Performance Center, Lobby |
6:00 p.m. | Snuggs Lecture John Marenbon – “Why read Boethius now?” | Lorton Performance Center, Gussman Concert Hall |
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7 | ||
8:00 a.m. | Registration & Breakfast Coffee service and pastries | Helmerich Hall, Second-floor lobby |
Morning Sessions | ||
8:30 a.m. | Session 1: “Boethius and the Concept of the Person” David Bradshaw – University of Kentucky | Helmerich Hall, ONEOK Auditorium |
9:20 a.m. | Session 2: “Virtue and Knowledge: Boethius and the Quadrivium in Medieval and Renaissance Europe” Ann E. Moyer – University of Pennsylvania | Helmerich Hall, ONEOK Auditorium |
10:10 a.m. | Session 3: “A Soft Sword, Two Clocks, and an Abandoned House in Milan: Boethius in the Context of Ostrogothic Italy” Jonathan J. Arnold – University of Tulsa | Helmerich Hall, ONEOK Auditorium |
11 a.m. | Break | |
11:15 a.m. | Roundtable: Teaching Boethius in a Classical Curriculum Speakers TBD | Helmerich Hall, ONEOK Auditorium |
12:05 p.m. | Lunch Meal vouchers provided | Allen Chapman Student Union |
Undergraduate Student Sessions | ||
1:15 p.m. | Session 4: "The Feminine Genius of Lady Philosophy" Abby Fakhoury | Helmerich Hall, ONEOK Auditorium |
1:45 p.m. | Session 5: "The Consolation of Music: An Exploration of the Use of Music in Boethius’ Healing" Jadyn Fording | Helmerich Hall, ONEOK Auditorium |
2:15 p.m. | Session 6: Title TBD Paul Eisterhold | Helmerich Hall, ONEOK Auditorium |
2:45 p.m. | Break | |
Afternoon Sessions | ||
3 p.m. | Session 7: "What does Physics Have to do With Philosophy? Boethius, Music of the Spheres, and the Eternal Song of these Infinite Spaces" Barbara Wyman – McNeese State University | Helmerich Hall, ONEOK Auditorium |
3:50 p.m. | Session 8: "Boethius on Goods" Tom Ward – Baylor University | Helmerich Hall, ONEOK Auditorium |
Warren Lecture & Banquet | ||
4:45 p.m. | Cocktail Social | Allen Chapman Student Union, Faculty lounge |
5:30 p.m. | Celebratory Banquet Dinner provided for all registrants | Allen Chapman Student Union, Great Hall |
6:15 p.m. | "The Icon of Boethius and Lady Philosophy" Joseph Bremer – The Kings Foundation | Allen Chapman Student Union, Great Hall |
6:30 p.m. | Warren Lecture: "The Contemporary Relevance of The Consolation of Philosophy: Twenty Healing Lessons" Peter Kreeft – Boston College | Allen Chapman Student Union, Great Hall |