Modernity brought astounding technological advances and transformed society and its values. For people of faith this modern, “secular” age can be disorienting, although it need not be. This conference brings together Catholic and Latter-day Saint scholars to examine assumptions underlying modern life; they will also explore resources from their faith traditions to redirect society and to renew its values.
Conference Schedule
Friday, March 1, Harold B. Lee Library Auditorium
Welcome and Introduction
“Excess and Understanding,” James E. Faulconer, Wheatley Institution
“Embodied Epistemology,” Deidre Nicole Green, Maxwell Institute
“Temporal Rupture,” Miranda Wilcox, Brigham Young University
“Secular Hedonism,” Rosalynde Welch, Independent Scholar
7:00 pm Keynote Address, Harold B. Lee Library Auditorium
“Consumed: Affluence and Secularization in American Catholicism”
Brad S. Gregory, Director of the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Studies
Saturday, March 2, 1170 TMCB
“Philosophy of Identity,” Nathan B. Oman, William & Mary Law School
“The Nature of Community,” Sarah-Vaughan Brakman, Villanova University
“Abundant Language,” Samuel M. Brown, University of Utah
“Human Perfection,” Philip L. Barlow, Maxwell Institute